Notepad++ Tips and Tricks: The Most Useful Shortcuts for Boosting Your Productivity

Notepad++ is a popular text editor that is widely used by programmers and other professionals who need a powerful and versatile tool for editing code and other text-based files. Notepad++ is packed with features and shortcuts that can help you work more efficiently and save time. In this blog post, we will share some of the most useful Notepad++ tips and tricks that will help you boost your productivity and streamline your workflow. Whether you're new to Notepad++ or an experienced user, you'll find something new and valuable in this post. So, let's dive in and take a look at the most useful Notepad++ tips and tricks!

Notepad++ Shortcuts

Notepad++ Shortcuts


Ctrl + O - To open the file 

Ctrl + N - To open new file 

Ctrl + S - To save file 

Ctrl + Alt + S - To save as 

Ctrl + Shift + S - To save all the unsaved files in notepad++ 

Ctrl + P - To print the file 

Alt + F4 - To close the main window 

Ctrl + Tab - To navigate and open the next document 

Ctrl + Shift + Tab - To navigate and open the previous document 

Ctrl + W - To close current document

Ctrl + C - Copy 

Ctrl + Insert - Copy 

Ctrl + Shift + T - Copy the current line to the clipboard 

Ctrl + X - Cut 

Shift + Delete - Cut 

Ctrl + V - Paste 

Shift + Insert - Paste 

Ctrl + Z - Undo 

Ctrl + Y - Redo 

Ctrl + A - Select All

 

 

Alt + Shift + Arrow Keys - Column Mode Select 

Ctrl + Left Mouse Click - Start the new selected area 

ALT + C - Column Editor 

Ctrl + D - Duplicate the Current Line 

Ctrl + T - Switch the current line position with the previous line position 

Ctrl + Shift + Up - Move the Current Line 

Ctrl + Shift + Down - Move the Current Line 

Ctrl + Left Mouse Click - Delete the Current Line 

Ctrl + I - Split Lines 

Ctrl + J - Join Lines 

Ctrl + G - To go to line number 

Ctrl + Q - Single line comment 

Ctrl + Shift + Q - Single line uncomment 

Ctrl + K - Toggle the single line comment 

Ctrl + Shift + K - Block comment Tab Insert indent 

Shift + Tab - Insert outdent

Ctrl + Backspace - Delete to the start of the word 

Ctrl + Delete - Delete to the end of the word 

Ctrl + Shift + Backspace - Delete to the start of the line 

Ctrl + Shift + Delete - Delete to the end of the line 

Ctrl + U - Convert to lower case 

Ctrl + Shift + U - Convert to upper case 

Ctrl + B - Go to matching brace 

Ctrl + Space - Launch the Calltip List Box 

Ctrl + Shift + Space - To Launch the Function Completion List Box 

Ctrl + Alt + Space - Launch the Path Completion List Box 

Ctrl + Enter - Launch the Word Completion List Box 

Ctrl + Alt + R - Text Direction RTL 

 

 

Ctrl + Alt + L - Text Direction LTR Enter Split the line downwards 

Shift + Enter - Split the line downwards 

Ctrl + Alt + Enter - Insert new unindented line above the current one 

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Enter - Insert new unindented line below the current one Search Menu

Ctrl + F - To launch Find Dialog 

Ctrl + H - To launch Find/Replace Dialog 

F3 - Find Next 

Shift + F3 - To find Previous 

Ctrl + Shift + F3 - To find in Files 

F7 - To switch to the Search Results window 

Ctrl + Alt + F3 Find (volatile) Next

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F3 Find (volatile) Previous 

Ctrl + F3 Select and Find Next 

Ctrl + Shift + F3 Select and Find Previous

 

 

F4 Got to next found 

Shift + F4 Go to previous found 

Ctrl + Shift + I Incremental Search 

Ctrl + N Jump Down 

Ctrl + Shift + N Jump Up 

Ctrl + F2 Toggle Bookmark 

F2 Go to the Next Bookmark 

Shift + F2 Go to the Previous Bookmark 

Ctrl + B Go to the Matching Brace 

Ctrl + Alt + B Select All between the Matching Braces Macro Menu 



F5 - To launch Run Dialog 

Ctrl + (Keypad-/Keypad+) - To zoom in and zoom out 

Ctrl + Keypad/ - To Restore the original size 

F11 - To toggle full screen 

F12 - To toggle Post-It mode 

Ctrl + Alt + F - To collapse the current level 

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F - To uncollapse the current level 

Alt + 0 - To Fold all 

Alt + (1~8) - To collapse the level (1~8) 

Alt + Shift + 0 - To unfold all 

Alt + Shift + (1~8) - To collapse the level (1~8)

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