Shortcut keys for Notepad ++ Users
All must-know shortcut keys for the developer or users who are using notepad ++ in their daily work.
To perform basic file management operations :
| 1. | To Create a New Document | : | Ctrl + N |
| 2. | To Save Current Document | : | Ctrl + S |
| 3. | To Open Save As .. Dialog Box | : | Ctrl + Alt + S |
| 4. | To Display Open File Dialog Box | : | Ctrl + O |
| 5. | To Close Current Current Document | : | Ctrl + W |
| 6. | To Open Print Dialog Box | : | Ctrl + P |
| 7. | To Close Notepad++ | : | Alt + F4 |
Operations On Text Documents :
| 8. | Cut | : | Ctrl + X |
| 9. | Copy | : | Ctrl + C |
| 10. | Paste | : | Ctrl + V |
| 11. | Select All text of the Document | : | Ctrl + A |
| 12. | Undo | : | Ctrl + Z |
| 13. | Redo | : | Ctrl + Y |
To Perform Find and Replace Operations on Documents :
| 14. | Open Find Dialog Box | : | Ctrl + F |
| 15. | Open Replace | : | Ctrl + H |
| 16. | Open Find and Replace | : | Ctrl + H |
| 17. | Open Find in Files | : | Ctrl + Shift + F |
| 18. | Open Find in Files | : | Ctrl + Shift + F |
| 19. | Find Next Searched Value | : | F3 |
| 20. | Find Previous Searched Value | : | Shift + F3 |
| 21. | Select + Find Next Searched Value | : | Ctrl + F3 |
| 22. | Select + Find Previous Searched Value | : | Ctrl + Shift + F3 |
| 23. | Find (Volatile) Next | : | Ctrl + Alt + F3 |
| 24. | Find (Volatile) Next | : | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F3 |
To Perform Search Operations on Documents :
| 25. | Incremental Search | : | Ctrl + Alt + i |
| 26. | Open Search Result Window | : | F7 |
| 27. | Open Next Result | : | F4 |
| 28. | Open Previous Search Result | : | Shift + F4 |
| 29. | Go to a perticular line | : | Ctrl + G |
| 30. | Go to matching braces | : | Ctrl + B |
| 31. | Go to matching braces | : | Ctrl + B |
| 32. | Column Editor | : | Alt + C |
To Perform Style Operations :
| 33. | 1st style | : | Ctrl + Shift + 1 |
| 34. | 2st style | : | Ctrl + Shift + 2 |
| 35. | 3rt style | : | Ctrl + Shift + 3 |
| 36. | 4th style | : | Ctrl + Shift + 4 |
| 37. | 5th style | : | Ctrl + Shift + 5 |
| 38. | Find style | : | Ctrl + Shift + 0 |
| 39. | 1st style | : | Ctrl + 1 |
| 49. | 2st style | : | Ctrl + 2 |
| 41. | 3rt style | : | Ctrl + 3 |
| 42. | 4th style | : | Ctrl + 4 |
| 43. | 5th style | : | Ctrl + 5 |
| 44. | Find style | : | Ctrl + 0 |
| 45. | Increase Line Indent | : | Tab |
| 46. | Decrease Line Indent | : | Shift + Tab |
| 47. | To Uppercase Characters | : | Ctrl + Shift + U |
| 48. | To Lowercase Characters | : | Ctrl + U |
Bookmark Keys :
| 49. | To Toggle bookmark | : | Ctrl+F2 |
| 50. | Next Bookmark | : | F2 |
| 51. | Previous Bookmark | : | Shift+F2 |
Text Directions (View) :
| 52. | Text direction : Right-to-Left | : | Ctrl + Alt + R |
| 53. | Text direction : Left-to-Right | : | Ctrl + Alt + L |
Column Edit Mode :
| 54. | Text direction : Right-to-Left | : | Alt + Mouse dragging |
Line Operations :
| 55. | To Launch Run Dialog Box | : | F5 |
| 56. | To Toggle Full Screen Mode | : | F11 |
| 57. | To Go to Next Document | : | Ctrl + Tab |
| 58. | To Go to Previous Document | : | Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
| 59. | To Move Current Line Up | : | Ctrl + Shift + Up Key |
| 60. | To Move Current Line Down | : | Ctrl + Shift + Down Key |
| 61. | To Collapse the Current Level | : | Ctrl + Alt + F |
| 62. | To Uncollapse the Current Level | : | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F |
| 63. | To Collapse Level 1-8 | : | Alt + (Number 1 to 8) |
| 64. | To UnCollapse Level 1-8 | : | Alt + Shift + (Number 1 to 8) |
Operations on words :
| 65. | Delete to Start of word | : | Ctrl + BackSpace |
| 66. | Delete to end of word | : | Ctrl + Delete |
| 67. | Delete to start of line | : | Ctrl + Shift + BackSpace |
| 68. | Delete to end of line | : | Ctrl + Shift + Delete |
For Macro Operations :
| 69. | Start to record /Stop recording the macro | : | Ctrl + Shift + R |
| 70. | Play recorded macro | : | Ctrl + Shift + P |
To Comment / Uncomment lines :
| 71. | To do a Block Comment or Uncomment (Toggle) | : | Ctrl + Q |
| 72. | To Stream comment (Toggle) | : | Ctrl + Shift+ Q |
For Indentation :
| 73. | To Selection of several lines, Insert Tabulation or Space (Indent) | : | Tab |
| 74. | To Remove Tabulation or Space | : | Shift + Tab |
Zoom-in and Zoom-out :
| 75. | Zoom-in the Document | : | Ctrl + (Numpad +) |
| 76. | Zoom-out the Document | : | Ctrl + (Numpad -) |
| 77. | Zoom-in or Zoom-out using mouse+keyboard | : | Ctrl + mouse well up/down |
| 78. | Restore to original size from Zoom | : | Ctrl + (Keypad /) |
Launch Browsers and Search :
| 79. | Launch Firefox | : | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X |
| 80. | Launch Chrome | : | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R |
| 81. | Launch Internet Explorer | : | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I |
| 82. | Launch Safari | : | Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F |
| 83. | Launch PHP Search | : | Alt + F1 |
| 84. | Launch Google Search | : | Alt + F2 |
| 85. | Launch Wikipedia | : | Alt + F3 |
Launch Another Instance of Notepad++ :
| 86. | To Launch Another Instance of Notepad++ | : | Alt + F6 |
Spell Checks & Languages :
| 87. | Spell Check Document Automatically | : | Alt + A |
| 88. | Find next Misspelling | : | Alt + N |
| 89. | Find Previous Misspelling | : | Alt + B |
| 90. | Change Current Language | : | Alt + D |
Launch Menu Options of Notepad++ :
| 91. | File Menu | : | Alt + F |
| 92. | Edit Menu | : | Alt + E |
| 93. | Search Menu | : | Alt + S |
| 94. | View Menu | : | Alt + V |
| 95. | Language | : | Alt + L |
| 96. | Settings | : | Alt + T |
| 97. | Window | : | Alt + W |
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