Notepad++ Cheat Sheet
//z 2014-12-16 17:17:03 L.15 '24177 BG57IV3@XCL T692334834 .K.F2768772301[T1,L251,R7,V182]
File menu
| Shortcut ↓ | Action ↓ |
| Ctrl-O | Open File |
| Ctrl-N | New File |
| Ctrl-S | Save File |
| Ctrl-Alt-S | Save As |
| Ctrl-Shift-S | Save All |
| Ctrl-P | |
| Alt-F4 | Exit |
| Ctrl-Tab | Next Document (also shows list of open files). Can be disabled - see Settings/Preferences/Global. |
| Ctrl-Shift-Tab | Previous Document (also shows list of open files). Can be disabled - see above. |
| Ctrl-Numpadn | Go to the n-th document on tab bar, n between 1 and 9. |
| Ctrl-PgUp | Next document |
| Ctrl-PgDn | Previous document |
| Ctrl-W | Close Current Document |
Edit menu
| Shortcut ↓ | Action ↓ |
| Ctrl-C | Copy |
| Ctrl-Insert | Copy |
| Ctrl-Shift-T | Copy current line to clipboard |
| Ctrl-X | Cut |
| Shift-Delete | Cut |
| Ctrl-V | Paste |
| Shift-Insert | Paste |
| Ctrl-Z | Undo |
| Alt-Backspace | Undo |
| Ctrl-Y | Redo |
| Ctrl-A | Select All |
| Alt-Shift-Arrow keys, or Alt + Left mouse click | Column Mode Select |
| Ctrl + Left mouse click | Start new selected area. Only multiple stream areas ca be selected this way. |
| ALT-C | Column Editor |
| Ctrl-D | Duplicate Current Line |
| Ctrl-T | Switch the current line position with the previous line position |
| Ctrl-Shift-Up | Move Current Line, or current selection if a single stream, Up |
| Ctrl-Shift-Down | Move Current Line, or current selection if a single stream, Down |
| Ctrl-L | Delete Current Line |
| Ctrl-I | Split Lines |
| Ctrl-J | Join Lines |
| Ctrl-G | Launch GoToLine Dialog |
| Ctrl-Q | Single line comment |
| Ctrl-Shift-Q | Single line uncomment |
| Ctrl-K | Toggle single line comment |
| Ctrl-Shift-K | Block comment |
| Tab (selection of one or more full lines) | Insert Tabulation or Space (Indent) |
| Shift-Tab (selection of one or more full lines) | Remove Tabulation or Space (outdent) |
| Ctrl-BackSpace | Delete to start of word |
| Ctrl-Delete | Delete to end of word |
| Ctrl-Shift-BackSpace | Delete to start of line |
| Ctrl-Shift-Delete | Delete to end of line |
| Ctrl-U | Convert to lower case |
| Ctrl-Shift-U | Convert to UPPER CASE |
| Ctrl-B | Go to matching brace |
| Ctrl-Space | Launch CallTip ListBox |
| Ctrl-Shift-Space | Launch Function Completion ListBox |
| Ctrl-Alt-Space | Launch Path Completion ListBox |
| Ctrl-Enter | Launch Word Completion ListBox |
| Ctrl-Alt-R | Text Direction RTL |
| Ctrl-Alt-L | Text Direction LTR |
| Enter | Split line downwards, or create new line |
| Shift-Enter | Split line downwards, or create new line |
| Ctrl-Alt-Enter | SInsert new unindented line above current |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-Enter | SInsert new unindented line below current |
Search menu
| Shortcut ↓ | Action ↓ |
| Ctrl-F | Launch Find Dialog |
| Ctrl-H | Launch Find / Replace Dialog |
| F3 | Find Next |
| Shift-F3 | Find Previous |
| Ctrl-Shift-F | Find in Files |
| F7 | Switch to Search results window (was Activate sub view before v5.2) |
| Ctrl-Alt-F3 | Find (volatile) Next |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F3 | Find (volatile) Previous |
| Ctrl-F3 | Select and Find Next (was Find (Volatile) Next prior to v5.6.5) |
| Ctrl-Shift-F3 | Select and Find Previous (was Find (Volatile) Previous prior to v5.6.5) |
| F4 | Go to next found |
| Shift-F4 | Go to previous found |
| Ctrl-Shift-I | Incremental Search |
| Ctrl-n | Jump Down (to next text marked using n-th stye. n is 1 to 5, or 0 for default Found style. |
| Ctrl-Shift-n | Jump Up (to next text marked using n-th stye. n is 1 to 5, or 0 for default Found style. |
| Ctrl-F2 | Toggle Bookmark |
| F2 | Go To Next Bookmark |
| Shift-F2 | Go To Previous Bookmark |
| Ctrl-B | Go to Matching Brace (caret must be on a brace) |
| Ctrl-Alt-B | Select All between Matching Braces (caret must be on a brace) |
View menu
| Shortcut ↓ | Action ↓ |
| Ctrl-(Keypad-/Keypad+) | or Ctrl + mouse wheel button (if any) Zoom in (+ or up) and Zoom out (- or down) |
| Ctrl-Keypad/ | Restore the original size from zoom |
| F11 | Toggle Full Screen Mode |
| F12 | Toggle Post-It Mode |
| Ctrl-Alt-F | Collapse the Current Level |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F | Uncollapse the Current Level |
| Alt-0 | Fold All |
| Alt-(1~8) | Collapse the Level (1~8) |
| Alt-Shift-0 | Unfold All |
| Alt-Shift-(1~8) | Uncollapse the Level (1~8) |
Macro menu
| Shortcut ↓ | Action ↓ |
| Ctrl-Shift-R | Start to record /Stop recording the macro |
| Ctrl-Shift-P | Play recorded macro |
| Alt-Shift-S | Trim Trailing and Save |
Run menu
| Shortcut ↓ | Action ↓ |
| F5 | Launch Run Dialog |
| Alt-F1 | Get PHP help |
| Alt-F2 | Google search |
| Alt-F3 | Wikipedia search |
| Alt-F5 | Open file (name at cursor) |
| Alt-F6 | Open file in another instance (name at cursor) |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-R | Open in Chrome |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-X | Open in Firefox |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-I | Open in IE |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-F | Open in Safari |
| Ctrl-Alt-Shift-O | Send via Outlook |
? menu
| Shortcut ↓ | Action ↓ |
| F1 | About |
| Shift+F1 | Help Contents |
Incremental search widget
| Shortcut ↓ | Action ↓ |
| Enter | Next match (same as > button) |
| Shift+Enter | Previous match (same as < button) |
Mouse gestures
| Shortcut ↓ | Action ↓ |
| Single left click | Set current line |
| Single left click on rightmost status bar pane | Toggle typing mode between Insert and Overtype |
| Single left click on bookmark margin | Toggle bookmark |
| Shift+left click on fold point | Uncollapse this fold and all those below |
| Ctrl+left click on fold point | Toggle collapsed state of this fold, and propagate below |
| Right click | Pop up context menu |
| Double left click | Select word |
| Double left click on location pane (status bar) | Go to line |
| Triple left click | Select line |