Notepad++Hotkey Cheatsheet

Notepad++ is a free and open-source text and source code editor for use with Microsoft Windows. It supports tabbed editing, which allows working with multiple open files in a single window. The product's name comes from the C postfix increment operator; it is sometimes referred to as npp or NPP.[5]

A visual cheat-sheet for the 183 keyboard shortcuts found in Notepad++

Scintilla

ctrlhomeSCI_DOCUMENTSTART
ctrlnum_plusSCI_ZOOMIN
ctrl\SCI_WORDPARTRIGHT
insSCI_EDITTOGGLEOVERTYPE
enterorshiftenterSCI_NEWLINE
escSCI_CANCEL
ctrlnum-SCI_ZOOMOUT
downSCI_LINEDOWN
ctrlaSCI_SELECTALL
ctrlshiftrightSCI_WORDRIGHTENDEXTEND
backspaceorshiftbackspaceSCI_DELETEBACK
ctrlyorctrlshiftzSCI_REDO
upSCI_LINEUP
ctrl]SCI_PARADOWN
altshiftrightSCI_CHARRIGHTRECTEXTEND
ctrlleftSCI_WORDLEFT
ctrlshiftdelSCI_DELLINERIGHT
ctrlshiftbackspaceSCI_DELLINELEFT
rightSCI_CHARRIGHT
tabSCI_TAB
ctrlbackspaceSCI_DELWORDLEFT
ctrldownSCI_LINESCROLLDOWN
ctrlshiftendSCI_DOCUMENTENDEXTEND
leftSCI_CHARLEFT
ctrlshiftxSCI_LINECOPY
shiftendSCI_LINEENDWRAPEXTEND
endSCI_LINEENDWRAP
ctrlshift]SCI_PARADOWNEXTEND
shifthomeSCI_VCHOMEWRAPEXTEND
shiftupSCI_LINEUPEXTEND
ctrlshifthomeSCI_DOCUMENTSTARTEXTEND
altshiftpageupSCI_PAGEUPRECTEXTEND
shifttabSCI_BACKTAB
ctrldelSCI_DELWORDRIGHT
altshiftendSCI_LINEENDRECTEXTEND
shiftrightSCI_CHARRIGHTEXTEND
altshiftpagedownSCI_PAGEDOWNRECTEXTEND
ctrlshiftleftSCI_WORDLEFTEXTEND
ctrlxorshiftdelSCI_CUT
ctrlendSCI_DOCUMENTEND
ctrldSCI_SELECTIONDUPLICATE
altshiftupSCI_LINEUPRECTEXTEND
ctrlshiftlSCI_LINEDELETE
ctrlshift[SCI_PARAUPEXTEND
ctrlupSCI_LINESCROLLUP
ctrllSCI_LINECUT
shiftleftSCI_CHARLEFTEXTEND
ctrl[SCI_PARAUP
ctrlzoraltbackspaceSCI_UNDO
shiftdownSCI_LINEDOWNEXTEND
pagedownSCI_PAGEDOWN
shiftpageupSCI_PAGEUPEXTEND
ctrlshift\SCI_WORDPARTRIGHTEXTEND
altshifthomeSCI_VCHOMERECTEXTEND
ctrlshift/SCI_WORDPARTLEFTEXTEND
ctrl/SCI_WORDPARTLEFT
altendSCI_LINEENDDISPLAY
pageupSCI_PAGEUP
altshiftdownSCI_LINEDOWNRECTEXTEND
ctrltSCI_LINETRANSPOSE
ctrlvorshiftinsSCI_PASTE
ctrlcorctrlinsSCI_COPY
shiftpagedownSCI_PAGEDOWNEXTEND
althomeSCI_HOMEDISPLAY
homeSCI_VCHOMEWRAP
ctrlnum/SCI_SETZOOM
ctrlrightSCI_WORDRIGHT
delSCI_CLEAR
altshiftleftSCI_CHARLEFTRECTEXTEND

Edit

ctrlaltuSentence case
ctrlshiftrToggle macro record
ctrljJoin Lines
ctrlkSingle Line Comment
ctrlenterWord Completion
ctrlaltlText Direction LTR
ctrlshiftspaceFunction Parameters Hint
ctrlaltrText Direction RTL
ctrlshiftuUPPERCASE
ctrlqToggle Single Line Comment
ctrlulowercase
ctrlaltshiftenterInsert Blank Line Below Current
altuProper Case
ctrlaltshiftuSentence case (blend)
ctrlaltspacePath Completion
ctrlshiftupMove Up Current Line
ctrlshiftdownMove Down Current Line
ctrlshiftpPlayback
ctrlshiftkSingle Line Uncomment
altcColumn Editor...
ctrliSplit Lines
altshiftuProper Case (blend)
ctrlaltenterInsert Blank Line Above Current
ctrlshiftqBlock Comment
altshiftsTrim Trailing and save
ctrlspaceFunction Completion

View

ctrlnumpad44th Tab
ctrltabSwitch to next document
ctrlshiftpagedownMove Tab Forward
ctrlpagedownNext Tab
ctrlnumpad11st Tab
ctrlaltfCollapse Current Level
alt8Collapse Level 8
altshift1Uncollapse Level 1
f11Toggle Full Screen Mode
althHide Lines
alt2Collapse Level 2
ctrlnumpad33rd Tab
ctrlnumpad55th Tab
ctrlaltshiftfUncollapse Current Level
alt4Collapse Level 4
altshift4Uncollapse Level 4
alt1Collapse Level 1
alt3Collapse Level 3
altshift3Uncollapse Level 3
altshift5Uncollapse Level 5
ctrlnumpad77th Tab
ctrlshiftpageupMove Tab Backward
alt6Collapse Level 6
altshift8Uncollapse Level 8
ctrlnumpad99th Tab
alt5Collapse Level 5
altshift6Uncollapse Level 6
ctrlnumpad22nd Tab
ctrlnumpad88th Tab
ctrlnumpad66th Tab
f12Post-It
ctrlpageupPrevious Tab
f1About Notepad++
ctrlshifttabSwitch to previous document
altshift7Uncollapse Level 7
altshift2Uncollapse Level 2
alt7Collapse Level 7
f8Focus on Another View
altshift0Unfold All
alt0Fold All

File

ctrlwClose
ctrlshiftwClose All
ctrlsSave
altf4Exit
ctrlnNew
ctrlpPrint...
ctrlshiftsSave All
ctrlaltsSave As...
ctrlshifttRestore Recent Closed File
ctrloOpen...
ctrlrReload from Disk

Search

ctrlshift3Previous mark using 3rd Style
ctrlmMark...
f2Next Bookmark
ctrl1Next mark using 1st Style
shiftf3Find Previous
ctrlaltshiftf3Find (Volatile) Previous
ctrl2Next mark using 2nd Style
f4Next Search Result
shiftf2Previous Bookmark
ctrlgGo to...
ctrlshiftf3Select and Find Previous
ctrlhReplace...
ctrlshift2Previous mark using 2nd Style
ctrlf2Toggle Bookmark
ctrl4Next mark using 4th Style
ctrl0Next mark created with Mark
ctrlaltiIncremental Search
ctrl5Next mark using 5th Style
ctrlshift1Previous mark using 1st Style
ctrlshift4Previous mark using 4th Style
shiftf4Previous Search Result
ctrlfFind...
ctrlshift0Previous mark created with Mark
ctrlshift5Previous mark using 5th Style
f7Search Results Window
ctrlshiftfFind in Files...
ctrlbGo to Matching Brace
ctrlaltf3Find (Volatile) Next
f3Find Next
ctrl3Next mark using 3rd Style
ctrlf3Select and Find Next
ctrlaltbSelect All Between Matching Braces

Run

altf6Open file in another instance
altf1Get PHP help
altf2Google Search
f5Run...
altf3Wikipedia Search

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