One of the key features of Notepad++ is the support for hotkeys, which can significantly speed up working with text and code.
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Basic hotkeys for Notepad++
- Ctrl + N — Create a new document.
- Ctrl + O — Open an existing document.
- Ctrl + S — Save the current document.
- Ctrl + Shift + S — Save the current document as...
- Ctrl + P — Open the print dialog.
Text editing
- Ctrl + X — Cut the selected text.
- Ctrl + C — Copy the selected text.
- Ctrl + V — Paste the copied text.
- Ctrl + Z — Undo the last action.
- Ctrl + Y — Redo the undone action.
- Ctrl + A — Select all text in the document.
- Ctrl + F — Open the search dialog.
- Ctrl + H — Open the replace dialog.
- Ctrl + Shift + F — Search in files.
- Ctrl + D — Duplicate the current line or selected text.
Document navigation
- Ctrl + G — Go to line.
- Ctrl + Home — Go to the beginning of the document.
- Ctrl + End — Go to the end of the document.
- Ctrl + Page Up — Go to the previous tab.
- Ctrl + Page Down — Go to the next tab.
Working with tabs
- Ctrl + W — Close the current tab.
- Ctrl + Shift + T — Reopen the last closed tab.
- Ctrl + Shift + N — Create a new tab.
Code formatting
- Ctrl + Shift + Space — Enable or disable code hints.
- Ctrl + Q — Comment or uncomment selected lines.
- Ctrl + Shift + Q — Comment selected lines with a block.
- Ctrl + K — Fold or unfold the current block of code.
Other useful functions
- F5 — Open the run script dialog.
- F6 — Open the record macro dialog.
- F7 — Open the console output window.