Notepad3 (v5.21) keyboard shortcuts

Notepad3 (v5.21)

Zeynel Abidin Öztürk -
8 months ago
- Shortcuts

Notepad3 keyboard shortcuts will save you from repeated clicks when editing or typing text. This list is for the version 5.21; if you know a new or missing shortcut, feel free to share with us in the comment box below.

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Ctrl + N

New file.

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Ctrl + F4

Close file (identical with Ctrl + N)

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Ctrl + O

Open file…

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F5

Reload file.

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Ctrl + S

Save file.

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F6

Save file as…

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Ctrl + F6

Save file Copy…

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Ctrl + Alt + F6

Save with Original file “Date/Time”.

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Ctrl + P

Print file…

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Ctrl + M

Run MiniPath file Browser plugin…

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Ctrl + Alt + H

Open Recent file (History)…

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Alt + F4

Exit Notepad3.

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Esc

Cancel current state (AutoCompletion or Selection)

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Esc

Minimize or Exit Notepad3 (optionally, if no state).

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↑   Shift + Esc

Save file and Exit Notepad3.

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Ctrl + F9

Copy only filename to Clipboard.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F9

Copy Full Path to Clipboard.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F

Search in Files.

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Alt + N

Open Document in New Window.

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Alt + ↑   Shift + N

Open New Empty Window.

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Ctrl + L

Launch Document.

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Alt + L

Open With…

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Ctrl + R

Run Command…

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + 1

Web Template 1

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + 2

Web Template 2

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↑   Shift + F8

Select UTF-8 as Default.

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F9

Open Select Current file Encoding…

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + A

Recode to ANSI.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + O

Recode to OEM.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + 10

Recode to GB18030.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F8

Reload an ASCII file as UTF-8 file.

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Alt + F8

Ignore Encoding Tags.

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F8

Open Select Source Encoding to Reload file…

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Alt + I

Open Favorites…

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Alt + K

Add Current File to Favorites…

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Alt + F9

Manage Favorites…

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Ctrl + Alt + ⤶ Enter

Complete Word.

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Ctrl +

Cursor Word Left.

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Ctrl +

Cursor Word Right.

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Ctrl + Backspace

Delete Word Before/Left.

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Ctrl + Del

Delete Word After/Right.

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Alt +

Move Line (Block) Up.

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Alt +

Move Line (Block) Down.

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Ctrl + X

Cut Selection or Current Line, if No Selection.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + X

Cut Selection Whole Line(s).

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Ctrl + C

Copy Selection or Current Line, if No Selection.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C

Copy Selection Whole Line(s).

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Ctrl + D

Duplicate Line or Selection.

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Alt + D

Transpose Lines.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + D

Delete Line.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Backspace

Delete Line Left.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Del

Delete Line Right.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + W

Column Wrap…

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Ctrl + I

Split Lines.

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Ctrl + J

Join Lines.

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Ctrl + Alt + J

Fuse Lines.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + J

Preserve Paragraphs.

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Alt + Y

Merge Empty Lines.

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Ctrl + Alt + Y

Merge Blank Lines.

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Alt + R

Remove Empty Lines.

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Ctrl + Alt + B

Remove Blank Lines.

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Ctrl + Alt + D

Remove Duplicate Lines.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Q

Stream Comment.

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Ctrl + D

Duplicate Selection or Line.

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Alt + B

Pad with Blanks.

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Alt + Z

Strip First Character.

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Alt + U

Strip Last Character.

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Alt + W

Strip Trailing Blanks.

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Ctrl + Alt + P

Compress Blanks.

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Alt + M

Modify Lines…

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Alt + J

Align Lines…

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Alt + O

Sort Lines…

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Ctrl + ,

Jump to Selection Start.

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Ctrl + .

Jump to Selection End.

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Tab

Indent Selected Block.

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↑   Shift + Tab

Unindent Selected Block.

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Ctrl + Tab

Insert Tabulator.

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Ctrl + 1

Enclose within ” (Single Quotes).

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Ctrl + 2

Enclose within “” (Double Quotes).

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Ctrl + 3

Enclose within ().

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Ctrl + 4

Enclose within [].

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Ctrl + 5

Enclose within {}.

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Ctrl + 6

Enclose within “ (Backticks).

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Alt + Q

Enclose With… (Enclose Before/After Selection).

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + U

Selection in Uppercase.

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Ctrl + U

Selection in Lowercase.

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Ctrl + Alt + U

Selection in Invert Case.

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Ctrl + Alt + I

Selection in Title Case.

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Ctrl + Alt + O

Selection in Sentence Case.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T

Convert in Selection Spaces to Tabs.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S

Convert in Selection Tabs to Spaces.

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Ctrl + Alt + T

Convert in Selection Indent to Tabs.

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Ctrl + Alt + S

Convert in Selection Indent to Spaces.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + E

URL Encode.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R

URL Decode.

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Ctrl + Alt + X

Char To HEX.

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Ctrl + Alt + C

Hex To Char.

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Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

New Line Above.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter

New Line with Toggled Auto Indent Option. (orig-Notepad2: Ctrl + Enter)

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Alt + X

HTML/XML Tag…

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Ctrl + F8

Encoding Identifier.

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Ctrl + F5

Time/Date (Short Form).

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F5

Time/Date (Long Form).

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↑   Shift + F5

Update Timestamps.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + 6

Insert ASCII 30 (record separator character)

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + .

Copy GUID to Clipboard.

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Ctrl + Alt + E

Escape C Special Chars.

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Ctrl + Alt + R

Unescape C Special Chars.

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Ctrl + Alt + Num +

Increase Number.

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Ctrl + Alt + Num -

Decrease Number.

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Ctrl + B

Find Matching Brace.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + B

Select to Matching Brace.

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Ctrl + Alt + F2

Expand Selection to Next Match. (orig-NP2: F2)

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Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + F2

Expand Selection to Previous Match. (orig + NP2: Shift + F2)

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Ctrl + Space

Select Word or Lines.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Space

Multi-Select All Matches.

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Alt + ↑   Shift +

Rectangular Selection.

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or Alt +
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Ctrl +

On hovering color indicator → Open color selection.

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Ctrl + F2

Toggle.

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F2

Goto Next.

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↑   Shift + F2

Goto Previous.

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Alt + F2

Clear All.

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Ctrl + F

Find…

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Alt + F3

Save Find Text.

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F3

Find Next.

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↑   Shift + F3

Find Previous.

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Ctrl + F3

Find Next Selected.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F3

Find Previous Selected.

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Ctrl + H

Replace…

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F4

Replace Next.

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Ctrl + G

Go to…

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F

Search in Files.

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Ctrl + W

Word Wrap.

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Ctrl + Alt + L

Long Line Marker.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + G

Indentation Guides.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + 7

Show Wrap Symbols.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + 8

Show Blanks.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + 9

Show Line Endings.

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Ctrl + Alt + W

Hyperlink Hotspots.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + V

Visual Brace Matching.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + I

Highlight Current Line.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + N

Show Line Numbers.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + M

Bookmark Margin.

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Alt + A

Active.

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Ctrl + Alt + F

Toggle Folds.

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Alt + +

Jump Next Fold.

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Alt + -

Jump Prev Fold.

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Alt +

Collapse Fold.

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Alt +

Expand Fold.

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Ctrl + Alt + V

Focused View.

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Ctrl + Page Up / Down

Go to Previous/Next.

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Ctrl + Shift + Page Up / Down

Select to Previous/Next.

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Ctrl + +

Zoom In.

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Ctrl + -

Zoom Out.

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Ctrl + 0

Reset Zoom.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + K

Copy Window Position to Clipboard.

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P

Snap to Window Default Position.

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Ctrl + F11

Snap to Initial Default Position.

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F11

Toggle To Full Area Window Position.

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Ctrl + F12

Customize Syntax Schemes…

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F12

Syntax Scheme…

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↑   Shift + F12

Select 2nd Common Base.

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Alt + F12

Global Default Font…

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Ctrl + Alt + F12

Current Scheme’s Default Font…

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Ctrl + T

Tab Settings…

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + H

Auto Close HTML/XML.

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Ctrl + Alt + A

Accelerated Word Navigation.

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Alt + F5

File Change Notification…

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Ctrl + ↑   Shift + L

Reuse Window.

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Alt + T

Always On Top.

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Ctrl + G

Transparent Mode.

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Ctrl + 9

Display Text Excerpt in Title.

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F7

Save Settings Now.

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Ctrl + F7

Open Settings File “Notepad3.ini”.

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F1

Online Documentation.

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↑   Shift + F1

About…


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Program information

Program name: Notepad3 (v5.21) Notepad3 (v5.21) (Text editing)

Notepad3 is a light-weight Scintilla-based text editor with syntax highlighting. It is based on the code from Florian Balmer's Notepad2 and XhmikosR's Notepad2-mod.

Web page: github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3

Last update: 1/16/2023 9:24 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 78%

More information >>

Updated: Updated program information. (5 updates.) 8/4/2022 5:59:43 PM New program added.
8/4/2022 6:00:32 PM Added some shortcuts.
8/4/2022 6:03:51 PM Added some shortcuts.
9/9/2022 7:06:38 PM Updated program information.
1/16/2023 10:24:47 PM Updated program information.

Shortcut count: 196

Platform detected: Windows or Linux (not macOS)

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