All Keyboard Shortcuts

This page lists the default keyboard shortcuts in EmEditor. You can also list these commands within EmEditor with Help > Search Commands... (Ctrl+Shift+C). You can change a keyboard shortcut in the Keyboard page in Configuration Properties.

Category

Command

Shortcut key

Description

Bookmarks

Clear All Bookmarks in This Document

Ctrl+Shift+F2

Clears all bookmarks in the current document.

Bookmarks

Next Bookmark in This Group

F2

Goes to the next bookmark in this group.

Bookmarks

Previous Bookmark in This Group

Shift+F2

Goes to the previous bookmark in this group.

Bookmarks

Toggle Bookmark

Ctrl+F2

Toggles a bookmark on the current line.

CSV

Bottom Edge (Cell Selection Mode Only)

Ctrl+Down

Moves to the bottom edge of the current data region.

CSV

Bottom Edge Extend (Cell Selection Mode Only)

Ctrl+Shift+Down

Extends the selection to the bottom edge of the current data region.

CSV

Clear Contents (Cell Selection Mode Only)

Delete

Clear the contents of the selection in the CSV document.

CSV

Edit Cell (Cell Selection Mode Only)

F2

Edits the current cell in the CSV document.

CSV

Left Edge (Cell Selection Mode Only)

Ctrl+Left

Moves to the left edge of the current data region.

CSV

Left Edge Extend (Cell Selection Mode Only)

Ctrl+Shift+Left

Extends the selection to the left edge of the current data region.

CSV

Next Cell

Alt+Shift+Right

Jumps to the next cell in CSV, TSV, or DSV mode.

CSV

Previous Cell

Alt+Shift+Left

Jumps to the previous cell in CSV, TSV, or DSV mode.

CSV

Right Edge (Cell Selection Mode Only)

Ctrl+Right

Moves to the right edge of the current data region.

CSV

Right Edge Extend (Cell Selection Mode Only)

Ctrl+Shift+Right

Extends the selection to the right edge of the current data region.

CSV

Top Edge (Cell Selection Mode Only)

Ctrl+Up

Moves to the top edge of the current data region.

CSV

Top Edge Extend (Cell Selection Mode Only)

Ctrl+Shift+Up

Extends the selection to the top edge of the current data region.

Compare

Next Change

F7

Jumps to the next change.

Compare

Next Changed Character

Ctrl+F7

Jumps to the next changed character.

Compare

Previous Change

Shift+F7

Jumps to the previous change.

Compare

Previous Changed Character

Ctrl+Shift+F7

Jumps to the previous changed character.

Compare

Rescan

F5

Rescans the compared documents and refreshes the results.

Convert

Decrease Line Indent

Shift+Tab

Decreases the line indent in the selection.

Convert

Lowercase

Ctrl+U

Converts the selection to all lowercase characters.

Convert

Uppercase

Ctrl+Shift+U

Converts the selection to all uppercase characters.

Edit

Back

Alt+Left

Moves the cursor to the previous position.

Edit

Bold

Ctrl+B

Toggles a bold style.

Edit

Bottom

Ctrl+End

Moves the cursor to the bottom of the document.

Edit

Bottom Extend

Ctrl+Shift+End

Extends the selection to the end of the document.

Edit

Cancel

Esc

Cancels the selection.

Edit

Char Left

Left

Moves the cursor one character to the left.

Edit

Char Left Extend

Shift+Left

Extends the selection one character to the left.

Edit

Char Left Extend (Vertical Mode)

Alt+Ctrl+Left

Extends the vertical selection one character to the left.

Edit

Char Right

Right

Moves the cursor one character to the right.

Edit

Char Right Extend

Shift+Right

Extends the selection one character to the right.

Edit

Char Right Extend (Vertical Mode)

Alt+Ctrl+Right

Extends the vertical selection one character to the right.

Edit

Copy

Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert

Copies the selection or the current line and pastes it to the Clipboard.

Edit

Copy in Quotes and Deselect

Ctrl+Shift+Q

Copies the selection in quotes, pastes it to the Clipboard and deselects the text.

Edit

Cut

Shift+Delete, Ctrl+X

Cuts the selection if selected or cuts the current line and moves it to the Clipboard.

Edit

Cut Lines

Ctrl+L

Cuts the selected lines or current line and moves it to the Clipboard.

Edit

Delete

Shift+Backspace, Delete

Deletes the selection, or deletes one character at the right of the cursor.

Edit

Delete Left Character

Backspace

Deletes the selection, or deletes one character at the left of the cursor.

Edit

Delete Left Word

Ctrl+Backspace

Deletes the word to the left of the cursor.

Edit

Delete Lines

Ctrl+Shift+L

Deletes the selected lines or the current line.

Edit

Delete Right Word

Ctrl+Delete

Deletes the word to the right of the current cursor position.

Edit

Delete Word

Ctrl+Shift+Delete

Deletes the word at the current cursor position.

Edit

Deselect Bottom Selection from Multiple Selections

Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Up

Deselects the bottom selection from multiple selections.

Edit

Deselect Top Selection from Multiple Selections

Alt+Ctrl+Shift+Down

Deselects the top selection from multiple selections.

Edit

End

End

Moves the cursor to the end of the current line.

Edit

End Extend

Shift+End

Extends the selection to the end of the current line.

Edit

Find Matching Parenthesis/Bracket

Ctrl+]

Moves the cursor to the corresponding parenthesis/bracket.

Edit

Find Matching Tag

Ctrl+.

Moves the cursor to the corresponding tag.

Edit

Forward

Alt+Right

Moves the cursor to the next position.

Edit

Half-Width/Full-Width Conversion

Ctrl+T

Converts the selection between half-width and full-width characters.

Edit

Home

Alt+Ctrl+Home

Moves the cursor to the start of the current line.

Edit

Home or Start of Text

Home

Moves the cursor to the first non-white space character of the current line.

Edit

Home or Start of Text Extend

Shift+Home

Extends the selection to the start of the current line or the start of text.

Edit

Jump

Ctrl+G

Jumps to a specified line

Edit

Jump Next

F4

Jumps to the next location in the Output Bar or Syntax Checker.

Edit

Jump Previous

Shift+F4

Jumps to the previous location in the Output Bar or Syntax Checker.

Edit

Line Down

Down

Moves the cursor down one line.

Edit

Line Down Extend

Shift+Down

Extends the selection down one line.

Edit

Line Down Extend (Vertical Mode)

Alt+Ctrl+Down

Extends the vertical selection down one line.

Edit

Line Up

Up

Moves the cursor up one line.

Edit

Line Up Extend

Shift+Up

Extends the selection up one line.

Edit

Line Up Extend (Vertical Mode)

Alt+Ctrl+Up

Extends the vertical selection up one line.

Edit

Logical End

Alt+End

Moves to the end of the current logical line.

Edit

Logical End Extend

Alt+Shift+End

Extends the selection to the end of the current logical line.

Edit

Logical Home

Alt+Home

Moves the cursor to the start of the current logical line.

Edit

Logical Home Extend

Alt+Shift+Home

Extends the selection to the start of the current logical line.

Edit

Matching Parenthesis/Bracket Extend

Ctrl+Shift+]

Extends the selection to the corresponding parenthesis/bracket.

Edit

Matching Tag Extend

Ctrl+Shift+.

Extends the selection to the corresponding tag.

Edit

Move Line Down

Ctrl+Shift+Down

Moves the selected lines or the current line down one line.

Edit

Move Line Up

Ctrl+Shift+Up

Moves the selected lines or the current line up one line.

Edit

Move to Last Edited Position

Ctrl+Shift+Z

Moves the cursor to the last edited position.

Edit

Next Logical Line

Ctrl+PageDown

Moves the cursor to the start of the next logical line.

Edit

Next Misspelling

Ctrl+M

Jumps to next misspelling in this document.

Edit

Next Node

Alt+Down

Moves the cursor to the next node while the outlining is displayed.

Edit

Next Node Extend

Alt+Shift+Down

Extends the selection to the next node while the outlining is displayed.

Edit

Page Down

PageDown

Moves the cursor down one page.

Edit

Page Down Extend

Shift+PageDown

Extends the selection down one page.

Edit

Page Up

PageUp

Moves the cursor up one page.

Edit

Page Up Extend

Shift+PageUp

Extends the selection up one page.

Edit

Paste

Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert

Inserts the contents of the Clipboard at the cursor position.

Edit

Paste as System Default Encoding

Alt+Ctrl+V

Pastes Clipboard contents using the system default encoding.

Edit

Paste with Newline Characters

Ctrl+J

Inserts the Clipboard contents and newline characters.

Edit

Previous Logical Line

Ctrl+PageUp

Moves the cursor to the start of the previous logical line.

Edit

Previous Misspelling

Ctrl+Shift+M

Jumps to previous misspelling in this document.

Edit

Previous Node

Alt+Up

Moves the cursor to the previous node while the outlining is displayed.

Edit

Previous Node Extend

Alt+Shift+Up

Extends the selection to the previous node while the outlining is displayed.

Edit

Redo

Ctrl+Y

Redo the last undone action

Edit

Repeat Last Command

Ctrl+Shift+G

Repeats the last run command.

Edit

Select All

Ctrl+A

Selects all.

Edit

Select Character

F8

Toggles character selection mode.

Edit

Select Line

Ctrl+F8

Toggles line selection mode.

Edit

Select Vertically

Ctrl+Shift+F8

Toggles vertical selection mode.

Edit

Select Word

Alt+F8

Selects the word right of the current cursor position.

Edit

Show Clipboard History

Ctrl+Shift+V, Ctrl+Shift+Insert

Shows the Clipboard history.

Edit

Switch Starting Point and Ending Point

Shift+F8

Switches the starting point and ending point of the selections.

Edit

Tab or Increase Line Indent

Tab

Inserts a tab character, or increases the line indent.

Edit

Tag Jump

F10

Jumps to a tag.

Edit

Toggle IME

Ctrl+F11

Enables or disables Input Method Editor for Far East languages.

Edit

Top

Ctrl+Home

Moves the cursor to the top of the document.

Edit

Top Extend

Ctrl+Shift+Home

Extends the selection to the top of the document.

Edit

Undo

Alt+Backspace, Ctrl+Z

Undo the last action

Edit

Window Bottom

Alt+PageDown

Moves the cursor to the bottom of the current window.

Edit

Window Top

Alt+PageUp

Moves the cursor to the top of the current window.

Edit

Word Left

Ctrl+Left

Moves the cursor one word to the left.

Edit

Word Left Extend

Ctrl+Shift+Left

Extends the selection one word to the left.

Edit

Word Right

Ctrl+Right

Moves the cursor one word to the right.

Edit

Word Right Extend

Ctrl+Shift+Right

Extends the selection one word to the right.

File

Close

Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+W

Closes the current file.

File

Close All

Alt+Shift+X

Closes all open files.

File

Most Recently Closed File

Ctrl+Shift+T

Opens the most recently closed document.

File

New Text

Ctrl+N

Creates a new text file.

File

Open

Ctrl+O

Opens an existing file.

File

Print

Ctrl+P

Prints the current file.

File

Restore Default Workspace

Alt+0

Restores a saved default workspace state.

File

Save

Ctrl+S

Saves the current file.

File

Save Default Workspace

Ctrl+Shift+0

Saves the default workspace.

File

Save and Close

Ctrl+E

Saves and closes the current file.

File

Save and Close All

Ctrl+Shift+E

Saves and closes all open files.

Help

Search Commands

Ctrl+Shift+C

Displays the Quick Launch window and selects the Commands mode.

Help

Search Help Topics

Ctrl+F1

Displays EmEditor Help Topics

Help

Search Options

Ctrl+Shift+O

Displays the Quick Launch window and selects the Options mode.

Insert

Date and Time

Shift+F5

Inserts date and time.

Insert

Duplicate Line

Ctrl+Shift+Y

Duplicates the current logical line.

Insert

Insert Acute

Ctrl+'

"Inserts a character with an acute accent by now typing a, d, e, i, o, u, y, A, D, E, I, O, U, Y, ' or """

Insert

Insert Caron

Alt+Shift+6

Inserts a character with a caron by now typing a, i, o, u, A, I, O, or U

Insert

Insert Cedilla

Ctrl+,

Inserts a c/C character with a cedilla by now typing c or C

Insert

Insert Circumflex

Ctrl+Shift+6

Inserts a character with a circumflex accent by now typing a, e, i, o, u, A, E, I, O or U

Insert

Insert Copyright

Alt+Ctrl+C

Inserts a copyright symbol

Insert

Insert Diaeresis

Ctrl+Shift+;

Inserts a character with a diaeresis by now typing a, e, i, o, u, y, A, E, I, O, U or Y

Insert

Insert Euro

Alt+Ctrl+E

Inserts an euro symbol

Insert

Insert Grave

Ctrl+`

"Inserts a character with a grave accent by now typing a, e, i, o, u, A, E, I, O, U, ` or """

Insert

Insert Inverted Exclamation Mark

Alt+Ctrl+Shift+1

Inserts an inverted exclamation mark

Insert

Insert Inverted Question Mark

Alt+Ctrl+Shift+/

Inserts an inverted question mark

Insert

Insert Ligature

Ctrl+Shift+7

Inserts a ligature by now typing a, o, s, A or O

Insert

Insert Line Above

Shift+Enter

Inserts a new line above the current cursor position.

Insert

Insert Line Below

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Inserts a new line below the current cursor position.

Insert

Insert Macron

Alt+-

Inserts a character with a macron accent by now typing a letter.

Insert

Insert Registered

Alt+Ctrl+R

Inserts a registered symbol

Insert

Insert Ring

Ctrl+Shift+2

Inserts a character with a ring above by now typing a, A or space

Insert

Insert Special Character

Ctrl+Shift+I

Inserts a special character.

Insert

Insert Stroke

Ctrl+/

Inserts a character with a stroke by now typing o, O or c

Insert

Insert Tilde

Ctrl+Shift+`

Inserts a character with a tilde by now typing a, n, o, A, N or O

Insert

Insert Trademark

Alt+Ctrl+T

Inserts a trademark symbol

Insert

Insert/Overwrite

Insert

Toggles insert/overwrite mode.

Insert

Numbering

Alt+N

Inserts numbering at the cursor position or vertical selection.

Macros

Find Macro Keyword

F1

Finds Help topics for selected macro keyword.

Macros

Run Macro

Ctrl+Shift+P

Runs macro.

Macros

Start/Stop Macro Record

Ctrl+Shift+R

Starts or stops recording a macro.

My Macros

Ctrl+Num *

$(AppDir)\Macros\PopBrowseContext.jsee

My Macros

Ctrl+Shift+,

$(AppDir)\Macros\WrapTags.jsee

My Macros

Ctrl+Shift+Space

$(AppDir)\Macros\ParameterInfo.jsee

My Macros

F12

$(AppDir)\Macros\GotoDefinition.jsee

Search

Add Next Occurrence

Ctrl+R

Adds the next occurrence of the specified text to the selection.

Search

Erase Find Highlight

Alt+F3

Erases highlights from search terms.

Search

Erase Unicode Highlight

Alt+F9

Erases any highlights marking Unicode characters that cannot be converted to the encoding for saving.

Search

Find

Ctrl+F

Finds a string.

Search

Find Next

F3

Finds next occurrence.

Search

Find Next Warning Character/Unicode

F9

Finds the next warning or Unicode character that cannot be converted to the encoding for saving.

Search

Find Next Word

Ctrl+F3

Finds the next occurrence of the specified text.

Search

Find Previous

Shift+F3

Finds previous occurrence.

Search

Find Previous Warning Character/Unicode

Shift+F9

Finds the previous warning or Unicode character that cannot be converted to the encoding for saving.

Search

Find Previous Word

Ctrl+Shift+F3

Finds the previous occurrence of the specified text.

Search

Find in Files

Ctrl+Shift+F

Searches multiple files for a matching string.

Search

Replace

Ctrl+H

Replaces a string.

Search

Replace in Files

Ctrl+Shift+H

Replaces text in multiple files.

Search

Search Symbols

Ctrl+Shift+S

Displays the Quick Launch window and selects the Symbols mode.

Search

Select All Occurrences

Ctrl+Shift+A

Selects all occurrences of the specified text.

Search

Set Focus to Filter Toolbar

Ctrl+Shift+D

Sets the focus to the Filter toolbar.

Search

Set Focus to Find Toolbar

Ctrl+D

Sets the focus to the Find toolbar.

Tab

Open Containing Folder

Alt+Shift+E

Opens Windows Explorer with the initial folder as this folder.

Tools

Properties for Current Configuration

Alt+Enter

Changes properties for currently selected configuration.

Tools

Quick Launch

Ctrl+Q

Quickly launches a specified command.

Tools

Select Configuration

Shift+F11

Selects a configuration (popup menu).

Tools

Terminate Tool Job

Ctrl+Break

Terminates the currently running tool job.

Tools

User Menu (1)

Ctrl+K

Shows User Menu (1), used as the first shortcut key for two-keystroke shortcuts.

View

Character Code Value

Ctrl+I

Displays the Unicode character value.

View

Layout 1

F11

Full Screen

View

Layout 2

Alt+F11

Focus Mode

View

No Wrap

Ctrl+1

Displays each line without wrapping.

View

Output Bar

Alt+2

Shows or hides the output bar.

View

Reset Font Size

Ctrl+0

Resets the display font size.

View

Wrap by Characters

Ctrl+2

Wraps lines by a specified number of characters.

View

Wrap by Page

Ctrl+4

Wraps lines according to page width.

View

Wrap by Window

Ctrl+3

Wraps lines according to window size.

Window

Left Document

Ctrl+Shift+F6

Switches to the document at the left side on the tab bar.

Window

Line Scroll Down

Ctrl+Down

Scrolls the document down by one line.

Window

Line Scroll Up

Ctrl+Up

Scrolls the document up by one line.

Window

Next

Ctrl+Tab

Switches to the next document.

Window

Next Pane

F6

Switches to the next pane.

Window

Previous

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Switches to the previous document.

Window

Previous Pane

Shift+F6

Switches to the previous pane.

Window

Remove Split

Shift+F12

Removes the split.

Window

Restore Window Position

Ctrl+9

Restores the window to the previously saved position.

Window

Right Document

Ctrl+F6

Switches to the document at the right side on the tab bar.

Window

Split

Ctrl+F12

Splits the active window into panes

Window

Toggle Horizontal Split

Ctrl+-

Toggles the horizontal window split.