Command Reference — All Keyboard Shortcuts

# 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.