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Text Editor – NotePad++

Notepad++ is the one of the famous text editor tool for  user. Notepad++ is available for installation version as well as portable version. Its a free tool. You can download from this link https://notepad-plus-plus.org/. NotePad++ is the best code editor for programming. This tools has awesome features like multi text edit, copy, past,

Features of NotePad++

  • Text Copy
  • Text Paste
  • Text Edit
  • Text Replace
  • Text Find
  • Text Find and Replace
  • Multiple text Copy
  • Multiple text Edit
  • Multiple text past
  • Backup all your sessions
  • Style Configurator
  • Always On top
  • Ascending & Descending Order
  • Select Colum Mode

Like this tool feature are countless.


Keyboard Shortcuts in NotePad++

KeyDescription
CTRL + NNew Document
CTRL + SSave Document
CTRL + SHIFT + SSave all Documents
CNRL + WClose Document
CTRL + ZUndo
CTRL + FFind
CNRL + F3Highlight the same text in all place.
CTRL + HReplace
CTRL + ASelect All
CTRL + CCopy
CTRL + XCut
CTRL + VPaste from Clipboard
CTRL + Page UpPrevious Document
CNTL + Page DownNext Document
CNTL + TABShow List of Open Documents
ALT + SHIFT + Page UpColum Mode Select Up (Using Keyboard)
ALT + SHIFT + Page DownColum Mode Select down (Using Keyboard)
ALT + Select ColumColum Mode Select (Using Keyboard & Mouse)
CNRL + DDuplicate Current Line
CNRL + TSwap Current Line with previous Line
CNRL + LDelete Current Line
CNRL + SHIFT + DownMove Current Line Down
CNRL + UConvert to lower case
CNRL + SHIFT + UConvert to UPPER case
CNRL + BAdd/remove the Bookmark
F2Go to next Bookmark
CNRL + Plus SignZoom in/ Increase font size
CNRL + Minus SignZoom in/ Increase font size
ALT + F2Open in Google
ALT + F3Open in Wikipedia.
CTRL + ALT +SHIFT+XOpen in Firefox


Features: Back up all your sessions in NotePad++

This feature is one of the great in notepad++.Remembering the current session for next launch. This feature can access by settings (Menu -> Settings -> Preferences -> Backup).  You can do the followings

  • Enable/Disable,
  • Set the backup in seconds, (by default 7 seconds)
  • Can view the default backup path. (By default: C:\Users\ArunEworld\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\backup\)
  • Can select backup methods as Simple or Verbose,
  • Can create a backup directory.


Features: Style Configurator in NotePad++

This feature can access by settings (Menu -> Settings -> Style configurator).  You can do the followings

  • Select Theme (Many theme are available in dropdown list, You need latest updated notepad++ for access the all themes.
  • Language (You can select which language by default need to open window. Almost all programming languages are available)
  • Foreground Colour and Background Colour (you can select, your favorite colours)
  • Font Style: Bold or Italic or underline,
  • Font Size,


Features: Always On top in NotePad++

You can keep the notepad++ windows in top of your desktop screen.

This feature can access by settings (Menu -> View -> Always On Top). 

NotePad++ Always On Top
NotePad++ Always On Top


Features: Text Ascending & Descending Order in NotePad++

If you have the following questions

  • How to align word or text by ascending or descending order by simple method?
  • How to arrange the list as ascending or descending or by Notepad++

If you have some list in order to arrange the list as ascending or descending order using notepad++, Its very easy. Here your answer,

Go to Edit> Line Operations> [Your Opinions], refer the below answers

ArunEworld-text-Editors-NotePad++-Ascending-Descending-orders.png
NotePad++ trick Ascending and Descending orders


Features: Automatically Update or reload if file has changed in NotePad++

Go to: Settings -> Preferences -> MISC.
And click on “Update silently” check box, under “File Status Auto-Detection”

Features: Move to another view

  • IF you want to view the file in another view you can easily do in Notepad++.
  • On the file name right-click the mouse-> In option Section “Move to other view” (refer the below screenshot)

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