Keyboard Shortcuts and Other Tips For Microsoft Notepad (Windows 11)

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This tutorial covers: 

  1. How to Open the File Menu With Keyboard Shortcut
  2. How to Open the Edit Menu With Keyboard Shortcut
  3. How to Open the View Menu With Keyboard Shortcut
  4. How to Open the Settings Menu With Keyboard Shortcut
  5. How to Open a New Tab With Keyboard Shortcuts
  6. How to Open a New Window With Keyboard Shortcuts
  7. How to Open a File With Keyboard Shortcuts
  8. How to Save a File With Keyboard Shortcuts
  9. How to Open the "Save As" Window With Keyboard Shortcuts
  10. How to "Save All" With Keyboard Shortcuts
  11. How to Open "Page setup" With Keyboard Shortcut
  12. How to Open the "Print" Window With Keyboard Shortcuts
  13. How to Close a Tab With Keyboard Shortcuts
  14. How to Close a Window With Keyboard Shortcuts
  15. How to Exit All Windows With Keyboard Shortcut
  16. How to Undo With Keyboard Shortcuts
  17. How to Redo With Keyboard Shortcut
  18. How to Cut Text With Keyboard Shortcuts 
  19. How to Copy Text With Keyboard Shortcuts
  20. How to Paste Text With Keyboard Shortcuts
  21. How to Open the "Find" Window With Keyboard Shortcuts
  22. How to "Find Next" With Keyboard Shortcuts
  23. How to "Find Previous" With Keyboard Shortcuts
  24. How to Open the "Find and Replace" Window With Keyboard Shortcuts
  25. How to Open the "Go to" Window With Keyboard Shortcuts
  26. How to Select All Text With Keyboard Shortcuts
  27. How to Insert the Current Time and Date With Keyboard Shortcuts
  28. How to Open the Font Settings With Keyboard Shortcut
  29. How to "Find Next" With the "Find" Window Keyboard Shortcut
  30. How to "Find Previous" With the "Find" Window Keyboard Shortcut
  31. How to Add/Remove Match Case With Keyboard Shortcut
  32. How to Add/Remove Wrap Around With Keyboard Shortcut
  33. How to "Replace" With Keyboard Shortcut
  34. How to "Replace All" With Keyboard Shortcut
  35. How to Open the Zoom Menu With Keyboard Shortcut
  36. How to Zoom In With Keyboard Shortcuts
  37. How to Zoom Out With Keyboard Shortcuts
  38. How to Restore Default Zoom With Keyboard Shortcuts
  39. How to Add/Remove the Status Bar With Keyboard Shortcut
  40. How to Add/Remove Word Wrap With Keyboard Shortcut
  41. How to Create a Log in Notepad With Menu
  42. How to Create a Log in Notepad With Keyboard Shortcuts
  43. How to Create a Log in Notepad With Code

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How to Open the File Menu With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F.
    The top image displays the cursor clicking the middle of an unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. The menu displays the options of "New tab, New window, Open, Save, Save as, Save all, Page setup, Print, Close tab, Close window, and Exit".

     

 

How to Open the Edit Menu With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E.
The top image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays a menu below the "Edit" button of the Notepad window, with options of "Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Find, Find next, Find previous, Replace, Go to, Select all, Time/Date, and Font".

 

 

How to Open the View Menu With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + V. 

The top image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + V" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays a menu below the "View" button of the Notepad window, with the options of "Zoom", "Status bar", and "Word wrap".

 


How to Open the Settings Menu With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + S.
     
    The top image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + S" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays the Settings window.

 

How to Open a New Tab With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + N.

At the top are two images. The leftmost image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the window. The rightmost image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + N" appears on the lower right side of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays a Notepad window with two tabs inside.


  • Method 2: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + N.
    The first image displays an open Notepad window. A graphic of the shortcut keys of "Ctrl + N" appears on the bottom of the Notepad window. The second image displays the Notepad window with two tabs inside.

     

 

 How to Open a New Window With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + W.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking in the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + W" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays two open Notepad windows.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + Shift + N.
The first image displays an open Notepad window. A graphic of the shortcut keys of "Ctrl + Shift + N" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The second image displays the computer Desktop with two open Notepad windows.



How to Open a File With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Step 1a: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + O. 

The top image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the window. The bottom image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + O" appears in the lower right of the window.

 

  • Step 1b: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + O. 

The computer screen displays an open Notepad window. The computer shortcut keys of "Ctrl + O" appear at the bottom of the Notepad window.

 

  • Step 2: In the "Open" window that opens, click a file and click the "Open" button.
The top image displays the "Open" window where the cursor clicks the "css" file in the list of files, and the "Open" button at the bottom of the window.



How to Save a File With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Step 1a: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + S. 

The top image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the window. The bottom image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + S" appears in the lower right side of the window.

 

  • Step 1b: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + S. 

The edited Notepad window displays the text of "Chapter 2". A graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + S" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window.

 

  • Step 2: In the "Save as" window that opens, type any text in the "File name:" field to name the file and click the "Save" button.
The "Save as" window opens. Towards the bottom of the window, a blue rectangle highlights the "File name:" field that displays "Chapter 2". The cursor clicks the "Save" button at the bottom of the window.



How to Open the "Save As" Window With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Step 1a: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + A. 

The top image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + A" appears in the lower right of the window.

 

  • Step 1b: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + Shift + S. 

A graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + Shift + S" appears at the bottom of the empty Notepad window.

 

  • Step 2: In the "Save as" window that opens, type any text in the "File name:" field to name the file and click the "Save" button.
Towards the bottom of the open "Save as" window, a blue rectangle highlights the "File name:" field that displays "Chapter 4". The cursor clicks the "Save" button at the bottom of the window.



How to "Save All" With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Step 1a: Click inside a Notepad window with at least two tabs and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + L. 

The top image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the window. The bottom image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + L" appears in the lower right of the window.

 

  • Step 1b: Click inside a Notepad window with at least two tabs and on the keyboard press Ctrl + Alt + S.

A graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + Alt + S" appears at the bottom of the empty Notepad window that has two "Untitled" tabs at the top.

 

 

  • Step 2: A "Save as" window opens for each tab. For each window, type any text in the "File name:" field to name the file and click the "Save" button at the bottom of the window.
The top image displays the "Save as" window where a blue rectangle highlights the "File name:" field that displays "3". The cursor clicks the "Save" button at the bottom of the window. The bottom image displays the "Save as" window with a blue rectangle highlighting the "File name:" field that displays "4". The cursor clicks the "Save" button at the bottom of the window.



How to Open "Page setup" With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + U.
At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + U" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the open "Page setup" window in the foreground with the Notepad window in the background.



How to Open the "Print" Window With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + P.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + P" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the open "Print" window.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + P.
The top image displays a graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + P" at the bottom of the unedited Notepad window. The bottom image displays the open "Print" window.




How to Close a Tab With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + C.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + C" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the empty Desktop as the Notepad window with one tab closes.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + W.
The first image displays an open Notepad window with two tabs inside. A graphic of the keyboard shortcut of "Ctrl + W" appears on the bottom of the Notepad window. The second image displays an open Notepad window with only one tab inside.



How to Close a Window With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + E.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the empty Desktop as the one Notepad window closes.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + Shift + W.
The top image displays a graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + Shift + W" at the bottom of the unedited Notepad window. The bottom image displays the empty Desktop as the one Notepad window closes.



How to Exit All Windows With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + F + Alt + X.
At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears at the bottom of the window. A second Notepad window is in the background. The right image displays a menu below the "File" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + X" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the empty Desktop as the two Notepad windows close.



How to Undo With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + U. 

At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of unedited Notepad window, which displays the text of "This file has been edited". A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + U" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays an edited Notepad window with the text of "T", as the rest of the sentence was undone.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + Z.
The left image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "This file has been edited". A graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + Z" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "This file has been" as the "edited" part of the text was undone.



How to Redo With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window, press Ctrl + Z to Undo, and on the keyboard press Ctrl + Y.
The left image displays the edited Notepad window with the text "This file has been". A graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + Y" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "This file has been edited" as the "edited" part of the text was redone.



How to Cut Text With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window, select any text, and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + T.

At the top are two images. The left image displays an edited Notepad window with the text of "This note has been edited". The word "edited" is selected and highlighted in a light blue color. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + T" appears in the right side of the window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "This file has been" as the word "edited" was cut.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an edited Notepad window, select any text, and on the keyboard press Ctrl + X.
The left image displays an edited sticky note with the text of "This note has been edited". The selected text of "been edited" is highlighted in a brown color. A graphic of the keyboard keys Ctrl + X appears at the bottom of the sticky note. The right image displays the edited sticky note with the text of "This note has".



How to Copy Text With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window, select any text, and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + C.

The top image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "This file has been edited". The word "edited" is selected and highlighted in a light blue color. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the window. The bottom image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + C" appears in the lower right of the window.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an edited Notepad window, select any text, and on the keyboard press Ctrl + C.
The edited Notepad window displays the text of "This file has been edited". A graphic of the keyboard keys of "Ctrl + C" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The words "has been edited" are selected and highlighted in light blue.



How to Paste Text With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window, select, and copy or cut any text. On the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + P.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "This file has been edited". The selected word of "edited" is highlighted in a light blue color. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + P" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "This file has been edited" on line one and "edited" on line three where the text was pasted.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an edited Notepad window, select, and copy or cut any text. On the keyboard press Ctrl + V.
The left image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "This file has been edited" on line one and on line three. The text on line three is selected and highlighted in light blue. A graphic of the keyboard keys of "Ctrl + V" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays the edited Notepad window where the text "This file has been edited" appears on line one, line three, and below on line five where the text was pasted.



How to Open the "Find" Window With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + F.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the "Find" window near the top of the edited Notepad window.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + F.
    The top image displays the edited, maximized Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + F" appears on the right side of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays the Find window around the top of the edited, maximized Notepad window.

     

 

How to "Find Next" With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an Edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + N. In the "Find" window that opens, type any text to search for and press Esc to exit the "Find" window. Press Alt + E + Alt + N again to find the next instance of that text.

In the top two images, the left image displays an edited Notepad window with a graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + N" appears in the lower right side of the window. In the bottom two images, the left image displays the selected word "John" highlighted in a light blue color at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays the selected word "John" highlighted in a light blue color at the top of the Notepad window.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an Edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press F3 (or Fn + F3). In the "Find" window that opens, type any text to search for and press F3 (or Fn + F3) again to find the next instance of that text.
     
    The top image displays the word "John" inside the search bar of the Find window, which is around the top of the edited, maximized Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard key "F3" appears at the top of the Notepad window. There are three images below the top image. The leftmost image displays the word "John" highlighted in light blue in the middle of the Notepad window. The middle image displays the word "John" highlighted in light blue at the bottom of the Notepad window. The rightmost image displays the word "John" highlighted in light blue around the top of the Notepad window.


How to "Find Previous" With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an Edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + V. In the "Find" window that opens, type any text to search for and press Esc to exit the "Find" window. Press Alt + E + Alt + V again to find the previous instance of that text.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the edited Notepad window with a graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + V" appears in the lower right of the window. At the bottom are three images. The leftmost image displays the selected word "John" highlighted in a light blue color towards the lower left of the window. The center image displays the selected word of "John" highlighted in a light blue color in the middle of the Notepad window. The right image displays the selected word of "John" highlighted in a light blue color at the top of the Notepad window.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an Edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Shift + F3 (or Fn + Shift + F3). In the "Find" window that opens, type any text to search for and press Shift + F3 (or Fn + Shift + F3) again to find the previous instance of that text.
The top image displays the word "John" inside the search bar of the Find window, which is around the top of the maximized, edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Shift + F3" appears at the top of the Notepad window. There are three images below the top image. The leftmost image displays the word "John" highlighted in light blue at the bottom of the Notepad window. The middle image displays the word "John" highlighted in light blue in the center of the Notepad window. The rightmost image displays the word "John" highlighted in blue around the top of the Notepad window.



How to Open the "Find and Replace" Window With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an Edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + R.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the edited Notepad window with a graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" at the top of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + R" appears in the upper right of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays the open "Find and Replace" window at the top of the edited Notepad window.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an Edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + H.
The top image displays the keyboard keys of "Ctrl + H" at the bottom of the edited Notepad window. The bottom image displays the open Find and Replace window around the top of the edited Notepad window.



How to Open the "Go to" Window With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an Edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + G.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + G" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the open "Go to" window in the center foreground with the grayed out Notepad window in the background.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an Edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + G.
The top image displays a graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + G" at the bottom of the edited Notepad window. The bottom image displays the open "Go to" window above the grayed out Notepad window.



How to Select All Text With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an Edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + A.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + A" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window with all the selected text inside highlighted in a light blue color.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an Edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + A.
The leftmost image displays the edited sticky note with the text of "This note has been edited". A graphic of the keyboard keys Ctrl + A appears at the bottom of the sticky note. The rightmost image displays the edited sticky note where the selected text of "This note has been edited" is highlighted in a brown color.



How to Insert the Current Time and Date With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + D.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + D" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "10:06 AM 2/26/2024".

 

  • Method 2: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press F5 (or Fn + F5).
The top image displays the cursor clicking inside the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard key "F5" appears at the bottom of the window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "10:06 AM 2/26/2024".




How to Open the Font Settings With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + O.
At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking in an unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + O" appears at the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the Settings window with an open Font section.



How to "Find Next" With the "Find" Window Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + F to open the "Find" window.

 At the top are two images. The left image displays the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the "Find" window near the top of the edited Notepad window.

 

  • Step 2: In the "Find" window, type any text to search for and press Alt + D to find the next instance of that text.
The top image displays the open "Find" window at the top of the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + D" appears at the bottom of the window. There are three images at the bottom. The leftmost image displays the selected word of "John" highlighted in a light blue color at the top of the edited Notepad window. The center image displays the selected word "John" highlighted in a light blue color in the center of the edited Notepad window. The right image displays the selected word of "John" highlighted in a light blue color in the lower left of the edited Notepad window.



How to "Find Previous" With the "Find" Window Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + F to open the "Find" window.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the "Find" window near the top of the edited Notepad window.

 

  • Step 2: In the "Find" window, type any text to search for and press Alt + U to find the previous instance of that text.
The top image displays the open "Find" window at the top of the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + U" appears in the lower right of the window. There are three images at the bottom. The leftmost image displays the selected word of "John" highlighted in a light blue color at the bottom of the edited Notepad window. The center image displays the selected word of "John" highlighted in a light blue color in the middle of the edited Notepad window. The right image displays the selected word of "John" highlighted in a light blue color in the upper left of the edited Notepad window.




How to Add/Remove Match Case With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window, and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + F to open the "Find" window.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the "Find" window near the top of the edited Notepad window.

 

  • Step 2: In the "Find" window click the "More options" button on the far right side. On the keyboard press Alt + C to toggle the Match Case option on or off.

The top image displays the "Find" window at the top of the edited Notepad window. The cursor clicks the "More options" button on the far right side of the "Find" window. A menu appears above the "More options" button and a blue rectangle surrounds the "Match case" optionn in the menu. A check mark appears to the left of the "Match case" option. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + C" appears at the bottom of the edited Notepad window. The bottom image displays the open "Find" window at the top of the edited Notepad window. A menu appears above the "More options" button on the far right side of the "Find" window. A blue rectangle surrounds the "Match case" option in the menu, and the space to the left of the "Match case" option is blank without a check mark.

-With Match Case on, a check mark appears to the left of the Match case option. Notepad searches for text with the exact same uppercase and lowercase letters, and displays an error message if no such text is found.

-With Match Case off, a check mark does not appear to the left of the Match case option. Notepad searches for any text regardless of uppercase or lowercase letters.




How to Add/Remove Wrap Around With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window, and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + F to open the "Find" window.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + F" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the "Find" window near the top of the edited Notepad window.

 

  • Step 2: In the "Find" window click the "More options" button on the far right side. On the keyboard press Alt + W to toggle the Wrap Around option on or off.

The top image displays the open "Find" window at the top of the edited Notepad window. The cursor clicks the "More options" button on the far right side of the "Find" window. A menu appears above the "More options" button. A blue rectangle surrounds the "Wrap around" option in the menu. A check mark appears to the left of the "Wrap around" option in the menu. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + W" appears at the bottom of the edited Notepad window. The bottom image displays the open "Find" window at the top of the edited Notepad window. A menu appears above the "More options" button on the far right side of the "Find" window. A blue rectangle surrounds the "Wrap around" option in the menu, and the space to the left of the "Wrap around" option is blank without a check mark. A horizontal scroll bar appears at the bottom of the edited Notepad window.

-With Wrap Around on, a check mark appears to the left of the Wrap around option. Notepad searches the entire document from top to bottom multiple times.

-With Wrap Around off, a check mark does not appear to the left of the Wrap around option. Notepad searches the entire document from top to bottom only once, and an error message appears stating that no text was found.


How to "Replace" With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + R to open the "Find and Replace" window.

 At the top are two images. The left image displays the edited Notepad window with a graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" at the top of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + R" appears in the upper right of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays the open "Find and Replace" window at the top of the edited Notepad window.

 

  • Step 2: Type any text to search for in the upper search bar, and type any text to replace it with in the lower search bar. On the keyboard press Alt + R.
The top image displays the open "Find and Replace" window at the top of the edited Notepad window. The top search bar displays the text of "John" and the bottom search bar displays the text of "Ben". A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + R" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom window displays the edited Notepad window where a blue rectangle surrounds the text of "Ben", which replaced the word "John".



How to "Replace All" With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + R to open the "Find and Replace" Window.

 At the top are two images. The left image displays the edited Notepad window with a graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" at the top of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + R" appears in the upper right of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays the open "Find and Replace" window at the top of the edited Notepad window.

 

  • Step 2: Type any text to search for in the upper search bar, and type any text to replace it with in the lower search bar. On the keyboard press Alt + A.
The top image displays the open "Find and Replace" window at the top of the edited Notepad window. The upper search bar displays the text of "John" and the lower search bar displays the text of "Ben". A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + A" appears on the lower right of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window where blue rectangles surround all the places where the word "John" was replaced with the word "Ben".



How to Open the Zoom Menu With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + V + Alt + Z.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + V" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays a menu below the "View" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + Z" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays a menu to the right of the View menu, with the options of "Zoom in", "Zoom out", and "Restore default zoom".

 

 

How to Zoom In With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + V + Alt + Z + Alt + I.

The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + V" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "View" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + Z" appears at the bottom of the window. The center image displays a menu under the "View" button and a menu to the right of the View menu. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + I" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "10:06 AM 2/26/2024".

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + Plus (or the "Ctrl" and "+" keys.
    The first image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "This file has been edited". A graphic of keyboard keys with "Ctrl" and "+" appear at the bottom of the Notepad window. The second image displays the Notepad window with larger, zoomed in text of "This file has been edited".

     

 

How to Zoom Out With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + V + Alt + Z + Alt + O.

The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + V" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "View" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + Z" appears at the bottom of the window. The center image displays a menu below the "View" button and a menu to the right of the View menu. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + O" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window with the smaller, zoomed out text of "10:06 AM 2/26/2024".

 

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + Minus (or the "Ctrl" and "-" keys).
The first image displays an edited Notepad window with the text of "This file has been edited". A graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl" and "-" appear at the bottom of the Notepad window. The second image displays the edited Notepad window where the text "This file has been edited" appears smaller.



How to Restore Default Zoom With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + V + Alt + Z + Alt + R. 

The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + V" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "View" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + Z" appears at the bottom of the window. The center image displays a menu below the "View" button and a menu to the right of the View menu. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + R" appears at the bottom of the window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "10:06 AM 2/26/2024" at the default zoom percentage.

 

  • Method 2: Click inside an edited Notepad window and on the keyboard press Ctrl + 0.
The first image displays an edited Notepad window with the text "This file has been edited". A graphic of the keyboard keys of "Ctrl + 0" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The second image displays the edited Notepad window where the text "This file has been edited" displays at default zoom.



How to Add/Remove the Status Bar With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + V + Alt + S to toggle the status bar on or off.

The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + V" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "View" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A blue rectangle surrounds the "Status bar" option in the menu, and a check mark appears to the left of the "Status bar" option in the menu. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + S" at the bottom of the window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window where a blue rectangle surrounds the empty space at the bottom of the window, as the Status bar was turned off.

-With the status bar on, a check mark appears to the left of the "Status bar" option and the status bar displays the line number, column number, and zoom percentage at the bottom of the Notepad window.

-With the status bar off, a check mark does not appear to the left of the "Status bar" option and the bottom of the Notepad window is blank.




How to Add/Remove Word Wrap With Keyboard Shortcut

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + V + Alt + W to toggle word wrap on or off.

The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the edited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + V" appears at the bottom of the window. The right image displays a menu below the "View" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A blue rectangle surrounds the "Word wrap" option in the menu, and a check mark appears to the left of the "Word wrap" option in the menu. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + W" appears at the bottom of the window. A blue rectangle surrounds the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the Notepad window as word wrap is turned on. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window. A blue rectangle surrounds the bottom of the window, indicating the absence of a horizontal scroll bar as word wrap is turned off.

-With word wrap on, a check mark appears to the left of the "Word wrap" option and a horizontal scroll bar does not appear at the bottom of the Notepad window.

With word wrap off, a check mark does not appear to the left of the "Word wrap" option and a horizontal scroll bar appears at the bottom of the Notepad window.


How to Create a Log in Notepad With Menu

  • Step 1: Go to the upper left of the Notepad window and click the "Edit" button.

The cursor clicks the "Edit" button in the upper left of the unedited Notepad window.

 

  • Step 2: In the menu that opens, click "Time/Date". Notepad inserts the current time and date into the document each time this option is selected.
The top image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. The cursor clicks the "Time/Date" option in the menu.



How to Create a Log in Notepad With Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Method 1: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press Alt + E + Alt + D. Notepad inserts the current time and date into the document each time this keyboard shortcut is pressed.

At the top are two images. The left image displays the cursor clicking the middle of the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + E" appears at the bottom of the Notepad window. The right image displays a menu below the "Edit" button in the upper left of the Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard keys "Alt + D" appears in the lower right of the window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "10:06 AM 2/26/2024".

 

  • Method 2: Click inside a Notepad window and on the keyboard press F5 (or Fn + F5). Notepad inserts the current time and date into the document each time this keyboard shortcut is pressed.

The top image displays the cursor clicking inside the unedited Notepad window. A graphic of the keyboard key "F5" appears at the bottom of the window. The bottom image displays the edited Notepad window with the text of "10:06 AM 2/26/2024".




How to Create a Log in Notepad With Code

  • Step 1: Click inside a Notepad window, type ".LOG", and press Enter.

The edited Notepad window displays the text of ".LOG" and the insertion point, or blinking vertical line, appears on line two of the document.

 

  • Step 2: Save the file by pressing Ctrl + S. In the "Save as" window type any text in the "File name:" field to name the file, and click the "Save" button. 
The top image displays a graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + S" at the bottom of the edited Notepad window. The bottom image displays the "Save as" window where the "File name:" field displays the text of "journal" and the cursor clicks the "Save" button at the bottom of the window.

  • Step 3: Click the "Close" or "X" button in the upper right corner of the Notepad window.

The cursor clicks the "Close" or "X" button in the upper right of the edited Notepad window.

 

  • Step 4: Reopen Notepad; first click the Start (four blue squares) button on the taskbar and in the Start window that opens click the Notepad app icon. 

The top image displays the cursor clicking the Start (four blue squares) button on the lower left of the taskbar at the bottom of the computer screen. The bottom image displays the open Start window where the cursor clicks the Notepad app icon.

 

  • Step 5: Click inside the Notepad window that opens and press Ctrl + O. In the "Open" window that opens, click the saved file with the log code and click the "Open" button. 

The top image displays a graphic of the keyboard keys "Ctrl + O" at the bottom of the unedited Notepad window.l The bottom image displays the "Open" window where the "journal" file is selected and the cursor clicks the "Open" button at the bottom of the window.

 

  • Whenever this file is opened, Notepad adds the current date and time into the document.
The edited Notepad window displays the text of ".LOG" on line one, and "10:12 AM 2/26/2024" on line three.




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