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Notepad++

Close the document

CtrlW

Windows Desktop app Notepad++ default shortcuts

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Press Ctrl + W to close the document in Notepad++. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Document open

Where this comes from

Notepad++ default shortcuts - Parameters.cpp

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Close the current document Adobe Acrobat Cmd + F4
Close the project Audacity Ctrl + W
Close the active editor DBeaver Cmd + W
Close the editor Eclipse IDE Ctrl + F4
Close workbook Microsoft Excel Ctrl + W
Close the document Inkscape Cmd + W
Close the current image Krita Ctrl + W
Close the document Sketch Cmd + W
Close the current document SQL Server Management Studio Ctrl + F4
Close document Microsoft Word Ctrl + W

More Notepad++ shortcuts

Close every document Ctrl + Shift + W
Print the document Ctrl + P
Reopen the last closed file Ctrl + Shift + T
Exit Notepad++ Alt + F4
Cut the selection Ctrl + X
Copy the selection Ctrl + C
Paste from the clipboard Ctrl + V
Mark the start or end of a selection Ctrl + Shift + B

See every Notepad++ shortcut

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