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Focus the pane above

AltUp arrow

Windows Desktop app Windows Terminal default settings

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In Windows Terminal, Alt + Up arrow will focus the pane above. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Split panes

Where this comes from

Windows Terminal defaults.json - microsoft/terminal

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

More Windows Terminal shortcuts

Focus the pane you used before Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow
Copy the selected text Ctrl + Shift + C
Paste into the terminal Ctrl + Shift + V
Select all the text Ctrl + Shift + A
Start mark mode to select with the keyboard Ctrl + Shift + M
Scroll down one line Ctrl + Shift + Down arrow
Scroll down one page Ctrl + Shift + Page Down
Scroll up one line Ctrl + Shift + Up arrow

See every Windows Terminal shortcut

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