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Resize the pane downward

AltShiftDown arrow

Windows Desktop app Windows Terminal default settings

Practice this

Press Alt + Shift + Down arrow to resize the pane downward in Windows Terminal. 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

Resize the pane to the left Alt + Shift + Left arrow
Resize the pane to the right Alt + Shift + Right arrow
Resize the pane upward Alt + Shift + Up arrow
Focus the pane below Alt + Down arrow
Focus the pane on the left Alt + Left arrow
Focus the pane on the right Alt + Right arrow
Focus the pane above Alt + Up arrow
Focus the pane you used before Ctrl + Alt + Left arrow

See every Windows Terminal shortcut

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