How can I switch tabs in Notepad++ via Ctrl+PgUp/Down?

Question

How can I run through the tabs in Notepad++ easily?

I would like to use Ctrl+PgUp/PgDn like in Firefox.

Answer 1

I'm using Notepad++ version 5.7, and it's simple to change the behavior to do exactly what you're looking for -- use Ctrl+PgUp/PgDown to change tabs just like in Firefox. Here's how:

Step 1: Click Settings | Shortcut Mapper... and make sure "Main menu" is highlighted at the top of the window. Then scroll to the very bottom of the list, and find the line that says "Switch to previous document". Double click on it's current shortcut value, and in the window that comes up change the shortcut to "Ctrl + Page up". Similarly, change the shortcut for "Switch to next document" to "Ctrl + Page down".

Step 2: Click Settings | Preferences... | MISC. tab. In the "Document Switcher (Ctrl+TAB)" box, uncheck "Enable MRU behavior". This is needed so that switching to the next/previous document will switch to an adjacent tab, rather than switching to the Most Recently Used tab.

EDIT: shoot, this question is answered far better here:

Switching to tabs to the right or left of the current tab in Notepad++

Wish I'd seen that first! :)

Answer 2

Use Ctrl + Tab . Same will apply to most tabbed applications. :)

Answer 3

Use Cntrl+Shft+Tab to run through the documents.

From All the keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl+Tab switches between 2 documents.

Answer 4

To enable Ctrl+PgUp/Down tab-switching behaviour, use AutoHotkey script:

#IfWinActive, ahk_class Notepad++
^PgDn::send {XButton2}
^PgUp::send {XButton1}

This script has a minor bug: when Notepad++ window is focused but the mouse pointer is placed outside of it, then the AutoHotkey {XButton2} will go to the window over which the mouse pointer floats. (Has anybody found a better solution?)

This script is based on the one taken from this blog.

Answer 5

Set the shortcut by yourself. my farvourite shortcut is to use Alt + 1/2/3 to switch to Tab 1/2/3

Answer 6

For quick tab switching I could recommend you my free open source plugin 'NavigateTo' - https://github.com/young-developer/nppNavigateTo/releases

This plugin is something like NavigateTo in Visual Studio but it is more simple. It allows you to quickly search and navigate between opened files(tabs)

You can open plugin form under the “Plugins > Navigate To ” menu in Notepad++ or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl +COMMA to bring up the “Navigate To” dialog and then search by filename(path) and press Enter to navigate to opened file.