Windows Keyboard Shortcut of the Day


Ctrl+Z: Undo

Posted in Applications by estephen on March 23rd, 2007

It’s up to the individual application, but if an application allows you to Undo, you can generally do so with the Ctrl+Z key. Try undoing some actions with Ctrl+Z.

Check the Edit menu (Alt+E) to see if Undo is listed, and what the keyboard shortcut is that’s listed next to the Edit | Undo command.

(If your application doesn’t support Undo, you’re probably out of luck, but you can try the Esc key.)

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  1. Mako said,

    on July 2nd, 2008 at 12:07 pm

    Ctrl+Z also works in almost every text field, too, regardless of whether the whole application has an undo.

    As a bonus, Ctrl+Y (redo) also works in text fields, although it is not documented.

  2. estephen said,

    on July 11th, 2008 at 10:58 am

    This is an excellent point!

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