Arch Linux

Terminal: Readline

Cut the current word before the cursor

Ctrl + W

All hotkeys for Arch Linux

Kernel
Take control of keyboard back from X

Alt + Sys Rq + R

Kernel
Send SIGTERM to all processes, allowing them to terminate gracefully

Alt + Sys Rq + E

Kernel
Send SIGKILL to all process, forcing them to terminate immediately

Alt + Sys Rq + I

Kernel
Sync - Flush data to disk

Alt + Sys Rq + S

Kernel
Unmount - Unmound and remount all file systems read-only

Alt + Sys Rq + U

Kernel
Reboot

Alt + Sys Rq + B

Terminal: Virtual console
Reboots Computer (specified by the symlink /usr/lib/systemd/system/ctrl-alt-del.target)

Ctrl + Alt + Del

Terminal: Virtual console
(F2, F3, …) Switch to n-th virtual console

Alt + F1

Terminal: Virtual console
Switch to previous virtual console

Alt +

Terminal: Virtual console
Switch to next virtual console

Alt +

Terminal: Virtual console
When Scroll Lock is activated, input/output is locked

Scroll Lock

Terminal: Virtual console
Scroll console buffer up

Shift + Page Up

Terminal: Virtual console
Scroll console buffer down

Shift + Page Down

Terminal: Virtual console
Kills current task

Ctrl + C

Terminal: Virtual console
Inserts an EOF

Ctrl + D

Terminal: Virtual console
Pauses current task

Ctrl + Z

Terminal: Readline
Clear the screen

Ctrl + L

Terminal: Readline
Move cursor one character to the left

Ctrl + B

Terminal: Readline
Move cursor one character to the right

Ctrl + F

Terminal: Readline
Move cursor one word to the left

Alt + B

Terminal: Readline
Move cursor one word to the right

Alt + F

Terminal: Readline
Move cursor to start of the line

Ctrl + A

Terminal: Readline
Move cursor to end of the line

Ctrl + E

Terminal: Readline
Cut everything from line start to cursor

Ctrl + U

Terminal: Readline
Cut everything from the cursor to end of the line

Ctrl + K

Terminal: Readline
Cut the current word after the cursor

Alt + D

Terminal: Readline
Cut the current word before the cursor

Ctrl + W

Terminal: Readline
Paste the previous cut text

Ctrl + Y

Terminal: Readline
Paste the second latest cut text

Alt + Y

Terminal: Readline
Paste the first argument of the previous command

Alt + Ctrl + Y

Terminal: Readline
Paste the last argument of the previous command

Alt + ./_

Terminal: Readline
Move to the previous line

Ctrl + P

Terminal: Readline
Move to the next line

Ctrl + N

Terminal: Readline
Search

Ctrl + S

Terminal: Readline
Reverse search

Ctrl + R

Terminal: Readline
End search

Ctrl + J

Terminal: Readline
Abort search (restores original line)

Ctrl + G

Terminal: Readline
Restore all changes made to line

Alt + R

Terminal: Readline
Auto-complete a name

⭾ Tab

Terminal: Readline
List all possible completions

Alt + ?

Terminal: Readline
Insert all possible completions

Alt + *

X11 & Wayland
(F2, F3, …) Switch to n-th virtual console. If it doesn't work, try  Ctrl + Fn + Alt + F

Ctrl + Alt + F1

X11 & Wayland
Paste text from the PRIMARY buffer

↑   Shift + Insert

X11 & Wayland
Paste text from the PRIMARY buffer

Mouse right click

Similar combinations for other applications


Open Office Writer 3 (Linux)
Close file in top editing window
Manage Files

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Eclipse Helios (Windows)
Close current file
Manage Files and Projects

Ctrl + W


Novell Evolution 2 (Linux)
Close current window
General

ctrl + w


Emacs 23.2.1 (Linux)
Cut Selection
Edit

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Close a document.
Working with documents: Create, view, and save documents

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Close a document.
Working with documents: Create, view, and save documents

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2007 (Windows)
Close a document.
Working with documents: Create, view, and save documents

Ctrl + W


VLC Media Player (Windows)
Quit VLC
Manage VLC, Playlists, and Special Commands

Ctrl + W


Thunderbird (Windows)
Close window or tab
Navigate Messages

Ctrl + W


Adobe Reader 9 (Linux)
Close current document
Acrobat Features

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Adobe Reader X (Windows)
Close current document
Acrobat Features

Ctrl + W


KDevelop (Linux)
Close file in top editing window
Manage Files

Ctrl + W


Thunderbird (Linux)
Close window or tab
Navigate Messages

Ctrl + W


Google Chrome (Windows)
Close the tab(or close Chrome if only one tab is open)
Manage Tabs

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Firefox (Linux)
Close current browser tab
Navigation

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + Q


Firefox (Windows)
Close current browser tab
Navigation

Ctrl + W


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
Select current word
Code Editor - Select Text

Ctrl + W


Google Chrome (Linux)
Close tab (or close Chrome if only one tab is open)
Manage Tabs

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Phoenix Viewer (Windows)
Close Window
File

Ctrl + W


Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 (Windows)
Close
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Ctrl + W


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
Select current word
Coding - Select Text

Ctrl + W


Microstation v8i (Windows)
Closes the active design file
Managing Design Files

Ctrl + W


Notepad++ 5 (Windows)
Close current document.
Basic File Management

Ctrl + W


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the active window
Manage Access Features - Manage Windows

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Opera (Linux)
Close tab
Tabs

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Tekla Structures 14.0 (Windows)
Drawing Wizard
Modeling shortcuts

Ctrl + w


Total Commander 8 (Windows)
Close currently active tab
Main Shortcuts

Ctrl + w


Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)
Select current word
Code Snippets (Visual C# Scheme) - Select Text

Ctrl + W


Sublime Text (Windows)
Close Sublime
Menu Control

Ctrl + W


UltraEdit (Windows)
Toggle Word Wrap on/off
Edit Menu

Ctrl + W


Avid Media Composer 7 (Windows)
Closes open windows, bins or dialog boxes
Bin Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Texmaker 4.0.2 (Windows)
Close
"File" menu

Ctrl + W


FreeMind 0.9.0 (Windows)
Close map
File commands

Ctrl + W


IntelliJ (Linux)
Select successively increasing code blocks
Editing

Ctrl + W


IntelliJ (Windows)
Select successively increasing code blocks
Editing

Ctrl + W


iTunes (Windows)
Close the iTunes window
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the active window
Working with Text and Data - Manage Windows

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (Windows)
Close the active window.
Microsoft Office basics applicable to PowerPoint 2007

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Audacity 2 (Windows)
Close
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Notepad2 (Windows)
Word wrap
View Menu

Ctrl + W


NetBeans 8 (Windows)
Close selected window
Opening and Toggling between Views

Ctrl + F4 / Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2013 (Windows)
Close document
Manage Word Documents and View

Ctrl + W


Adobe Reader X (Linux)
Close current document
Acrobat Features

Ctrl + W


Axialis IconWorkshop (Windows)
New - Windows icon project...
File Menu

Ctrl + W


WinRAR (Windows)
Close Winrar
Others

Ctrl + W


Qt Creator (Windows)
Close window
General

Ctrl + W


Qt Creator (MacOS)
Close window
General

Ctrl + W


Adobe Acrobat Pro (Windows)
Close Help window
Navigation - Navigating the Help window

Ctrl + W / Alt + F4


Axialis IconWorkshop (Windows)
New swatch...
Color Menu

Ctrl + W


Pro Tools (Windows)
Close window
Window Menu

Ctrl + W


Atom (text editor) 1.0 (Linux)
Close tab
File Management

Ctrl + w


Atom (text editor) 1.0 (Windows)
Close tab
File Management

Ctrl + W


Notepad++ 6 (Windows)
Close Current Document
File menu

Ctrl + W


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the active window
Working with Access Views - Manage Windows

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Linux Mint (Linux)
Close tab
File Manager (Nemo) - Manage Tabs

Ctrl + W


Sonar 2015 (Windows)
"Toggle ‘On stop, rewind to Now marker’ on/off"
Transport

Ctrl + W


Skype for Business (Lync) 2016 (Windows)
Show/ hide instant message area
Conversation window

Ctrl + W


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Close
Basic Shortcuts for Photoshop CC 2015 - File Basics

Ctrl + W


Adobe After Effects CC (Windows)
Close active Viewer or Panel (closes content first)
Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows

Ctrl + W


Clink (Windows)
unix-word-rubout
BASH (GNU Readline) Line Editing

Ctrl + W


Sonos Controller (Windows)
Close active window
22 Shortcuts for Sonos Controller (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Edge Browser (Windows)
Close current tab (note: closing last remaining tab quits application)
Window / Tab Control

Ctrl + W


Adobe Premiere CC (Windows)
Close
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Access 2010 (Windows)
Close the active window
The Rest - Manage Windows

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Nuke 10 (Windows)
Close current project
Global Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Nuke 10 (Linux)
Close current project
Global Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Adobe Photoshop CC (Windows)
Close
Manage Panels - File Basics

Ctrl + W


FileMaker Pro (Windows)
Close a file or window
General keyboard shortcuts (Windows)

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Corel Painter 2017 (Windows)
Close
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Finale (Windows)
Close
File Menu

Ctrl + W


InDesign CC (Windows)
Close window
File Menu Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


ArchiCAD 20 (Windows)
Close
File Menu Commands

Ctrl + W


Hexagon 2 (Windows)
Close
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Dynamics GP 2015 (Windows)
Close the current window
Window Navigation Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Dynamics GP 2015 (Windows)
Close the current window
Tools Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Windows Movie Maker (Windows)
Play content on the storyboard/timeline
On timeline

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2016 (Windows)
Close
General Operation

Ctrl + W


Dynamics CRM 2015 (Windows)
Opens a new window.
MMC Shortcuts(Microsoft Management Console)

Ctrl + W


Dynamics AX 2015 (Windows)
Open a new Application Workspace
Working with AOT

Ctrl + W


Dynamics NAV 2015 (Windows)
Export to Microsoft Office Word
Export

Ctrl + W


GIMP (Linux)
Close
File

Ctrl + W


AutoCAD 2016 (MacOS)
Toggles Selection Cycling.
Toggles

Ctrl + W


Apple Photos (Windows)
Close window
General

Ctrl + W


GIMP (Windows)
Close
File operations

Ctrl + W


Autodesk Inventor 2017 (Windows)
Steering wheels
View

Ctrl + W


Silhouette Studio (Windows)
Close odcument
File/Project

Ctrl + W


AutoCAD 2016 (Windows)
Toggles selection cycling
General

Ctrl + W


1Password (Windows)
Close window.
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Autodesk 3ds Max 2017 (Windows)
Zoom region mode
Viewport Navigation Controls

Ctrl + W


TextMate 2 (MacOS)
Select Word
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Sublime Text (Linux)
Close Current Tab
Navigation through Tabs

Ctrl + W


JetBrains RubyMine (Windows)
Select Successively Incresing Code blocks
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


JetBrains RubyMine (Linux)
Select Successively Incresing Code blocks
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


FileZilla (Windows)
Close tab
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Ctrl + W


Amazon Kindle (Windows)
Close book
Reading Book

Ctrl + W


JetBrains PyCharm (Windows)
Select Successively Incresing Code blocks
Editing

Ctrl + W


Adobe Dreamweaver (Windows)
Close Window
Coding Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Bash (Linux)
Cut Word Before Cursor to Clipboard
Editing

Ctrl + W


jEdit (Windows)
Close Buffer
File

Ctrl + W


Adobe RoboHelp (Windows)
Preview
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


JetBrains PhpStorm (Windows)
Select Successively Incresing Code blocks
Editing

Ctrl + W


Blender 3D (Windows)
Write File
Universal

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
Edit Move Navigation - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
New
Application - File

Ctrl + W


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Close
Application - File

Ctrl + W


JetBrains PhpStorm (Linux)
Select Successively Incresing Code blocks
Editing

Ctrl + W


Corel Draw X8 (Windows)
Refresh window
Document Display

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
Inner Ring Actions - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


ACDSee (Windows)
Close ACDSee
View Mode

Ctrl + W


Steinberg Cubase 9 (Windows)
Close
File

Ctrl + W


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
New
Spline Modeler - File

Ctrl + W


DAZ Studio (Windows)
Close script
Script Commands

Ctrl + W


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Close
Spline Modeler - File

Ctrl + W


Corel Ventura 10 (Windows)
Refresh Window
Zoom and View

Ctrl + W


Corel Quattro Pro X8 (Windows)
Show Symbols dialog Box
Text Formatting

Ctrl + W


Corel WordPerfect X8 (Windows)
Symbol Insert
63 Shortcuts for Corel WordPerfect X8 (Windows)

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
Sculpting Brushes - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


Chief Architect (Windows)
Close View
View Mode

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
New
Vertex Modeler - File

Ctrl + W


Daz 3D Carrara 8 (Windows)
Close
Vertex Modeler - File

Ctrl + W


Houdini (Windows)
Close pane tab
Main Menu

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
3D Models - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


Flock (Windows)
Close tab
General

Ctrl + W


Poser Pro (Windows)
Close
File

Ctrl + W


Kingsoft Presentation 2016 (Windows)
Close Window
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


MusicBee (Windows)
Close Tab
Tabs

Ctrl + W


Kingsoft Spreadsheets 2016 (Windows)
Closes the selected workbook window
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Kingsoft Writer 2016 (Windows)
Close Window
Editing

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
ZSpheres - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


Primevera P6 P6 (Windows)
Close Project
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Brackets (Windows)
Close
99 Shortcuts for Brackets (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Adobe Captivate 2017 (Windows)
Close the project
General and Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


SPSS Modeler (Windows)
Deselect All Downstream Nodes
Node

Ctrl + W


X-Plane 11 (Windows)
Shows a front-facing view unencumbered by an instrument panel or any other display
View Selection controls for Cockpit Views

Ctrl + W


Notes 9.0 (Windows)
Close Current Page
26 Shortcuts for Notes 9.0 (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Forte (Windows)
New Watch Filter
Main Browser Window

Ctrl + W


Krita Painting 3 (Windows)
Close
General

Ctrl + W


Forte (Windows)
New watch filter
Usenet/Email Filter windows

Ctrl + W


Jetbrains CLion (Windows)
Select successively increasing code blocks
Editing Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


MetaTrader MT4 (Windows)
Close Window
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Soundforge (Windows)
Close the active data window
Project File Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Zerodha Trader (Windows)
Lock Application
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


ZBrush 4 (Windows)
Group Masked and Clear Mask
Canvas and 2.5D - PolyGroups

Ctrl + W


Maxthon (Web Application)
Close the current tab
Close

Ctrl + W


MPS 2017 (Windows)
Select successively increasing code blocks starting from the current caret location
Basic Editing

Ctrl + W


KMPlayer (Windows)
Open WDM (TV) as Default Device...
General

Ctrl + W


Siemens NX 11 (Windows)
Show/Hide
Edit Menu

Ctrl + W


XYplorer (Windows)
Close Tab
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Pegasus Mail (Web Application)
Read new mail
File menu

Ctrl + W


Xamarin Studio (MonoDevelop) (Windows)
Close File
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Quickbooks Desktop (Windows)
Write new check
Access Main Functions / Windows

Ctrl + W


Synfig (Windows)
Closes the current animation document.
73 Shortcuts for Synfig (Windows)

Ctrl + W


ProRealTime (Windows)
Save/Delete
Templates

Ctrl + W


Pencil2D (Windows)
Crop
57 Shortcuts for Pencil2D (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Anim8or (Windows)
Wire Frame
Top Toolbar Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


GeoModeller3D (Windows)
Close
File Operations

Ctrl + W


SolidWorks (Windows)
Open from Web Folder
File Menu

Ctrl + W


iClone 7 (Windows)
Toggle Snap to Grid On/Off
Working Area

Ctrl + W


Tableau (Windows)
Swap rows and columns
General

Ctrl + W


Sierra Chart (Windows)
Windows and Chartbooks
Window Menu

Ctrl + W


RStudio (Windows)
Close active document (except on Chrome)
Source

Ctrl + W


Solidworks 2019
Close window
Windows

Ctrl + W


Impro-Visor (Windows)
save the current file, specifying the name
Files

Ctrl + W


Rhino (Windows)
Zoom
Default Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Putty (Windows)
Delete the word before the cursor
16 Shortcuts for Putty (Windows)

Ctrl + W


QCad (Windows)
Close current drawing
File Handlng

Ctrl + W


QCad (Linux)
Close current drawing
File Handlng

Ctrl + W


TurboCAD (Windows)
Set Plan View of the World User Coordinate System
171 Shortcuts for TurboCAD (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Alphacam (Windows)
Zoom Window
Regular Commands

Ctrl + W


PhpStorm
Extend or shrink selection
General

Ctrl + W


ChessBase 13
Annotate correspondence chess move %%
Board window

Ctrl + W


Affinity Photo
Close Document/Close App (when no documents open)
File

Ctrl + W


CodeLite 10 (Windows)
Close current file
Files

Ctrl + F4 / Ctrl + W


FlashFXP (Web Application)
Toggle synchronized browsing (on/off)
54 Shortcuts for FlashFXP (Web Application)

Ctrl + W


Exact Audio Copy
Compare WAVs
Tools menu

Ctrl + W


Skipper
Close Project
Visual model shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Vivaldi
Close tab
Tab

Ctrl + W


Simplify3D
Wireframe
View menu

Ctrl + W


Zwift (PC and macOS)
Where am I? (toggle the information window)
Riding / Fan view

Ctrl + W


CuteFTP (Windows)
Opens selected file for editing
General

Ctrl + W


Modo (Windows)
Close current scene
General/System

Ctrl + W


Dashlane
Log out
Application (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Roblox Studio
Close
General

Ctrl + W


Xyplorer
White Border
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Wordfast Pro (Windows)
Close
100 Shortcuts for Wordfast Pro (Windows)

Ctrl + W / Ctrl + F4


Comodo IceDragon (Windows)
Close Tab
Windows and Tabs

Ctrl + W


VariCAD (Windows)
Cut Solid
Hot Keys

Ctrl + W


Evergreen (Linux)
Close Tab
Navigation

Ctrl + W


Ulead PhotoImpact 8 (Windows)
Closes the current image file. A message box prompts to save file
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Geany (Linux)
Close
Files

Ctrl + W


Inkscape (Windows)
Within a dialog close the dialog
Dialog

Ctrl + F4 / Ctrl + W


Geany (Windows)
Close
Files

Ctrl + W


Astroneer
Walk
General

Ctrl + W


Chromebook (Linux)
Closes the currently selected tab
34 Shortcuts for Chromebook (Linux)

Ctrl + W


RStudio
Close active document (except on Chrome)
Source

Ctrl + W


PhotoFiltre (Windows)
Close active image
Others

Ctrl + W


GibbsCAM (Windows)
Close Window
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Vectorworks (Windows)
Close
File Menu

Ctrl + W


Browser tab management
Close tab
Chrome OS

Ctrl + W


KiCAD (Linux)
Switch Track Width to Previous
PCB

Ctrl + W


LDCad
Close current file
Global

Ctrl + W


KiCAD (Windows)
Switch Track Width to Previous
PCB

Ctrl + W


Cisco IOS
Delete word to the left of the cursor
Delete CLI entries

Ctrl + W


Foxit Reader (Windows)
Close File
30 Shortcuts for Foxit Reader (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Foxit Reader (Linux)
Close File
30 Shortcuts for Foxit Reader (Linux)

Ctrl + W


Arduino (Windows)
Close
29 Shortcuts for Arduino (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Target 3001! (Windows)
Draw Air Wire in PCB-Without-Schematic
Modes and Elements

Ctrl + W


Arduino (Linux)
Close
29 Shortcuts for Arduino (Linux)

Ctrl + W


WavePad Sound Editor (Windows)
Close file
File Operation

Ctrl + W


The Secret of Monkey Island
Win the game
Function and Command keys

Ctrl + W


KiCad 5.0.2
Switch Track Width To Previous
Pcbnew

Ctrl + W


AVS Audio Editor (Windows)
Closes the selected audio file
File

Ctrl + W


Pidgin (Linux)
Close
Conversation

Ctrl + W


Brave Browser (Windows)
Close Tab
Tabs and Windows

Ctrl + W


KeyCreator (Windows)
Zoom Window
View Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Balsamiq Mockups (Windows)
Close current mockup
Working with Mockup Files

Ctrl + W


CamBam (Windows)
Produce gcode file
32 Shortcuts for CamBam (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Solidwork Composer (Windows)
Shows/hides the ground shadow
35 Shortcuts for Solidwork Composer (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Adobe Illustrator
Close the document window
Work with documents

Ctrl + W


FlexiSign Pro 8.1 (Windows)
Close
Other Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


SuperMemo (Windows)
Workload
129 Shortcuts for SuperMemo (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Cisco Jabber
Close chat window
Instant messages

Ctrl + W


Google Chrome
Close the current tab
Tab and window shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Cisco Webex
Close a shared file or whiteboard
Windows

Ctrl + W


Tableau
Swap rows and columns
Authoring views (Tableau Desktop)

Ctrl + W


Evolution
Close Window
Global - Controls

Ctrl + W


Claws Mail
Close
Compose window

Ctrl + W


SAP NetWeaver Business Client 5.0 for Desktop
Close Tab
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Sticky Notes
Close window
Navigation

Ctrl + W


Winamp
Toggle windowshade mode
General

Ctrl + W


Siemens NX
Show / hide
Edit menu

Ctrl + W


QuickBooks Desktop
Write Checks/Cheques
Opening Windows/List

Ctrl + W


Shotcut
Close
Timeline

Ctrl + W


Tibia
Remove statements from the game window
Game Window

Ctrl + W


Quicken 2018
Go to the Write Checks screen
Features and lists

Ctrl + W


Telegram
Iconify (minimize) Telegram to system tray
General

Ctrl + W


PyCharm 2018.2
Select successively increasing code blocks starting from the current caret location.
Basic editing

Ctrl + W


Nimbus Capture (PC)
Quit
Editor

Ctrl + W


Adobe Bridge CC
Close window
File menu

Ctrl + W


Bash (Unix shell)
Cut the word before the cursor and add it to the clipboard
Cut and paste

Ctrl + W


jEdit
Close buffer.
Files

Ctrl + W


Black Desert Online
Adjust focus
Free cam mode

Ctrl + W


Atom (Windows)
(Source: Go To Line) core:cancel
All shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Unreal Engine
Duplicate
Common commands

Ctrl + W


PaintShop Pro 2018
Window fit to image
Shortcuts with Ctrl

Ctrl + W


PureSync
Run wizard
Actions menu

Ctrl + W


Nuke
Close the current project or script, dependent on environment
Global

Ctrl + W


CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018
Refresh Window
General

Ctrl + W


Kindle for PC
Close Book
While Reading a Book

Ctrl + W


Bluebeam Revu
Close current document
Advanced text

Ctrl + W


KMPlayer
Open WDM (TV) as default device
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2016
Close a document
Create and edit documents

Ctrl + W


Windows PowerShell ISE
Close PowerShell Tab
Windows PowerShell tabs

Ctrl + W


SimpleMind
Apply default Word Wrap
General

Ctrl + W


Metapad
Word wrap
Options

Ctrl + W


PDF-XChange Editor
Close the active document.
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Paint
Open the Resize and Skew dialog box
Powers of Ctrl

Ctrl + W


Inkscape
Close document window
Window

Ctrl + W


Xodo
Close the current tab
Navigating

Ctrl + W


Clip Studio Paint Pro
Close
File menu

Ctrl + W


Adobe Premiere Pro (Windows)
Close
File

Ctrl + W


gedit
Close the current document
Working with files

Ctrl + W


TextRoom
Change the current format
General

Ctrl + W


Corel Painter
Close
File menu commands

Ctrl + W


LightWave 3D
Mirror hierarchy
Layout: Setup

Ctrl + W


KDE Plasma Desktop
Close Document/Tab
Working with Documents

Ctrl + W


Microsoft FrontPage
Close the active window.
Access and use windows

Ctrl + W


Chromebook and Chrome OS
Close the current tab
Tabs and windows

Ctrl + W


WavePad
Close file
File Operations

Ctrl + W


IntelliJ IDEA (Windows, Linux)
Extend selection
Editing

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts)
[Text Editor] Edit.SelectCurrentWord
Edit

Ctrl + W


Comodo IceDragon
Close Tab
Windows and Tabs

Ctrl + W


NetBeans
Close selected window
Opening and toggling between views

Ctrl + W


PSPad
Word Wrap Lines
Show

Ctrl + W


Brackets
Close
General

Ctrl + W


GIMP
Close document window
View

Ctrl + W


GoldWave
Sets the selection to the view (what is currently shown in the Sound window).
Editing

Ctrl + W


Zim
Close window
General

Ctrl + W


WordPerfect X8
Symbol Insert
General

Ctrl + W


WinHex
Close window
Window menu

Ctrl + W


GNU Emacs
Kill region
Killing and deleting

Ctrl + W


Qt Creator
Close window
General

Ctrl + W


FileMaker
Close a file or window
General

Ctrl + W


Multi Commander
Tab - Close Tab
Core shortcuts

Ctrl + W


NewsBin Pro
Lockout poster keyword
Post and search tab

Ctrl + W


KompoZer
Close KompoZer Help Window
Help window

Ctrl + W


Maple
Move One Word Right
Command line interface

Ctrl + W


Freemind
Close
File commands

Ctrl + W


Maxthon
Close the current tab
Close

Ctrl + W


Sublime Text
Close current tab
Tabs

Ctrl + W


Sumatra PDF
Close current document
Actions

Ctrl + W


League of Legends
Add an ability point to the champion's 2nd ability
General

Ctrl + W


Eclipse
Close currently open file
Managing files and projects

Ctrl + W


Visual Studio Code (Linux)
Close
File management

Ctrl + W


Guitar Pro
Close
General

Ctrl + W


The Bat!
Add sender to Address Book
Working with Messages

Ctrl + W


WPS Office
Closes the selected workbook window
General

Ctrl + W


Accounting CS
Prompts you to save changes (When in Workpapers CS closes the workpaper, but leaves the PDF editor open. Also, you are prompted to save your changes before returning the workpaper to the binder)
Navigating and special functions

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Excel 2016
Closes the selected workbook window
CTRL combination shortcut keys

Ctrl + W


Krita 3.0
Close
General

Ctrl + W


FileZilla
Close tab
General

Ctrl + W


Blender
Save File
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Access 2016
Close the active database window
Navigate in the Access workspace

Ctrl + W


VLC Media Player
Quit VLC
Miscellaneous

Ctrl + W


ACDSee
Closes ACDSee
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Close tab
Tabs

Ctrl + W


Windows Movie Maker
Play content on the storyboard/timeline
Timeline

Ctrl + W


IrfanView
Start slideshow with current directory and images
Slideshow

Ctrl + W


SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Select the word containing the cursor, or the closest word
Text selection

Ctrl + W


CoffeeCup HTML Editor
Close
File

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts)
Edit.NextKeyTyped
VC Accelerator Editor

Ctrl + W


Notepad++
Close current document
File menu

Ctrl + W


Firefox Quantum
Close tab
Windows and tabs

Ctrl + W


PuTTY
Delete the word before cursor
Ctrl key bouund

Ctrl + W


Paint.NET
Close image
Toolbar

Ctrl + W


KeePass
Close
KeePass Interface

Ctrl + W


foobar2000
Remove playlist
Predefined shortcuts

Ctrl + W


WinSCP
Close active session
Session management

Ctrl + W


Everything
Close the Everything window
General keyboard shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Foxit PDF Reader 2.0
Close File
File shortcuts

Ctrl + W


MusicBee
Close tab
General

Ctrl + W


Opera
Close active tab
Page keys: Basics

Ctrl + W


Audacity
Close
File menu

Ctrl + W


iTunes 11 for Windows
Close the iTunes window
File menu

Ctrl + W


Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
Close current document
Acrobat Reader features

Ctrl + W


Android Studio
Select successively increasing code blocks
Writing code

Ctrl + W


Mozilla Thunderbird
Close window or tab
Controlling Thunderbird windows and tabs

Ctrl + W


File Explorer
Close the current window
General

Ctrl + W


PhotoScape
White balance
Editor

Ctrl + W


Windows Media Player 11
Close or stop playing a file
Play videos with shortcuts

Ctrl + W


SnagIt 13
Close current capture
Editor

Ctrl + W


Windows 10 Maps
Close the active tab
General

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Edge
Close current tab
General

Ctrl + W


HeidiSQL
Clear filter editor
Data

Ctrl + W


Notepad2
Toggle word wrap
View

Ctrl + W


Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix)
(Windows only) Close Help window
Help window

Ctrl + W


gedit 2.3 (Linux)
Close current tab
Navigation

Ctrl + W


Google Earth 5 (Linux)
Close current tab
Navigation

Ctrl + W


Internet Explorer (Windows)
Close the current tab.
Tabbed Browsing main

Ctrl + W


Adobe Fireworks MX (Windows)
Close current Window
Working With Fireworks Files using Shortcuts

ctrl + w


Adobe Reader 9 (Windows)
Close current document
Acrobat Features

Ctrl + W


Adobe After Effects CS5 (Windows)
Close active viewer window or panel (closes content first)
Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows

Ctrl + W


Rhythmbox (Linux)
Close window (leave program running)
Window

Ctrl + W


Winamp Media Player (Windows)
Toggle winshade mode (minimize)
Manage Winamp Window(s)

Ctrl + W


CA Spectrum Infrastructure Manager (Windows)
Web Administration
13 Shortcuts for CA Spectrum Infrastructure Manager (Windows)

Ctrl + W


Tupi (Windows)
Close current project
General Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


IrfanView 4.42 (Windows)
Start slideshow with current directory and images
Slideshow Controls

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Excel 2007 (Windows)
Closes the selected workbook window.
CTRL Combinations in Excel 2007

Ctrl + W


Windows Media Player 11 (Windows)
Close or stop playing a file.
Play Music with Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Windows Media Player 11 (Windows)
Close or stop playing a file.
Play Videos with Shortcuts

Ctrl + W


Microsoft Word 2010 (Windows)
Close document
Manage Word Documents

Ctrl + W