Ways to Open New Tabs or New Windows on Windows 11 Notepad

The all-new Windows 11 Notepad application has some great enhancements that help you work with multiple files efficiently and it the tabs.

Below are some of the shortcuts you can make use of,

To open a New Tab: Control + N

To open a New Window: Control + Shift + N

You can find the shortcut details under File menu.

Open New Tab or Window Shortcuts - Windows Notepad

Another way to open a new tab is by right-clicking on any tab and selecting the New Tab option.

Open New Tab

Here you will see options to close the current tab, or other tabs to your right or left.


This is not an AI-generated article but is verified & demonstrated by a human on a Windows 11 PC.

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