What Does CTRL+W Do? - Candid.Technology
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- by Ambika Rani Ghosh
- Published on 9:00 pm IST | January 28, 2022Updated on 1:44 am IST | May 28, 2022
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There are a plethora of keyboard shortcuts available, which make it a lot easier for us while we are performing multiple tasks simultaneously. One such shortcut key is Ctrl+W.
In this article, we discuss the function of Ctrl+W, alternative shortcut keys for Ctrl+W and what happens when you use it in browsers, Microsoft programs or other software.
Also read: What does Ctrl+Z do?
What is Ctrl+W used for in browsers?Ctrl+W, also referred to as Control+W, is the keyboard shortcut for closing tabs, windows, documents and programs that are currently running on your PC.
If you are running a browser on your PC and you press the Ctrl+W shortcut key it will immediately close the current tab running on the browser.
Furthermore, if there was only one tab open in the browser, pressing Ctrl+W will close the browser altogether.
This keyboard shortcut works the same way with open files, tabs and documents.
What happens when you press Ctrl+W in a Microsoft program?If you are working on a Microsoft program, for example, a spreadsheet on Excel, a Word doc or a Powerpoint presentation, pressing Ctrl+W will close the document if you have already saved the changes.
In case you haven’t yet saved the changes, the spreadsheet will pop a dialogue box so that you can save the document before closing it.
Ctrl+W works the same way with all the other Microsoft programs as well as several other softwares.
CTRL + W alternatives
Here are two alternative keyboard shortcuts that function in a similar fashion to Ctrl+W:
- Ctrl+F4
- Alt+F4
Also read: How to type a degree symbol on Chromebook?
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