{"id":449792,"date":"2022-05-19T22:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T19:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-the-ctrlz-keyboard-shortcut-do\/"},"modified":"2022-05-19T22:00:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T19:00:13","slug":"what-does-the-ctrlz-keyboard-shortcut-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-the-ctrlz-keyboard-shortcut-do\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does the Ctrl+Z Keyboard Shortcut Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c556b93eda\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c556b93eda\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-the-ctrlz-keyboard-shortcut-do\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_the_CtrlZ_Keyboard_Shortcut_Do%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Does the Ctrl+Z Keyboard Shortcut Do?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-the-ctrlz-keyboard-shortcut-do\/#Its_the_Undo_Shortcut\" >It\u2019s the Undo Shortcut<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-the-ctrlz-keyboard-shortcut-do\/#You_Can_Redo_Too\" >You Can Redo, Too<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_the_CtrlZ_Keyboard_Shortcut_Do%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Does the Ctrl+Z Keyboard Shortcut Do?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-766601\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/undo_windows_hero_2.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/undo_windows_hero_2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/undo_windows_hero_2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The Windows Undo Arrow\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve typed the wrong thing, deleted by mistake, or performed another accidental action in Windows, you\u2019ll likely want to use Ctrl+Z at some point. Here\u2019s what it does.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_the_Undo_Shortcut\"><\/span>It\u2019s the Undo Shortcut<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you press Ctrl+Z on Windows 10 or Windows 11, you\u2019ll Undo your previous action in most <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s. This comes in handy when you make an input mistake or delete some content and you want to quickly fix it. The shortcut also works in File Explorer when renaming files and while performing some other actions.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-767245 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ctrl_z_keyboard.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"To undo in Windows, press Ctrl+Z on your keyboard.\" width=\"650\" height=\"356\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/vector-illustration-qwerty-us-english-enus-360173246\" data-credittext=\"ojovago\/Shutterstock.com\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/vector-illustration-qwerty-us-english-enus-360173246\">ojovago\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Often you can also perform an Undo from a menu command in an app, such as Edit &gt; Undo in apps with a traditional menu bar at the top.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-767259\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/windows_notepad_undo.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"226\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Ctrl+Z Undo shortcut originated in Windows with version 3.1 in 1992, borrowed from the Apple Macintosh (where is it Command+Z instead). The Mac borrowed the Command+Z shortcut from the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/guidebookgallery.org\/articles\/lisauserinterfacestandards\">Apple Lisa<\/a> (1983), which (along with the cut\/copy\/paste shortcuts) was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/webcache.googleusercontent.com\/search?q=cache:msgUnut4oNsJ:www.cs.cmu.edu\/~bam\/uicourse\/05440inter2016\/lecture21.Undo.pptx+&amp;cd=15&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=us&amp;client=firefox-b-1-d\">created by<\/a> Larry Tesler as Apple+Z for the Lisa keyboard layout at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Windows 3.1, early Windows releases <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tiplord.com\/shortcuts\/southpaws.html\">supported<\/a> an alternative Undo shortcut, Alt+Backspace, which is still usable in many Windows apps today, but it might not be universally supported in every app.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Undo (and Redo) on a Windows PC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_Can_Redo_Too\"><\/span>You Can Redo, Too<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After pressing Ctrl+Z to Undo, you can revert to the previous state (before the Undo) in many apps by performing a \u201cRedo.\u201d To do so, press Ctrl+Y, or select \u201cRedo\u201d from a menu.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-767244 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ctrl_y_keyboard.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"To redo in some Windows apps, press Ctrl+Y on your keyboard.\" width=\"650\" height=\"356\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/vector-illustration-qwerty-us-english-enus-360173246\" data-credittext=\"ojovago\/Shutterstock.com\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-vector\/vector-illustration-qwerty-us-english-enus-360173246\">ojovago\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Good luck, and happy editing!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Windows 3.1 Turns 30: Here&#8217;s How It Made Windows Essential<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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