What does Alt + E do?

Alt + E is a shortcut created on the Keyboard and is used to turn up the Edit file menu if the programs or applications support the file menu.

How to create the Alt + E keyboard shortcut on the Keyboard?

To make the Alt + E shortcut on the Keyboard, press the "Alt" key and hold it until you press the "E" key as shown in the image below. The Alt key is present on both sides of the space bar key.

Alt + E usage in Google Sheets

When we use the Alt + E keyboard shortcut in Google Sheets, it opens the Edit file menu.

Alt + E usage in Internet browser

When we use the Chrome Alt + E keyboard shortcut, it opens the Chrome menu.

Whereas if we use the Alt + E shortcut in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox opens the Edit file menu.

Alt + E usage in Windows Task Manager

If the shortcut is used in Windows Task Manager, it ceases the spotlighted program or process.

Alt + E usage in popular programs

1) Alt + E in General

Ardour - It switches the Editor Window
Brave(Windows) - It opens the Main menu
Google Chrome - It turns up the Chrome menu
Microsoft Edge(Chromium) - It displays the settings menu along with more("…") menu
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - It shows the Edit menu after opening

2) Alt + E in Text Editing

Google Docs(PC) - It opens the edit menu
Most used text editing - It turns up the edit menu
Nano - It redoes the previous undo action
Overleaf - It displays the succeeding error or warning

3) Alt + E in Imaging

Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 - It displays the seams in Viewport
Autodesk Mudbox 2022 - It moves the present 3-Dimensional view of a picture as a paint film to photoshop(.psd)
Blender - It shows the Extrude menu
FastStone Image Viewer - It shifts the picture to Microsoft Excel
Gmsh 4.1.4 - It either conceals or displays the boundaries of elements for noticeable post-pro views
Harmony 20 - It removes the tool
Harmony 20 (macOS) - It opens the Eraser tool from the tool menu
Marmoset Toolbag 4 - It makes the pan down
Modo 12.1 - It opens the pivot
Nuke - It switches between on or off for the link of expression
NET - It turns up the Edit menu
Pixlnsight (Windows) - It opens the Mode and selects the Edit Preview
SketchUp - It removes every construction(building) geometry
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro 22 (Windows) - It brings up the Eraser tool from the tool menu

4) Alt + E in System tools

i3 (window manager) - It opens the default
FastStone Capture 9.2 - It shifts the picture to Microsoft Excel
Start Menu 8 - It captures the screenshot
ZOC 7.23 - It displays the view and then opens the Editor

5) Alt + E in Developer tools

Advanced Serial Port Terminal 6 - It either turns on or off the echo
EOS Family 3.0.0 - It displays the effect
Novelty Visual Novel Maker - It switches the Actions window
TouchDesigner - It turns up the Current DAT in the outer Editor
TouchDesigner - It edits in the Outer Editor
WinDev 25 - It either shows or does the boundary of selection as invisible

6) Alt + E in Web applications

Sitecore CMS - It opens the Presentation

7) Alt + E in File manger

Midnight Commander - It alters the present panel's charset
WinRAR - It pulls out the determined folder

8) Alt + E in Media Player

BSPlayer - It opens the Playlist
GOM Player - It will traverse and search for subtitles
KMPlayer - It opens the Playlist
MusicBee - It displays the tag manager
PotPlayer 1.7 - It searches or changes or syncs, or edits the subtitles
Winamp - It switches between the playlist editor

9) Alt + E in Games - PC

Astroneer - It utilizes the Deform tool for attaching the Terrain(to use this, press and hold the Alt key)
Albion Online(PC) - It opens the Main Hand Spell Slot 3
Escape from Tarkov - It aligns toward the right
Jagged Alliance 2(version 1.13) - It does every character and thing visible to everyone
League of Legends - It projects the winner's third capability on self
Lost Ark(PC) - It will open Presets
NetHack - It displays or elevates the skills
StarCraft - It switches the view of the statistics panel
X-Plane 11 - It opens and displays the canopy

10) Alt + E in Social & Messaging

Tumblr - It appends a post to stream
Tumblr - Appends the post to stream by using the J and K keys
TalkDesk Callbar - It ceases the call

11) Alt + E in Productivity

Avid Pro Tools 2021.6 - It makes ready
Articulate Storyline - It displays the help window
Autodesk Flame 2019 - It opens the Timeline in Trim mode
Author-It - It turns up the edit ribbon and shows the keyboard shortcuts in the Editor
Bitwig Studio 4.2 - It highlights or switches the Detail Editor panel
Centricity EMR - It opens and changes the chosen unsigned document in the Update Chart
Edius Pro 9 - It speeds
Edraw Max 9.4 - It settles the Shape preservation effects
FL Studio 20 - It displays the riff machine
Freemind - It edits the node boundary color
Finale 26 - It edits the spelling rhythmically
Google Sheets - It opens the Edit menu
Google Docs in Chrome OS - It opens the edit menu
iSpring QuizMaker 8 - It opens the help tab
iPAdOS 13 - It displays the explorer or search view
LumaFusion - It turns up the Color and Effects editor
Nuendo 10 - It enlarges or shrinks
Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016 - It locates the cursor at the initial position of the Edit box
Relativity - It toggles to Long Text Mode
Rekordbox 6 - It elongates the beat intervals
Studio One 5.4 - It redos the Zoom
Steinberg Cubase 10.5 - It either enlarges or shrinks
Screencastify -It opens the eraser
Snip & Sketch - It opens the eraser tool from the tool menu
SAGE PE Batigest i7 - It comes back to the document header
Sage 100 (MAS 90/200) - It erases a line
Sage 100 (MAS 90/200) - It dispatches the email to the mail address specified in the address area
Sage 100 (MAS 90/200) - It erases a row from the grid
Trading Technologies TT - It chooses the TT timed
TallyPrime - It displays ans opens the export menu and exports transactions, reports
Tally ERP 9 - It does the transport
Tally ERP 9 - It exports the record in HTML, XML, SDF, or ASCII format
Virtual DJ 2021 - It makes the Deck left the pitch bend by -2% 200ms
Wondershare Filmora 10.1.6 - It displays the Clip Properties