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Let's say I have a document like this:
A
A
A
B
B
B
How can I put the Bs after the As on each line, like this:
A B
A B
A B
northben
Posted 2013-02-22T15:00:56.587
Reputation: 1 071
Column editing in Notepad++ is awesome. How can I copy/paste in column mode?
Answers
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It's simple:
- Hold the Alt key and select the B lines as columns
- Cut or Copy the selection (Ctrl-x or Ctrl-c)
- Hold Alt and select the column to the right of the As
- Paste (Ctrl-v)
northben
Posted 2013-02-22T15:00:56.587
Reputation: 1 071
Exactly what I need to do too. I did steps 1 to 3 above but when I paste in step 4 only the line is merged properly (with A followed by B). All remaining B text is appended behind the bottommost A line. – John Adams – 2014-08-29T17:36:27.310
It didn't work pressing ctrl+c, but then I hovered over Edit , over paste option and it worked – Theta30 – 2013-05-06T19:11:29.233
@Theta30 What are you talking about? You cannot hover over anything when you hold the Alt pressed! – Val – 2013-10-09T11:48:03.537
@Val you can hover if you keep on your finger over the left click-works better with a mouse – Theta30 – 2013-10-10T02:57:27.833