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    Shawn Evans
    last edited by Apr 30, 2020, 9:58 AM

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    I would like to know if its possible to copy and paste a selection from multiple lines. In the picture provided for example if i could copy just the text within the quotations all at once it would speed up some editing majorly.

    Thanks in advance

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      guy038
      last edited by guy038 Apr 30, 2020, 9:10 PM Apr 30, 2020, 11:49 AM

      @shawn-evans, and All,

      I strongly advice you to install the @dail’s plugin BetterMultiSelection, first. It’s really a must ;-))

      Then, once installed and enabled, given your text, below :

      "random text"
      "random text 1"
      "random text 2"
      "random text 3"
      "random text 4"
      "random text 5"
      "random text 6"
      "random text 7"
      

      Simply, execute the following actions :

      Ctrl + HOME                           #  Move at the VERY BEGINNING of document
      
      ALt + Shift + DOWN arrow ( 7 times )  #  ZERO-length RECTANGULAR selection at BEGINNING of ALL lines
      
      END                                   #  Go to END of lines
      
      LEFT arrow,                           #  Move caret before the SECOND " symbol
      
      Shift + HOME                          #  Select till BEGINNING of lines
      
      Shift + RIGHT arrow                   #  Move END of selections, AFTER the FIRST " symbol
      
      CTRL + C                              #  Copy the selections
      
      CTRL + N                              #  Open a NEW tab
      
      CTRL + V                              #  Paste the clipboard's contents
      

      You might be interested in these 2 other plugins SurrondSelection and ElasticTabstops . Refer to :

      https://github.com/dail8859/

      Best Regards,

      guy038

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        astrosofista @guy038
        last edited by Apr 30, 2020, 8:48 PM

        Hi @guy038, @Shawn-Evans, All

        For illustrative purposes , here is an animated version of the instructions posted above by @guy038|:

        Giphy

        Hope you don’t mind I changed the ending :)

        Have fun!

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