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    • Ken YiuK Offline
      Ken Yiu
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      I want to be able insert ^char (control characters) in my batch file (including ESC)bolded text. How do I do that with Notepad++?

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      • Claudia FrankC Offline
        Claudia Frank
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        Hi,
        using menu EDIT->CHARACTER PANEL opens the asccii window which
        shows you the available chars and its values. By pressing left ALT key
        and the needed number (from the number key pad) you will insert it.

        E.g ESC = ALT+27 and ^ = ALT+94

        Cheers
        Claudia

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        • Claudia FrankC Offline
          Claudia Frank
          last edited by

          Correction: ESC = ALT+027 and ^ = ALT+094

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          • james pruettJ Offline
            james pruett
            last edited by

            i made a video on how to enter hidden characters in notepad++

            youtube link

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            • Simon ForsythS Offline
              Simon Forsyth @Ken Yiu
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              @Ken-Yiu Because this post keeps popping up as first search:
              Notepad++ has a Character Panel
              Edit > Character Panel
              The panel should pop up on the left, and you can click on the 27 ESC row, make sure you click on the correct column. This will insert the escape character at the cursor.

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