Add sequential numbers to selected lines in Notepad++

[Sean McBride]

Is there a way to create a macro that will turn:

one
two
three

into:

1. one
2. two
3. three

In Textpad, in regular expressions mode, one simply replaces “^” with "\i. " and binds it to a macro name.

[Claudia Frank]

@Sean-McBride

ALT+C (column editor) could make it in three steps.

make sure you are in the very first column

1. add the space
2. add the dot
3. add the numbers

Cheers
Claudia

[Scott Sumner]

If you have more than a few lines to number, consider using the “Number to Insert” feature of the “Column / Multi-Selection Editor”…see the Edit menu’s “Column Editor…” selection, in addition to Claudia’s suggestion to inserting the . and the space.