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    • shdawsonS
      shdawson
      last edited by

      Hi,

      Question: How does one setup Notepad ++ to only insert a tab character in a line and not indent the entire body of text?

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      • Alan KilbornA
        Alan Kilborn @shdawson
        last edited by

        @shdawson

        If you don’t have any text selected, and the “Language” preference for your file’s language does not have Replace by space ticked, pressing the Tab key should insert a tab character. Or maybe there is something I am misunderstanding here?

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        • shdawsonS
          shdawson
          last edited by

          Thanks.

          Using simple TXT files. There is no language selection. What language should one select for TXT files, please?

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          • PeterJonesP
            PeterJones
            last edited by

            @shdawson said:

            What language should one select for TXT files, please?

            For setting the tab settings, TXT would be under Tab Settings = normal

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            • dinkumoilD
              dinkumoil @shdawson
              last edited by dinkumoil

              @shdawson

              Are you facing this issue with text in a line longer than the available space in your Notepad++ window while the “Word wrap” (i.e. automatic line break) feature is turned on?

              If so, go to (menu) Settings -> Preferences -> (register) Editing -> (group box) Line Wrap and select the Default item. After that only the beginning of the line where you typed the TAB character will be indented.

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              • shdawsonS
                shdawson @PeterJones
                last edited by

                @PeterJones Thanks. Were are Tab Settings located, please?

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                • Alan KilbornA
                  Alan Kilborn @shdawson
                  last edited by

                  @shdawson

                  (menu) Settings -> Preferences -> (register) Language -> (group box) Tab Settings

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                  • shdawsonS
                    shdawson
                    last edited by

                    Thanks.

                    What you are sharing is not what I am seeing on this end. How does one share files such as screen snips on this forum, please?

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                    • Meta ChuhM
                      Meta Chuh moderator @shdawson
                      last edited by

                      @shdawson

                      you have to upload your pictures somewhere free, like imgur.com and post the markdown link here.

                      to display it inline, you have to put a ! in front of the markdown link created by imgur.

                      example: ![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/xTPecNg.png)
                      will produce:
                      Imgur

                      best regards.

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                      • Alan KilbornA
                        Alan Kilborn @Meta Chuh
                        last edited by Alan Kilborn

                        @Meta-Chuh

                        Why didn’t you use the tab settings area of the prefs as your picture-posting tutorial?? :)

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                        • Meta ChuhM
                          Meta Chuh moderator @Alan Kilborn
                          last edited by Meta Chuh

                          @Alan-Kilborn

                          loool … good point.
                          i guess i didn’t think that far ;-)

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                          • shdawsonS
                            shdawson @Meta Chuh
                            last edited by

                            Something is off. I am using 7.6.6 64-bit.

                            Can someone please post a screen shot of their Notepad++ using this same version so I can see the correct tab setting for a TXT file to achieve this desired outcome?

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                            • PeterJonesP
                              PeterJones
                              last edited by

                              @shdawson said:

                              Can someone please post a screen shot of their Notepad++ using this same version so I can see the correct tab setting for a TXT file to achieve this desired outcome?

                              Does this help?

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                              • shdawsonS
                                shdawson
                                last edited by

                                Yes. The only change necessary on this end was Tab settings going from [Default] to normal.

                                The missing understanding was both the terminology where this setting was located from previous reply statements and the video of how different combinations come together.

                                I appreciate your kind assistance.

                                Thanks,
                                -SHD

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