Quick way to mark columns using the keyboard

Joe Berry

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I am fairly new to using columns in Notepad++. I am working on a project that requires me to work on specific columns in large text files. It is not the same columns in every file.

Is there a quick, keyboard only, way of highlighting say column 12 from line 22 to the end of the file of 10,000 lines?

I have read other posts here asking similar questions, but so far I have not been able to figure out how to combine the thoughts and convert the ideas into a macro or keyboard shortcut.

Thanks in advance for your time.

Alan Kilborn

@Joe-Berry

Is there a quick, keyboard only, way of highlighting say column…

Yes, it can be used in conjunction with the Edit menu’s Begin/End Select command.

There’s a technique for setting up a macro’d keycombo for use with it in column mode in THIS THREAD.

The basic idea is that you start the selection with the menu item (which you can also assign a keycombo to), then complete the selection using the keycombo that runs the macro.

Joe Berry

@Alan-Kilborn - This has the parts I was missing. Just tried it, now to develop a shortcut or macro! Thanks for your time and expertise.