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    Is there any way to search for the text contained in the clipboard?

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    • Paolo Linx
      Paolo Linx last edited by

      Hello you folks,
      AFAYK, Is there any way to search for the text contained in the clipboard?
      A simple paste won’t work if the clipboard contains text splitted on multiple lines
      In another (overbloated) text editor you enter ^c to search for the current content of the clipboard, is there something similar for our beloved Notepad++?
      Thanks,
      Paolo

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      • Alan Kilborn
        Alan Kilborn @Paolo Linx last edited by

        @Paolo-Linx

        It’s a bit of a chore, but you can do this:

        • paste the clipboard data into a (scratch) tab

        • select the multiline data in that scratch tab

        • press Ctrl+f

        • switch the active tab back to the one you want to search in

        Multiline data is now in the Find what box.

        This assumes default Notepad++ settings where Ctrl+f is set up to auto-fill the Find what box with selected data.

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