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    • pinuzzu99P
      pinuzzu99
      last edited by pinuzzu99

      hi everybody,
      i’ve a document with small list on left side:

      S02
      database16994
      database16995
      database16996
      database16997
      database16998
      database16999
      
      S03                                                  
      database16988
      database16989
      database16990
      database16991
      database16992
      database16993
      

      so, i want fill the blank space on right side with a table (or cell spacing with tab key), to have final result like this one:

      S02		    S03			
      database16994  	    database=16988	 
      database16995  	    database=16989  					 
      database16996  	    database=16990 					     
      database16997  	    database=16991 					    
      database16998  	    database=16992
      database16999  	    database=16993				   
      

      i can use multi-line text Shift+ALT+arrow down to add space with key tab, but multi-line does not work when paste second text block S03

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      • Alan KilbornA
        Alan Kilborn @pinuzzu99
        last edited by

        @pinuzzu99 said in add simple table (or cell spacing):

        CTRL+ALT+arrow down

        Do you mean Shift+Alt+arrow ?
        This would allow you to do column-select.
        Then copy.
        Then Alt+LClick somewhere out to the right of your S02 text.
        Then paste.

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        • pinuzzu99P
          pinuzzu99
          last edited by pinuzzu99

          oh yes, sorry. Shift+Alt+arrow (now i’ve edit my original first post)
          and yes, now it work ! i’ve tried several times before open this thread
          before it didn’t work. pasted the lines of S3 block between the lines of S2 block.
          now it works well. it must have been my mistake.
          anyway thanks for your reply

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          • pinuzzu99P
            pinuzzu99
            last edited by pinuzzu99

            for copy to clipboard the first block S02, Shift+ALT+arrow down go to column mode and this is ok
            but to copy all block i need to select with Shift+ALT+arrow right because with mouse only np++ come back to single line mode …
            we have a better way to select total block S02 on column mode ?

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            • Alan KilbornA
              Alan Kilborn @pinuzzu99
              last edited by

              @pinuzzu99 said in add simple table (or cell spacing):

              we have a better way to select total block S02 on column mode ?

              No idea what you are asking here.

              Maybe you are asking if you can make multiple column block selections simultaneously? The answer to that is No.

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              • pinuzzu99P
                pinuzzu99
                last edited by

                nope. anyway i’ve found the answer to my question.

                with column mode active, how to select all block text S02? before my solution is single click with Shift+ALT+arrow right to the end of S02 block

                but another simply way is put the cursor at the top left of the column. then with Shift+ALT click on the bottom right of the column to select it in one go.

                then solved question.
                All the best

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                • Alan KilbornA
                  Alan Kilborn @pinuzzu99
                  last edited by Alan Kilborn

                  @pinuzzu99 said in add simple table (or cell spacing):

                  Probably part of the problem is that to us “how to select all block text S02?” this doesn’t make much sense. I’m sure it is clear to you.


                  put the cursor at the top left of the column. then with Shift+ALT click on the bottom right of the column to select it in one go.

                  What you’ve described is a variant on using this command:

                  3d5fc56f-3787-44e2-b6de-347008f211b6-image.png

                  You’d use it once at the top left, then you’d move your caret to the bottom right, and execute it again.

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                  • pinuzzu99P
                    pinuzzu99
                    last edited by pinuzzu99

                    yes, the same.
                    sorry for my poor english
                    anyway i’ve solved my question and also i learned 2 interesting stuff: your command Alt+LClick to paste everywhere the clipboard
                    and my last command, an alternative to Begin/End selection in column mode (from edit menu)

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                    • Alan KilbornA
                      Alan Kilborn @pinuzzu99
                      last edited by Alan Kilborn

                      @pinuzzu99 said in add simple table (or cell spacing):

                      Alt+LClick to paste everywhere

                      There is more to learn: The Alt+LClick is only important in this case if you want to paste a column block at a destination point out in “virtual space”.

                      If you look at your original text, I presume the lines end right after the text, like this if you turn visible line-endings on:

                      383cab3a-48db-4339-841a-209d7343d831-image.png

                      Thus it is not normally possible to move the caret here (blue dot location) so that you may do the column-block paste where you want it:

                      45ce8b4a-934f-412d-9587-e46a0d96095d-image.png

                      However, as mentioned, you can get the caret there with Alt+LClick.

                      Another way you can get the caret there, by using the arrow keys alone, is to enable virtual space by turning this setting on:

                      67600f6e-466f-4ee4-87b2-f2f493ae0efb-image.png

                      With Enable virtual space on, you can freely move the caret with only the arrow keys, beyond the end-of-line characters on any line.

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                      • Alan KilbornA
                        Alan Kilborn @pinuzzu99
                        last edited by

                        @pinuzzu99 said in add simple table (or cell spacing):

                        is put the cursor at the top left of the column. then with Shift+ALT click on the bottom right of the column to select it in one go.

                        Yes, this works, but I’d say it isn’t a common usage among Notepad++ users.

                        It is so uncommon that it isn’t mentioned here (maybe it should be?):

                        935de263-29ef-4be4-aee4-c18c08a84a3a-image.png

                        Probably “Hold Alt while left-click dragging” is the way most users would select your S02 block, if they’re going to involve the mouse in the selection action.

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