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Column editing in Notepad++ is awesome. How can I copy/paste in column mode?

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00:00 Column Editing In Notepad++ Is Awesome. How Can I Copy/Paste In Column Mode?
00:23 Accepted Answer Score 21
00:41 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 21


It's simple:

  1. Hold the Alt key and select the B lines as columns
  2. Cut or Copy the selection (Ctrl-x or Ctrl-c)
  3. Hold Alt and select the column to the right of the As
  4. Paste (Ctrl-v)