how to make the more columns in in notepad for mac

The zero length position, between the column c2 and the column c2 + 1 The zero length position, between the column c1 - 1 and the column c1 This method, of course :-), uses regular expressions and needs two symbol characters, NOT USED, YET, in your file, to simulate : However, if your text contains numerous lines, it’s not very easy to build the exact rectangular selection needed :-(( So I’m going to explain a general method, in order to change text, ONLY between two columns c1 and c2 and between two lines n1 and n2 ! => The contents of the rectangular selection, of the replaced text, will overwrite the original rectangular selection, of the text that was to be changed :-) Just paste the contents of the clipboard ( CTRL + V ) Switch back to your original text, which, normally, should have kept the original rectangular selection Select, again, in the new tab, a rectangular selection, which contains all the replaced text

Perform classical replacement(s) on the text of this new tab Paste the selection in that new tab ( CTRL + V ) The mouse gesture ALT + a moving left click The ALT key and the arrow keys ( up, down, left and right ) Select a rectangular area, in your text, which needs replacement(s), with, either : In your post, Matt, it seems, that you copied a normal selection in the new tab that gave you, once pasted in the original tab, the result exposed in your last post.īut, if you copy the replaced text, of the new tab, with a rectangular selection, it, then, will overwrite correctly the rectangular selection, of your original text !

How to make the more columns in in notepad for mac