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# HOW TO : Select column in Notepad++
- URL: https://kudithipudi.org/howto-select-column-in-notepad/
- Published: 2008-07-08T14:20:49.000Z
- Updated: 2008-07-08T14:20:49.000Z
- Description: Notepad++, is a great open source editor similar to EditPlus and UltraEdit. One of the features that I really appreciated in EditPlus, was the capability to...
- Author: admin
- Tags: HOWTO, Programming, Technology, Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-23 02:32

[Notepad++](http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm?ref=kudithipudi.org), is a great open source editor similar to [EditPlus](http://www.editplus.com/?ref=kudithipudi.org) and [UltraEdit](http://www.ultraedit.com/?ref=kudithipudi.org). One of the features that I really appreciated in EditPlus, was the capability to select a column of data. I checked if NotePad++ has a similar feature and found the following hotkey that can be used to do this..

“Alt + Left Mouse Click” puts you in Column Mode Select

For a complete list of hotkeys that can be used with Notepad++, check out this link

[http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/shortcuts.php](http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/shortcuts.php?ref=kudithipudi.org)