Multiple Selection with the Keyboard
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Adding a Line🔗

To add the line above or below to the selection, use:

  • Windows: Ctrl+Alt+⬆ and Ctrl+Alt+⬇

  • Linux: Alt+Shift+⬆ and Alt+Shift+⬇

  • Mac: ⌃+⇧+⬆ and ⌃+⇧+⬇

If you go too far, use Undo Selection to step backwards:

  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+U

  • Mac: ⌘+U

Splitting the Selection into Lines🔗

Select a block of lines, and then split it into many selections, one per line, using:

  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Shift+L

  • Mac: ⇧+⌘+L

Quick Add Next🔗

To add the next occurrence of the current word to the selection, use Quick Add Next, which is bound to:

  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+D

  • Mac: ⌘+D

Again, if you go too far, use Undo Selection to step backwards:

  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+U

  • Mac: ⌘+U

Individual occurrences can be skipped via Quick Skip Next, which is bound to:

  • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D

  • Mac: ⌘+K, ⌘+D

Find All🔗

To add all occurrences of the current word to the selection, use Find All:

  • Windows/Linux: Alt+F3

  • Mac: ⌃+⌘+G

Single Selection🔗

  • To go from multiple selections to a single selection, press Esc.