Documentation Multiple Selection with the Keyboard
Adding a Line
To add the line above or below to the selection, use:
- Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Alt+⬆ and Ctrl+Alt+⬇
- 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.