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xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
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type="topic" style="task"
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id="plugin-multi-edit">
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<info>
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<link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-additional-plugins"/>
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<revision version="3.4" date="2013-02-24" status="review"/>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>Jim Campbell</name>
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<email its:translate="no">jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
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<years>2011</years>
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</credit>
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<desc>Edit a document in multiple places at once.</desc>
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</info>
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<title>Multi Edit</title>
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The <app>Multi Edit</app> plugin allows you to edit a document in multiple
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places at once. This can be helpful when performing tedious editing tasks. To
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enable the Multi Edit plugin, select <guiseq><gui style="menu">gedit</gui>
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<gui>Preferences</gui><gui>Plugins</gui><gui>Multi Edit</gui></guiseq>.
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After you have enabled the plugin, turn-on Multi Edit mode by pressing
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<keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Shift</key><key>C</key></keyseq>, or clicking
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<guiseq><gui style="menu">gedit</gui><gui>Multi Edit Mode</gui></guiseq>. You
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can then select the points in your file that you would like start
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editing.
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To insert editing points in your file:
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<steps>
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<item>
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Place your cursor at your first desired editing point.
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</item>
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<item>
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Press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>E</key></keyseq>.
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</item>
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<item>
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Move to your next editing point, and press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key>
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<key>E</key></keyseq> again.
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</item>
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<item>
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Continue inserting editing points, adding as many as you need.
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</item>
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</steps>
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Once you have inserted all of your editing points, you can make your
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desired edits.
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To remove editing points, press the <key>Esc</key> key. This will remove
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all of the editing points. Pressing the <key>Esc</key> key again will turn
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off Multi Edit mode, returning the editor back to its normal state.
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</page>
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