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Press Alt+Shift+Insert . From the main menu, choose Edit | Column Selection Mode. From the context menu of the editor, choose Column Selection Mode.
Simply hit ctrl+c.
You can click the mouse in the editor to set the caret to the desired position and drag the mouse to select a continuous text block. By default, you can only set the caret at characters, whitespaces, and tabs in the current document.
You can do column editing using the Edit | Column Selection Mode.
The shortcut to turn it on/off is Alt+Shift+Insert. You navigate with arrow keys to select blocks of text.
Windows/Linux: CTRL + CTRL(Hold) + ↑ / ↓
Mac: ⌘ + ⌘(Hold) + ↑ / ↓
ESC will end multiline mode.
To add a custom Keymap, CTRL+SHIFT+A, type keymap and click on the one with Settings as subtext. Search for Clone Caret Above and Clone Caret Below.
I mapped mine to ALT+SHIFT+↑ / ↓.
Try holding combinations of CTRL, SHIFT, and arrows for improved selection power.
It is also possible to select holding middle mouse key.
Go to the Settings | Keymap and set a shortcut for Clone Caret Above and for Clone Caret Below
For me on Mac:
Press once 'option' key, release it, and press and hold it again. Now navigate with cursor to select desired code. Press 'Esc' to exit column mode! :)
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