How do I enable the column selection mode in Eclipse?

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vobject picture vobject · Jun 27, 2009 · Viewed 186.7k times · Source

News wrote that Eclipse 3.5 finally supports column selection. Unfortunately I don't know HOW to enable it. I tried pressing the ALT-key like I am used to in Visual Studio and all other Microsoft products but that had no effect.

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Answer

RichieHindle picture RichieHindle · Jun 28, 2009

To activate the cursor and select the columns you want to select use:

Windows: Alt+Shift+A

Mac: command + option + A

Linux-based OS: Alt+Shift+A

To deactivate, press the keys again.

This information was taken from DJ's Java Blog.

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