Select multiple lines of text.

The ability to highlight text on different lines with a simple command or alt press.

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david thirlwell shared this idea · Sep 1, 2017 · Report… · Admin →

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Deckard Manne commented · July 16, 2024 4:37 AM · Report

This is a must-have feature - I was shocked when I discovered it didn't exist.

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George Salnik commented · June 2, 2023 1:50 PM · Report

https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests/suggestions/39213130-non-contigious-text-selections - merge with this thread

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Lori Gibbons commented · January 19, 2022 8:51 PM · Report

Agree! A multi-cursor is a must, must, must! I use it all the time as well in Visual Studio Code. :)

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Sam commented · August 13, 2021 9:35 AM · Report

This would be great as an avid user of Visual Studio Code. I am willing to assist in development or testing if desirable.

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Anonymous commented · September 2, 2020 3:57 AM · Report

I can't believe this isn't possible. PLEASE add this. Working on a glossary is a nightmare without it

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Anonymous commented · April 20, 2020 12:39 PM · Report

OMG PLEASE

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Anonymous commented · March 21, 2020 1:28 AM · Report

YES! NEED! NOW!

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Nobody commented · January 25, 2020 7:20 AM · Report

yes please

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Hugh Nagle commented · December 6, 2019 3:47 PM · Report

What would it take to get Adobe to prioritise this?

It is blatantly obvious that many InD users would greatly favour this functionality.

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Olivia Goddard commented · October 21, 2019 4:41 PM · Report

I NEED THIS

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Anonymous commented · October 8, 2019 10:14 PM · Report

Would love this when it comes out.

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Franck Payen commented · October 1, 2019 12:51 PM · Report

I think we need this kind of feature that is existing inside Brackets, and, as I've been told, Word. And I know that inDesign's precise text formatting would make it more complicate than in a text only workflow.

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Anonymous commented · March 4, 2019 9:35 PM · Report

Was this ever fixed/Updated/Improved??

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Tobias Wantzen commented · October 29, 2017 9:31 AM · Report

This request should be linked to this one:
https://indesign.uservoice.com/forums/601021-adobe-indesign-feature-requests/suggestions/31081723-multiple-cursor-positioning

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ironyisoverrated commented · October 28, 2017 4:41 PM · Report

Absolutely. It boggles my mind that this isn't possible in InDesign, or Illustrator, yet it is possible in Adobe coding software.

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