Yes in Notepad++ you can do that! Some hotkeys regarding comments: Ctrl+Q Toggle block comment; Ctrl+K Block comment; Ctrl+Shift+K Block uncomment; Ctrl+Shift+Q Stream comment; Source: shortcutworld.com from the Comment / uncomment section. On the link you will find many other useful shortcuts too.

In notepad++ I believe that the shortcut is CTRL+Q for commenting the code. You can go to Settings > Shortcut Mapper to change this to match your preference. The default for a block comment is CTRL + SHIFT + Q .

We will look at single-line comments, block comments, toggling, and also keyboard shortcuts to quickly comment/uncomment lines.

Oct 25, 2018 · Using your mouse/keyboard, click to put the cursor at the start of the first line you want to add text to the beginning of; Press and hold Alt + Shift and drag your mouse immediately down (or use your keyboard Up/Down arrow keys). You will see the cursor line extend down each line you highlight. Type the text you wish to enter; Done.

Dec 12, 2018 · easiest way is using the menu: language > define your language. first click on “save as” and give it a name like “Markup Text” then click on the section “comment & number” and enter # in: comment line style > open field then click on styler and select the color of …

Dec 29, 2013 · If you want to comment out multiple lines at once (block comment), press Ctrl+K and for uncommenting Ctrl+Shift+K. Alternatively you can find all these commands under the Edit > Comment/Uncomment menu.

Notepad++ allows to add two types of comments: block comments, which means adding a special tag in front of each line of (selected) text. stream comments, which means putting special tags around the selected text.

Jul 22, 2015 · I wanted to comment out some java code using Notepad++ e.g. StringBuffer sbTest = new StringBuffer(); sbTest.append("aaa"); sbTest.append("bbb"); sbTest.append("ccc"); sbTest.append("aaa"); sbTest.append("ddd");

Jul 20, 2023 · This is a unified solution to any automated source code commenting problems you might have with Notepad++ (and even other editors). Comment Toggler uses only a single button (command) to accomplish all the range of commenting you might need.

Nov 16, 2011 · You can get the behavior by using a different language. Perl, PowerShell, Python, Ruby, and Shell will use the # for comments. Then simply select the block you want to comment on/off and press: Ctrl+Q (which will toggle comments)