How to insert blank lines with Notepad++?

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Just looking for a way to insert blank lines in every 2 lines in Notepad++, but I cant find the settings for this. Please tell me how to configure this?

Uhhh... press enter? Not sure what you mean by settings or configuration. — BoltClock, Jun 13 '14 at 09:36
I don't understand down wotes... very very useful question and wonderful answers. — FrenkyB, Aug 11 '17 at 11:13

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 13 '14 at 09:45

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There is no setting for this thing in notepad++. However the shortcut for:

Insert blank line above the current line is: Ctrl+Alt+Enter
Insert blank line below the current line is: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Enter

Pressing Enter can also insert a new blank line in the case of text files, but in case of script file like python script file pressing Enter generally inserts a new line but with the identations like tabs or spaces, depending upon how you ident your code.

answered Jun 13 '14 at 09:45

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Although this question is written poorly, and possibly deserving it's low vote, it was the first one to pop up in Google, and this is the answer I was looking for. – BillyNair Oct 13 '15 at 18:22

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 13 '15 at 12:29

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Go to Find and Replace-> press Ctrl+F

Search mode type : \n

Find what : \n

Replace with : \n\n\n

Select mode : Extended

edited Jul 13 '15 at 12:29

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answered Dec 02 '14 at 11:05

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sorry meant backslash \n \n\n – sameboat Dec 02 '14 at 11:08

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 13 '16 at 04:39

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Put the cursor on first row.
Select command "Start Recording". (Macro->Start Recording)
Press Down arrow button two times and End button one time.
Select command "Stop Recording". (Macro->Stop Recording)
Select command "Run a Macro multiple times...". (Macro->Run a Macro multiple times...)
Select "Run until the end of file" radio button and click "Run" button.
Done!

answered Jan 13 '16 at 04:39

Uugankhuu

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This is the best answer for the question. – mentallurg Jan 01 '18 at 13:25

score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Jun 20 '16 at 05:34

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put the curser at the first line left most side.(or from where you want to insert new lines)

Press ctrl+H
Select Regular expression
give \r in find what
give \n in replace with
click replace all

thats all :-)

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answered Jun 20 '16 at 05:22

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What a brilliant answer. Thanks :) – FrenkyB Aug 11 '17 at 11:12

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

I haven't discovered a way that you can insert a blank line specifically after every 2 lines, but you could try doing the reverse of this solution: https://stackoverflow.com/a/6974407/3733680 where the user was looking for a way to remove blank lines.

Alternatively, if you want to change the line-height of your document, increasing the font-size of Brace highlight style in the Style Configurator will create more space between each line of code. The Style Configurator is under Settings and you need to be in the Global Styles list.

How to insert blank lines with Notepad++?

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