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  1. <html><body>
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  2. You can insert a string at a specific column on a range of lines using rectangular selections. For example, suppose you want to insert <code>static</code> in front of each of these lines:
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  4. <pre>int begin;
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  5. int end;
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  6. long balance;</pre>
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  8. Simply <b>Control</b>-drag to form a rectangular selection of zero width at the desired column, and either <b>Paste</b>, or start typing. The text will be inserted in each line at once.
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  10. </body></html>
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