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      type="topic" style="task"
      id="gedit-plugins-multi-edit">
  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="gedit-plugin-guide#gedit-additional-plugins"/>
    <revision version="3.4" date="2011-10-30" status="candidate"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2011</years>
    </credit>

    <desc>Edit a document in multiple places at once</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Multi edit</title>

  <p>The <app>Multi Edit</app> plugin allows you to edit a document in multiple 
  places at once. This can be helpful when performing tedious editing tasks. To 
  enable the Multi Edit plugin, select <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>
  Preferences</gui><gui>Plugins</gui><gui>Multi Edit</gui></guiseq>.</p>
  
  <p>After you have enabled the plugin, turn-on Multi Edit mode by pressing 
  <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>Shift</key><key>C</key></keyseq>, or clicking 
  <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Multi Edit Mode</gui></guiseq>. You can then 
  select the points in your file that you would like start editing.</p>
  
  <p>To insert editing points in your file:</p>
  <steps>
    <item><p>Place your cursor at your first desired editing point.</p></item>
    <item><p>Press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key><key>E</key></keyseq>.</p></item>
    <item><p>Move to your next editing point, and press <keyseq><key>Ctrl</key>
    <key>E</key></keyseq> again.</p></item>
    <item><p>Continue inserting editing points, adding as many as you need.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>
  
  <p>Once you have inserted all of your editing points, you can make your 
  desired edits.</p> 
  
  <p>To remove editing points, press the <key>Esc</key> key. This will remove 
  all of the editing points. Pressing the <key>Esc</key> key again will turn 
  off Multi Edit mode, returning the editor back to its normal state.</p>
   
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