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How do I stop Notepad++ from showing autocomplete for all words in the file

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I’m trying to use Notepad++ with the Progress programming language. I have installed the language definition in %APPDATA%\Roaming\Notepad++ as userDefineLang.xml and syntax highlighting is working correctly. I’ve put a file in the notepad++ Plugins\APIs directory named progress.xml, but the contents are not recognized by Notepad++. I’ve also removed all the other language files from that directory and Notepad++ still shows the exact … Read more

How To Auto-Format / Indent XML/HTML in Notepad++

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Since I upgraded to 6.3.2, I use XML Tools. install XML Tools via the Plugin Admin (Plugins → Plugins Admin… Then search for “XML Tools”, check its box and click the “Install” button). use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B (or menu → Plugins → XML Tools → Pretty Print) In older versions: menu → TextFX → HTML Tidy → Tidy: Reindent … Read more

TextFX menu is missing in Notepad++

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It should usually work using the method Dave described in his answer. (I can confirm seeing “TextFX Characters” in the Available tab in Plugin Manager.) If it does not, you can try downloading the zip file from here and put its contents (it’s one file called NppTextFX.dll) inside the plugins folder where Notepad++ is installed. I suggest doing this while Notepad++ itself is … Read more

Convert tabs to spaces in Notepad++

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To convert existing tabs to spaces, press Edit->Blank Operations->TAB to Space. If in the future you want to enter spaces instead of tab when you press tab key: Go to Settings->Preferences…->Language (since version 7.1) or Settings->Preferences…->Tab Settings (previous versions) Check Replace by space (Optional) You can set the number of spaces to use in place of a Tab by changing the Tab … Read more

Removing duplicate rows in Notepad++

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Notepad++ with the TextFX plugin can do this, provided you wanted to sort by line, and remove the duplicate lines at the same time. To install the TextFX in the latest release of Notepad++ you need to download it from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-plugins/files/TextFX The TextFX plugin used to be included in older versions of Notepad++, or be … Read more

How to reformat JSON in Notepad++?

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Update: As of Notepad++ v7.6, use Plugin Admin to install JSTool per this answer INSTALL Download it from http://sourceforge.net/projects/jsminnpp/ and copy JSMinNpp.dll to plugin directory of Notepad++. Or you can just install “JSTool” from Plugin Manager in Notepad++. New Notepad++ install and where did PluginManager go? See How to view Plugin Manager in Notepad++ Tip: … Read more