How do I enable the column selection mode in Eclipse?
News wrote that Eclipse 3.5 finally supports column selection. Unfortunately I don't know HOW to enable it. I tried pressing the ALT-key like I am used to in Visual Studio and all other Microsoft products but that had no effect. How can I mark a vertical block in Eclipse? RichieHindle To activate the cursor and select the columns you want to select use: Windows: Alt + Shift + A Mac: command + option + A Linux-based OS: Alt + Shift + A To deactivate , press the keys again. This information was taken from DJ's Java Blog . On Windows and Linux, it's Alt Shift A , as RichieHindle pointed out. On