docs/obsidian-help/Editing and formatting/Multiple cursors.md

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  - How to/Working with multiple cursors

Obsidian lets you edit text in multiple places at the same time using multiple cursors. You can add additional cursors by holding Alt (or Option on macOS) and selecting another position in the note.

To remove a selection along with all additional cursors, click anywhere in the note without holding a key. You can also remove the selection by pressing Escape.

Rectangular selection

If you want to edit consecutive lines of text—for example, to turn paragraphs into list items—you can hold Shift+Alt (or Shift+Option on macOS) while dragging. You can also hold the middle mouse button while dragging.