Editing>MultiEdit and ConfigFiles>Other: noColumnToMultiSelect.xml

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Author: pryrt

content/docs/config-files.md

@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ You can have multiple icon set directories; to switch between icon sets, you jus
 
 - `nativeLang.xml`: If you make a selection in the [**Settings > Preferences > General > Localization**](../preferences/#general), Notepad++ will copy the appropriate `localization\*.xml` to `nativeLang.xml`.
 
+- `noColumnToMultiSelect.xml`: This is a zero-byte file that is used as an indicator to Notepad++ to not enable the [column-mode to multi-edit conversion](../editing/#multi-editing) feature (new to v8.6.1).  This file needs to be in `%AppData%\Notepad++\` for a normal installation and in the portable directory for a local configuration.
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 - `noEasterEggs.xml`: This is a zero-byte file that is used as an indicator to `notepad++.exe` to not show the "Easter Eggs" in the **About Notepad++** dialog (accessed from the **?** menu or the default keyboard shortcut `F1`). This config file _must_ go in the Notepad++ installation folder; it will not be recognized in the `%AppData%\Notepad++` hierarchy or in the cloud settings folder.
 
 - `noRestartAutomatically.xml`: Starting in Notepad++ v8.5.8, Notepad++ is a [Restarable App](../other-resources/#restartable-app).  If you would like to _disable_ Notepad++ from being restartable, add an empty config file called `noRestartAutomatically.xml` into `%APPDATA%\Notepad++\` (for normal installations) or the Notepad++ installation directory (for other configuration settings).  If that file exists, and you'd like Notepad++ to be restartable again, just delete that file.

content/docs/editing.md

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 Before v8.6, whether or not you can use Multi-Editing mode was determined by the [**Settings > Preferences > Editing > ☑ Enable Multi-Editing (Ctrl+Mouse click/selection)**](../preferences/#editing) checkbox: with it checkmarked, `Ctrl+Click` will add caret locations; with it not checkmarked, Multi-Editing is disabled.  Starting in v8.6, Multi-Editing is always on, and that option has been removed.
 
-Starting in v8.6, Multi-Edit became the default, and was significantly enhanced.  The **Multi-Editing HowTo** (below) gives a tutorial in how to use this improved feature, including the new [**Edit** menu](#edit-menu) **...Multi-Select...** commands.
+Starting in v8.6, Multi-Edit became the default, and was significantly enhanced.  The [Multi-Editing HowTo](#multi-editing-howto) (below) gives a tutorial in how to use this improved feature, including the new [**Edit** menu](#edit-menu) **...Multi-Select...** commands.
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+With the improved Multi-Edit, Column Mode selections are treated more like Multi-Edit selections; in order to disable this treatment, create the [zero-byte config file](../config-files/#other-configuration-files) `noColumnToMultiSelect.xml` (new to v8.6.1).
 
 ### Multi-Editing HowTo