How to comment out multiple lines at once in Notepad++?

In Eclipse it is possible to comment out multiple lines at once by selecting them and executing CTRL + /:

// helloworld

Is this possible in Notepad++ as well instead of typing /+/ in front of each individual line?

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Select desired lines and then press CTRL+Q. This will toggle comments on and off.

Also, I've just recently become a fan of ALT + Left Mouse Click to select multiple lines and just manually comment those lines with //.

I've found the ALT + Left Mouse Click trick to work well with Visual Studio, JetBrain products, Notepad++ but not Eclipse.

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Also CTRL+K works well in Notepad++ to comment. If you had existing comments in a long block you are commenting, CTRL+Q will uncomment your actual comments, where CTRL+K just add another level of // in front. CTRL+SHIFT+K removes a single line comment from the selection.

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In notepad++ I believe that the shortcut is CTRL+Q for commenting the code.

You can go to Settings > Shortcut Mapper to change this to match your preference.

The default for a block comment is CTRL+SHIFT+Q. So you can highlight the block of code then use this shortcut.

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If you prefer only using the mouse, install the "Customize Toolbar" plugin from the plugin manager, and add "Single Line Comment" and "Single Line Uncomment" buttons.

An alternative is to use a macro with a custom shortcut (CTRL+Q didn't work on javascript inside a .html document)

The trick works for a single line comment only.

Create the macro :

1. Macro > Start recording

2. place the cursor in your doc and type://

3. Macro > Stop recording

4. Macro > Save
5. Give a name and select your prefered keyboard shortcut.

To quickly comment a line :

Place the cursor at the beginning of the line to comment and press the shortcut you defined for the macro.