Is there a way to paste multiple lines to the left of multiple lines (keeping formatting) in libreoffice writer?
If I have these lines
1
2
3
and these lines
abc
def
ghi
Is there a way to paste them so that I get
1abc
2def
3ghi
That is to say, I want that the original bold characters (and any other formatted characters) are preserved.
11 Answer
Yes, LibreOffice Writers offers a feature named "Block Selection Mode". You can enable it using the shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+F8. Then, you can copy content "vertically" and paste it the same way.
Generally, pasting the content of a "block copy" won't touch the formatting of the target lines, but maybe, the pasted content may acquire formatting of pre-existing, adjacent content. So, in your example, the "3" will most likely acquire bold formatting from the adjacent "g" letter.
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