Undocumented Tricks
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Auto Completion
Suppressing Auto Completion
To suppress Auto Completion, hold down the Windows key or CTRL key and then press Space bar or Enter.
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- Appending timestamps to the end of a document
File Management
Close all files pressing ESC
To close all files opened into EditPlus by pressing one single key (ESC), go to Tools - Preferences... - Keyboard, then set Types as File, Commands as Close All, and ESC as a shortcut.
When pressing ESC all documents will be closed automatically, but you'll be prompted for saving unsaved files first.
If you want also to quit the application, set Commands as Exit (instead of Close All).
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Stupid User Tricks
-Applying EditPlus features to yield humorous results.
Dancing Characters
Type in any of the following pairs of characters:
<> () [] {} oO /\ -_ ;: -~ OQ hn -= pq bd
Insert the cursor between the pair of characters and press Ctrl-T several times to make the characters dance back and forth. Some pairs may work better or worse depending on font.

