# Undocumented CodeMirror Shortcuts (multiple selection)

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/undocumented-codemirror-shortcuts-multiple-selection/1294>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 9, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/undocumented-codemirror-shortcuts-multiple-selection/1294 "2018-10-09T14:06:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![oscar6echo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/oscar6echo/32/647_2.png) [@oscar6echo](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/oscar6echo)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/undocumented-codemirror-shortcuts-multiple-selection/1294/6 "2021-04-20T21:34:43Z")

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Ah I’m glad the subject comes to the table !  
It’s one of those small things that matter.

> [@multiple select/edit inside cell ?](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/multiple-select-edit-inside-cell/4457):
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> I often find myself missing the multi select/edit feature (Ctrl+D shortcut in VS Code). While I realize Observable is not really an IDE, I’m lured by the pleasant editing experience ( +1:t3 for prettier integration). However when the code size increases, editing becomes more frequent. Then some IDE advanced features would help. A typical action is duplicating the content of a cell and modify a bit. This is not critical but I’m floating the idea. I don’t know if this is an isolated wish…?

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