Add Line Number before each line in Notepad++ using Column Editor

If you have a use case wherein you want to add a line number before each line, you can do that using Column Editor in Notepad++ text Editor.

Steps:

1. Open a file or be on the tab where you want to insert line numbers,
2. Be at the start of the line from where you want to prefix line numbers (advance: better to do a Multi-Column Select),
3. Go to Menu: Edit -> Column Editor,
4. Select: Number to Insert
5. Add: Initial number: 1
6. Add: Increase by:
7. Select Leading zeros if you want them.
8. Click OK

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This is not an AI-generated article but is demonstrated by a human on a Windows 11 device.

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