{"id":190395,"date":"2022-05-11T10:01:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T08:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=190395"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:46:15","slug":"how-to-use-automerge-notepad-plus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-use-automerge-notepad-plus\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use Automerge on NotePad++"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Notepad++ is a Powerful Text Editor<\/strong>, ideal for creating plain text files and editing plain text. It\u2019s mostly used to write code for programming. Although it seems similar to a Word Processor, such as Microsoft Word and Google Docs, it isn\u2019t one. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Word processors offer different fonts, text colors, and other features to make your documents look good. But code must be written in plain text and be able to handle many coding languages, like HTML, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, Python, and Ruby. For that, you need a Text Editor, especially when working out how to use automerge on Notepad++<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why use Automerge on Notepad++ <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Notepad++ is not new. That it\u2019s still around and millions of people download it speaks volumes for how useful the code editor is to have stood the test of time. It has multiple features that simplify coding<\/strong>, including syntax highlighting and folding, search\/replace, multi-document editing, PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expression) auto-completion, zoom in and zoom out, macro recording and playback, WYSIWYG printing, bookmarks, and more. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue comes in when you have different lines of data that you want to merge into one line of code<\/strong> so you don’t waste time. The Automerge feature assists in this regard, but you may need to play around with programming to get it right. It’s almost similar to using a function in Excel to bring data from a range of cells into one block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using Automerge on NotePad++<\/h2>\n\n\n

  1. Install a plugin<\/h2>\"How

    The automerge feature in Notepad++ remains the same in the upgrades. The Notepad++ text editor supports plugins<\/strong> for various features, including automerging two or more texts. The plugin is called Combine. Download the plugin and copy the combine.dll file to the Notepad++ Plugins folder. Restart Notepad++<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>

  2. Merge files<\/h2>\"How

    The plugin works on all open files in Notepad++, so only open the files you want to combine<\/strong>. Open the files you want to merge in Notepad++. Click on Plugins-> Combine-> Start. It opens a pop-up, as shown below.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Once they are merged, you\u2019ll see the content in the new window.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div>