Convert tabs to spaces in Notepad

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How do I convert tabs to spaces in Notepad      I found a webpage that suggests it s possible  but I couldn t find any information about how to do it    I would like to be able to do that  because some web forms don t respect code with tabs in them

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I did not read all of the answers  but I did not find the answer I was looking for   I use Python and don t want to do find replace or  blank operations  each time I want to compile code     So the best solution for me is that it happens on the fly   Here is the simple solution I found   Go to    Menu Settings -  Preferences  Choose Tab Settings  Choose your language type  e g  Python   Select checkbox  Use default value  Select checkbox  Replace by space

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Settings   Preferences   Tab Settings Check the  replace by space   Notice above it there is   Tab size  4 Click on the four and a window will open with the option to change  the value to another integer   Put in your desired integer and press the ENTER key    There you have it  lt 3

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I just posted a Notepad   plugin to convert tabs to spaces  Yes  it converts tabs in the middle of a line  Yes  it takes into account other characters within the tabbed field  Check it out

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In version 5 8 7   Menu Settings -  Preferences    -  Language Menu Tab Settings -  Tab Settings  you may select the very language to replace tabs to spaces  It s cool   -  Uncheck Use default value and check Replace by space

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You need to replace  t  - make sure you use extended mode

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You need to replace  t  - make sure you use extended mode

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I did not read all of the answers  but I did not find the answer I was looking for   I use Python and don t want to do find replace or  blank operations  each time I want to compile code     So the best solution for me is that it happens on the fly   Here is the simple solution I found   Go to    Menu Settings -  Preferences  Choose Tab Settings  Choose your language type  e g  Python   Select checkbox  Use default value  Select checkbox  Replace by space

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If you happen to work in a Unix environment  the expand command is what you need

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I follow this simple way    Double click  Highlight  single tab  ie   t   Press ctrl   F  Find repace   You may not see  t or single tab area on Find What  field  But don t worry  Enter a space in Replace With  field  Click Replce All     Done      See     Note  This method applies to reverse  Replace a space by a tab  case too

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Settings - gt  Preference - gt  Edit Components  tab  - gt  Tab Setting  group  - gt  Replace by space  In version 5 6 8  and above    Settings - gt  Preferences    - gt  Language Menu Tab Settings - gt  Tab Settings  group  - gt  Replace by space

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Obsolete  This answer is correct only for an older version of Notepad    Converting between tabs spaces is now built into Notepad   and the TextFX plugin is no longer available in the Plugin Manager dialog    First set the  replace by spaces  setting in Preferences - gt  Language Menu Tab Settings  Next  open the document you wish to replace tabs with  Highlight all the text  CTRL A   Then select TextFX - gt  TextFX Edit - gt  Leading spaces to tabs or tabs to spaces    Note  Make sure TextFX Characters plugin is installed  Plugins - gt  Plugin manager - gt  Show plugin manager  Installed tab   Otherwise  there will be no TextFX menu

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Settings   Preferences   Tab Settings Check the  replace by space   Notice above it there is   Tab size  4 Click on the four and a window will open with the option to change  the value to another integer   Put in your desired integer and press the ENTER key    There you have it  lt 3

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If you happen to work in a Unix environment  the expand command is what you need

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The following way is the best way in my opinion   Download    Notepad   The plugin http   sourceforge net projects tabstospacesnpp  source typ Read the instructions and it will convert tabs to spaces

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Settings - gt  Preference - gt  Edit Components  tab  - gt  Tab Setting  group  - gt  Replace by space  In version 5 6 8  and above    Settings - gt  Preferences    - gt  Language Menu Tab Settings - gt  Tab Settings  group  - gt  Replace by space

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Follow this procedure to convert spaces to tabs or vice-versa

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I just posted a Notepad   plugin to convert tabs to spaces  Yes  it converts tabs in the middle of a line  Yes  it takes into account other characters within the tabbed field  Check it out

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You need to replace  t  - make sure you use extended mode

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The following way is the best way in my opinion   Download    Notepad   The plugin http   sourceforge net projects tabstospacesnpp  source typ Read the instructions and it will convert tabs to spaces

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I follow this simple way    Double click  Highlight  single tab  ie   t   Press ctrl   F  Find repace   You may not see  t or single tab area on Find What  field  But don t worry  Enter a space in Replace With  field  Click Replce All     Done      See     Note  This method applies to reverse  Replace a space by a tab  case too

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Obsolete  This answer is correct only for an older version of Notepad    Converting between tabs spaces is now built into Notepad   and the TextFX plugin is no longer available in the Plugin Manager dialog    First set the  replace by spaces  setting in Preferences - gt  Language Menu Tab Settings  Next  open the document you wish to replace tabs with  Highlight all the text  CTRL A   Then select TextFX - gt  TextFX Edit - gt  Leading spaces to tabs or tabs to spaces    Note  Make sure TextFX Characters plugin is installed  Plugins - gt  Plugin manager - gt  Show plugin manager  Installed tab   Otherwise  there will be no TextFX menu

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Follow this procedure to convert spaces to tabs or vice-versa

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In version 5 8 7   Menu Settings -  Preferences    -  Language Menu Tab Settings -  Tab Settings  you may select the very language to replace tabs to spaces  It s cool   -  Uncheck Use default value and check Replace by space

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CLR Tabs to Spaces plugin should be a good option  I have used it and it worked

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Settings - gt  Preference - gt  Edit Components  tab  - gt  Tab Setting  group  - gt  Replace by space  In version 5 6 8  and above    Settings - gt  Preferences    - gt  Language Menu Tab Settings - gt  Tab Settings  group  - gt  Replace by space

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There is no  Edit Components  tab in the preferences setup  You need to go  Language Menu Tab Settings   there is an option in there to control tab behavior  You can even set it to work differently depending on the language of the file

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You need to replace  t  - make sure you use extended mode

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Obsolete  This answer is correct only for an older version of Notepad    Converting between tabs spaces is now built into Notepad   and the TextFX plugin is no longer available in the Plugin Manager dialog    First set the  replace by spaces  setting in Preferences - gt  Language Menu Tab Settings  Next  open the document you wish to replace tabs with  Highlight all the text  CTRL A   Then select TextFX - gt  TextFX Edit - gt  Leading spaces to tabs or tabs to spaces    Note  Make sure TextFX Characters plugin is installed  Plugins - gt  Plugin manager - gt  Show plugin manager  Installed tab   Otherwise  there will be no TextFX menu

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Obsolete  This answer is correct only for an older version of Notepad    Converting between tabs spaces is now built into Notepad   and the TextFX plugin is no longer available in the Plugin Manager dialog    First set the  replace by spaces  setting in Preferences - gt  Language Menu Tab Settings  Next  open the document you wish to replace tabs with  Highlight all the text  CTRL A   Then select TextFX - gt  TextFX Edit - gt  Leading spaces to tabs or tabs to spaces    Note  Make sure TextFX Characters plugin is installed  Plugins - gt  Plugin manager - gt  Show plugin manager  Installed tab   Otherwise  there will be no TextFX menu

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To convert existing tabs to spaces  press Edit- gt Blank Operations- gt TAB to Space   If in the future you want to enter spaces instead of tab when you press tab key    Go to Settings- gt Preferences   - gt Language  since version 7 1  or Settings- gt Preferences   - gt Tab Settings  previous versions  Check Replace by space  Optional  You can set the number of spaces to use in place of a Tab by changing the Tab size field

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To convert existing tabs to spaces  press Edit- gt Blank Operations- gt TAB to Space   If in the future you want to enter spaces instead of tab when you press tab key    Go to Settings- gt Preferences   - gt Language  since version 7 1  or Settings- gt Preferences   - gt Tab Settings  previous versions  Check Replace by space  Optional  You can set the number of spaces to use in place of a Tab by changing the Tab size field

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CLR Tabs to Spaces plugin should be a good option  I have used it and it worked

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Settings - gt  Preference - gt  Edit Components  tab  - gt  Tab Setting  group  - gt  Replace by space  In version 5 6 8  and above    Settings - gt  Preferences    - gt  Language Menu Tab Settings - gt  Tab Settings  group  - gt  Replace by space

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The easy way    Highlight a single tab area Copy Bring up find replace Paste into the find field Click into the replace field and hit the space bar Then replace all

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There is no  Edit Components  tab in the preferences setup  You need to go  Language Menu Tab Settings   there is an option in there to control tab behavior  You can even set it to work differently depending on the language of the file

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The easy way    Highlight a single tab area Copy Bring up find replace Paste into the find field Click into the replace field and hit the space bar Then replace all

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