# What is blockquote ("\> ") shortcut?

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/what-is-blockquote-shortcut/9751>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [28 June 2020 06:11 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/what-is-blockquote-shortcut/9751 "2020-06-28T06:11:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![snoitallicso](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/snoitallicso/32/3919_2.png) [@snoitallicso](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/snoitallicso)\
**Post date:** [28 June 2020 06:11 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/what-is-blockquote-shortcut/9751/1 "2020-06-28T06:11:04Z")

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I copy-pasted text with several lines:

Line text 1  
Line text 2  
Line text 3  
…

How I can select it all and mass cite like?

```
> Line text 1
>
> Line text 2
>
> Line text 3

```

or

```
> Line text 1
> Line text 2
> Line text 3
```

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**Author:** ![Prinplup](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/prinplup/32/19037_2.png) [@Prinplup](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Prinplup)\
**Post date:** [28 June 2020 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/what-is-blockquote-shortcut/9751/2 "2020-06-28T08:24:12Z")

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I don’t know if there’s a shortcut, but I do know that you can press&hold the “alt” key, then click and drag your mouse, to enable multi-line-editing.

With this, expand your cursor to several lines at once, and edit them all at once.

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**Author:** ![snoitallicso](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/snoitallicso/32/3919_2.png) [@snoitallicso](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/snoitallicso)\
**Post date:** [28 June 2020 12:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/what-is-blockquote-shortcut/9751/3 "2020-06-28T12:14:38Z")

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Thank you man. I knows

1. In my OS multiedit enables by ctrl+alt
2. It’s a little expensive procedure that reduces productivity and user experience (game who hits the dart + unexpected behavior)

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**Author:** ![jeanmarie18](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/jeanmarie18/32/4116_2.png) [@jeanmarie18](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/jeanmarie18)\
**Post date:** [1 July 2020 07:20 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/what-is-blockquote-shortcut/9751/4 "2020-07-01T07:20:11Z")

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Why do you want to insert a "\>" at the beginning of each line ? Just insert one "\>" at the beginning of the first line and you are done:

> Line text 1  
> Line text 2  
> Line text 3

End of mass citing.

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**Author:** ![wikispish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/wikispish/32/1058_2.png) [@wikispish](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/wikispish)\
**Post date:** [1 July 2020 13:37 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/what-is-blockquote-shortcut/9751/5 "2020-07-01T13:37:22Z")

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Not sure if it fits your use case but you can also add code formatting using three backticks before and after your text.

```auto
lots of stuff here

```

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**Author:** ![snoitallicso](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/snoitallicso/32/3919_2.png) [@snoitallicso](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/snoitallicso)\
**Post date:** [2 July 2020 10:22 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/what-is-blockquote-shortcut/9751/6 "2020-07-02T10:22:29Z")

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This formating is for code. Problem with it

- unwrapping of the text
- highlighting of the words

Similar do “Tab” before text or 4 space symbols