# Inline “preformatted text” formatting used when multi-line selection doesn't contain hard break

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-preformatted-text-formatting-used-when-multi-line-selection-doesnt-contain-hard-break/387049>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** composer\
**Created:** [October 29, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-preformatted-text-formatting-used-when-multi-line-selection-doesnt-contain-hard-break/387049 "2025-10-29T12:01:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inline-preformatted-text-formatting-used-when-multi-line-selection-doesnt-contain-hard-break/387049/3 "2025-10-29T13:46:58Z")

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Hi @NateDhaliwal. What do you mean by “selecting manually”?

Are you referring to selecting by scraping with the mouse? If so, the fault does still occur with that selection method:

![manual-select](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/5/b/25bb544ae357665bcb3f90281189c22980aec28a.gif)

Or with **Shift** arrow key? If so, the fault does still occur with that selection method:

![manual-select2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/0/e/2/0e2d0696acdee911724da562b7e189856a2fcf33.gif)

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