In Emacs 24.4 and greater, C-x SPC is bound to rectangle-mark-mode which selects a rectangle visually.
http://emacsredux.com/blog/2014/01/01/a-peek-at-emacs-24-dot-4-rectangular-selection/ describes this in greater detail.
In Emacs 24.4 and greater, C-x SPC is bound to rectangle-mark-mode which selects a rectangle visually.
http://emacsredux.com/blog/2014/01/01/a-peek-at-emacs-24-dot-4-rectangular-selection/ describes this in greater detail.