Editing Text

You can edit the text of a file in the following ways:

  • Type new text from the keyboard. The blinking insertion cursor marks the point where new text appears. To change this, use the arrow keys on the keyboard or click with the mouse.
  • To copy the selected text to the clipboard, choose Edit ▸ Copy.
  • To delete the selected text from the file and move the selected text to the clipboard, choose Edit ▸ Cut.
  • To permanently delete the selected text from the file, choose Edit ▸ Delete.
  • To insert the contents of the clipboard at the cursor position, choose Edit ▸ Paste. You must cut or copy text before you can paste text into the file, either from gedit or another application.
  • To select all of the text in a file, choose Edit ▸ Select All.