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gedit Text Editor

Welcome to the gedit help guide. For a quick introduction into gedit's most basic features, visit the Get started with gedit page.

Other help topics are grouped together into sections below. Enjoy using gedit!

Get started with gedit — A brief introduction to gedit.

Working With Files

File basics: Open, close, and save files — Learn the basics of how to work with files in gedit.

Add and remove tabs — Create or close tabs in the gedit window.

Dealing with character encoding problems — When text and characters do not look as expected.

Move and re-order tabs — Change the position of a tab in the gedit window.

Organize files in grouped tabs — Group similar tabs together.

Edit a file as the root user — Use administrative privileges to edit a file.

Replace text — Replace portions of text in a file.

Search for text — Find a portion of text within a file.

Undo/redo a recent action — Revert a recent change to one of your files.

Configure gedit

Change the color scheme — Change the text and background colors in gedit.

Change the default font — Use a custom font for your text in gedit.

Turn on syntax highlighting — Highlight your text to make it easier to read.

Use fullscreen mode — Set gedit to use the entire screen.

View and open files from the side panel — Use gedit's side pane as a file browser.

gedit Plugins

Configure and use gedit plugins — Use plugins to customize how gedit works for you.

Printing with gedit

Printing documents — Print the files that you create with gedit.