
Many of the key bindings (shortcuts) are configurable by way of the Settings menu. By default KEdit honors the following key bindings.
| Key Binding | Action |
|---|---|
| Left Arrow | Move the cursor one character leftwards. |
| Right Arrow | Move the cursor one character rightwards. |
| Up Arrow | Move the cursor one line upwards |
| Down Arrow | Move the cursor one line downwards. |
| Page Up | Move the cursor one page upwards. |
| Page Down | Move the cursor one page downwards. |
| Backspace | Delete the character to the left of the cursor. |
| Home | Move the cursor to the beginning of the line. |
| End | Move the cursor to the end of the line. |
| Delete | Delete the character to the right of the cursor. |
| Shift+Left Arrow | Mark text one character leftwards. |
| Shift+Right Arrow | Mark text one character rightwards. |
| Ctrl+A | Select all the text in the document. |
| Ctrl+B | Move the cursor one character leftwards. |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the marked text to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+D | Delete the character to the right of the cursor. |
| Ctrl+E | Move the cursor to the end of the line. |
| Ctrl+F | Search for text in the document. |
| Ctrl+G | Go to line. |
| Ctrl+H | Delete the character to the left of the cursor. |
| Ctrl+K | Create a new document |
| Ctrl+N | Move the cursor one line downwards. |
| Ctrl+P | Print. |
| Ctrl+V | Paste the clipboard text into the document at the text cursor position. |
| Ctrl+X | Cut the marked text, copying it to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl+Y | Yank (paste) the content of the kill-buffer (clipboard) into the document, at the current cursor position. |
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