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 characer 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-H | Delete the characer 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. |