When you start , the following window is displayed: WindowShows gedit main window.The  window contains the following
elements: MenubarThe menus on the menubar contain all of the commands you need to work with files in .Toolbar The toolbar contains a subset of the commands that you can access from the menubar.Display area The display area contains the text of the file that you are editing. Output windowThe output window displays the output returned by the Shell command plugin. StatusbarThe statusbar displays information about current  activity and contextual information about the menu items. The statusbar also displays the following information:Cursor position: the line number and column number where the cursor is located.Edit mode: If the editor is in insert mode, the statusbar contains the text INS. If the editor is in overwrite mode, the statusbar contains the text OVR. Press the Insert key to change edit mode.When you right-click in the  window, the application displays a popup menu. The popup menu contains the most common text editing commands.
In , you can perform the same action in several ways. For example, you can open a file in the following ways:
UI ComponentActionWindowDrag a file into the  window from another application such as a file manager.MenubarChoose FileOpen.If you have recently opened the file, choose FileOpen Recent.ToolbarClick on the Open toolbar button.Right-click popup menuRight-click on the file in a file manager window, then choose Open With from the popup menu. Shortcut keysPress CtrlO.
This manual documents functionality from the menubar.
