The Edit menu provides items that allow you to perform various editing and selection operations on text and typesetting.

Undo — reverse the most recent action

Redo — redo the last action that was undone

Cut — delete the selection and copy it to the clipboard

Copy — copy the selection to the clipboard without deleting it

Paste — insert the contents of the clipboard

Clear — delete the selection without copying it to the clipboard

Copy As — copy the selection in many possible formats

Extend Selection — highlight the smallest subexpression containing the selection

Select All — select all cells in a notebook

Check Balance — expand the selection to the nearest balanced bracketing characters

Un/Iconize Selection — toggle iconization of the selected expression

Un/Comment Selection — toggle commenting of the selected expression

Indent Selected Lines — toggle commenting of the selected expression

Outdent Selected Lines — toggle commenting of the selected expression

Complete Selection — complete a partially typed function name

Make Template — insert a function template for the selected function

Check Spelling... — search for and fix misspelled words

Find... — find text in the current notebook

Enter Selection — enter the selection as the search text (Use Selection for Find on Macintosh)

Find Next — find next instance of search text

Find Previous — find previous instance of search text

Preferences... — set preferences for syntax coloring, system settings, etc.