Edit menu

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title: "Edit menu" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["graphical-control-elements"] description: "Common graphic widget in computer software" topic_path: "general/graphical-control-elements" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit_menu" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Common graphic widget in computer software ::

The Edit menu is a menu-type graphical control element found in most computer programs that handle files, text or images. It is often the second menu in the menu bar, next to the file menu.

Whereas the file menu commonly contains commands about handling of files, such as open, save, and print, the edit menu commonly contains commands relating to the handling of information within a file, e.g. cut and paste and selection commands. In addition, it may also be home to the undo and redo commands, especially in word processors. It may also contain commands for locating information, e.g. find commands. In graphics-oriented programs, it often contains commands relating to the manipulation of images, for example the crop command.

References

References

1. (1985). "Inside Macintosh". Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.
2. (1993). "OPEN LOOK: Graphical User Interface Application Style Guidelines". Addison-Wesley.
3. (1992). "The Windows Interface: An Application Design Guide". Microsoft Press.

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