# A Guided Introduction to Text Manipulation in Zed

DevFeed: [A Guided Introduction to Text Manipulation in Zed](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/text-manipulation-kung-fu-for-the-aspiring-black-belt-13542.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://zed.dev/blog/text-manipulation>)

Author: Joseph Lyons

Published: 2024-05-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Zed Industries - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zed-industries-blog.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [developer tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-tooling.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [commands](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/commands.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keyboard.md>), [learn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learn.md>), [navigation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/navigation.md>), [palette](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/palette.md>), [search](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/search.md>), [shortcuts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shortcuts.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial introducing text manipulation in Zed through guided exercises. It covers cursor navigation, text selection, command discovery through the command palette, and related keyboard shortcuts.

## Source excerpt

Learn the basics of text manipulation in Zed via a series of guided exercises.