.. Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team. .. Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License. .. _file-editor: Text Editor =========== The text editor in JupyterLab enables you to edit text files in JupyterLab: .. image:: ../images/file-editor-overview.png :align: center :class: jp-screenshot The text editor includes syntax highlighting, configurable indentation (tabs or spaces) and basic theming. These settings can be found in the Settings menu: .. image:: ../images/file-editor-settings.png :align: center :class: jp-screenshot .. _edit-existing-file: To edit an existing text file, double-click on its name in the file browser or drag it into the main work area: .. raw:: html