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February 2026
Discover all the Zed editor tips and techniques from February 2026
8
tips this month
beginner
Agent Context Menu for Quick Additions
Add context to agent with mouse-friendly dropdown menu
#agent
#context
#ui
beginner
Hot-Exit for Empty Workspaces
Unsaved files in empty workspaces now restore on startup
#workspace
#autosave
#workflow
beginner
Zoom and Pan in Image Viewer
Navigate large images with scroll-wheel zoom and click-drag panning
#image-viewer
#navigation
#shortcuts
beginner
Reopen Files with Different Encoding
Fix garbled text by selecting the correct encoding from status bar
#encoding
#files
#internationalization
intermediate
Extend Selection to Syntax Nodes
Select to syntax node boundaries for precise code selection
#selection
#editing
#navigation
beginner
Rename Terminal Tabs
Organize terminals by renaming tabs via right-click or double-click
#terminal
#organization
#workflow
intermediate
Vim Global Substitution Default
Make /g the default for substitute commands with vim.gdefault
#vim
#substitution
#settings
intermediate
Vim Relative Line Jumping
Jump to lines relative to cursor position with +/- syntax
#vim
#navigation
#shortcuts