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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="gedit-files-basic" group="second"/>
    <link type="seealso" xref="gedit-open-several-files-at-once"/>
    <desc>Open a file to start working on it.</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Open a file</title>

  <p>
    To open a file in <app>gedit</app>, click the <gui>Open</gui> button.
  </p>
  <p>
    This will cause the <gui>Open</gui> dialog to appear. Use your mouse or
    keyboard to select the file that you wish to open, and then click
    <gui>Open</gui>.
  </p>
  <p>
    To close the <gui>Open</gui> dialog without opening a file, click
    <gui>Cancel</gui>.
  </p>
</page>
