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Notepad

How to Access Note Pad

Under the Start menu, select Programs and then Accessories, then Note Pad. After you start Note Pad, a new document will be available for you to begin typing.

File Menu

You can create a new document with the New command.

Accessing a Saved Document

If you have a document already created in Word Pad, you can access it by going under File and then Open.

Saving a Document

The Save option under the File menu allows you to save your document in a format that will be recognized by other programs such as Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect or Microsoft Works.

Printing a Document

The Print option under the File menu will send a print job to the printer, while the Print Preview command will display the document on the screen.

Page Setup

allows you to select options related to printing and formatting your document, including margins and page orientation.

Exit

will close the Word Pad application.

Edit Menu

The menu contains the usual options of Undo, Cut, Copy, Delete, Select All, Time/Date, Word wrap, andSet Font.
Time/Date allows you to insert the present date and time.

Search Menu

The menu contains two commands, Find and Find Next. Find allows you to search the document for a particular word or phrase. While Find Next allows you to find the next occurence of a word in the document.