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WordPad

 

Microsoft WordPad is a rich text editor that Microsoft first incorporated into Microsoft Windows 95 and is available in all subsequent versions.

Although WordPad is capable of much more than Microsoft's Notepad, it is not as advanced as Microsoft Word. However, it provides you with many additional features, such as the ability to edit images and the format of text.

Extension of WordPad

WordPad uses the .rtf or Rich Text Format file extension to save files by default. But it can also save documents in .docx (Office Open XML), .ODT (Open Document), .txt (Text) formats.

 

Open Microsoft WordPad

 

In windows 10 -

Click on the Start menu.

Type in WordPad in Search Bar and press Enter.

 

Windows 8 -

On the Start screen, type WordPad.

In the search result, click on the WordPad program.

 

In Windows 7 and earlier -

Click on the Start menu.

Click on the Run option.

Type in WordPad and then press Enter.

 

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File Menu Option

 

New

To create a new file in WordPad.

 

Open

To open a previously saved file in WordPad.

 

Save

This saves the changes made in the WordPad file.

Save As

With this, we give a name to the WordPad file so that it can be opened by that name.

Print

With this, we can print the WordPad file and can also see its preview.

Page Setup

This is where you can choose Page Size, Portrait or Landscape, Margins (Top, Bottom, Side), and Print Page Number.

Send in Email

With this, you can send the WordPad file by email.

Exit

With this, you can exit the program of WordPad.

 

 

HOME TAB

There are five groups in Home Tab: Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, Insert and Editing.

Clipboard Group

There are three options available in this group: Cut, Copy, Paste.

Cut:

With this option you can cut and paste selected text from one place to another. 

Copy:

To copy the highlighted text and paste it elsewhere.

Paste:

You can either cut or copy the selected text and paste it elsewhere.

 

Font Group:

From font group you can apply selected font to many font style, such as -

Font style:

The default font is Calibri. Click on the arrow below for other font styles.

Font size:

The default font size is 12. Click on the arrow below for other font sizes.

Capital A and Small A:

Capital A will increase the font size of the selected text, smaller A will reduce the font size of the selected text.

B:

Selected text will be bold.

I:

The selected text will be italic.

U:

Selected text will be underlined.

abc (Strikethrough):

A line will be drawn from the middle of the text, which will indicate that the text has been deleted.

X2 (Subscript):

The selected text will be given a subscript effect. 

 X2 (Superscript):

The selected text will be given the Superscript effect. 

 A:

To change the color of the selected text. 

 Pencil (Text Highlighter):

You can use this highlighter to highlight selected text. You can choose from 12 different colors by clicking the down arrow.

Paragraph Group

With this Paragraph group, you can format your Paragraph as follows-

 

Decrease Indent:

With this option, you can move bulleted or numbered text to the left of the page.

Increase Indent:

With this option, you can move bulleted or numbered text to the right of the page.

Start a List:

You can give the number or bullet for your list from here.

Line Spacing:

Use this option to set line space and indent.

Left Align:

To start selected text from left.

Center Align:

To bring the selected text to the center.

Right Align:

To align selected text to the right.

Justified:

The selected text is justified, meaning both left and right are aligned.

Insert Group

With the Insert group, you can add the following objects to your WordPad document:

Picture:

This is an option to insert an image into your WordPad document. After clicking on the Insert Picture button, select the path of your image and then click on the Open button below.

Paint Drawing:

You can insert the paint file you created in Microsoft Paint here. 

Date and Time:

From here you can insert current date / time in your WordPat document where the cursor is.

Insert object:

You can insert objects like graphs, text from other Microsoft packages from here.

Editing Group

The following options are available in this group -

Find:

You can use this function to help quickly find a word in a document. 

Replace:

Using this function, you can replace a word with another word in your document. 

Select All:

This function selects all the text in the document.

 

 

 

VIEW TAB

The View tab has three groups: Zoom, Show or Hide, and Settings:

Zoom Group

Zoom in:

You can enlarge your WordPad document by zooming in.

Zoom out:

You can view your WordPad document by zooming out and shrinking.

100%:

Click the 100% button to view the WordPad document in normal size.

Show or Hide Group

Ruler /Status Bar:

With this group you can hide or unhide Ruler and Status bar. By default, the check boxes for Ruler and Status bar are selected, meaning you are visible. On un-checking these check boxes, they will get hidden.

Settings Group

Word wrap:

Word wrapping is used to contain text within a region and to prevent text from being cut or skipped.

Measurement Units:

By this we can change the measurement unit of the ruler of WordPad. Ex- Inch , Centimeters, Picas etc.