Note

·0 WordPad can be used to open and save text documents (.txt), rich text files
(.rtf), Word documents (.docx), and OpenDocument Text (.odt)
documents. Documents in other formats are opened as plain text
documents and might not appear as expected.

Work faster in WordPad

There's a quick way to put the commands you use most often in WordPad within easy reach—
put them on the Quick Access Toolbar above the Ribbon.
To add a WordPad command to the Quick Access Toolbar, right-click a button or command,
and then click Add to Quick Access Toolbar.

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F
ormat documents
Formatting refers to how the text in your document looks as well as how it's arranged.
You can use the Ribbon, located just underneath the title bar to easily change the
formatting in your document. For example, you can choose from many different fonts
and font sizes, and you can make your text almost any color you want. You can also
easily change how your document is aligned.

Click to open WordPad.

Use the following commands to change the formatting of your document:
To Do this
Change how text Select the text that you want to change, and then use the buttons on the
looks in your Home tab in the Font group. For more information about what each button
document does, hover over the button for a description.
Change how text is Select the text that you want to change, and then use the buttons on the
aligned in your Home tab in the Paragraph group. For more information about what each
document button does, hover over the button for a description.
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Insert dates and pictures to documents

Click to open WordPad.

Use the following commands to insert the current date or a picture:
To Do this