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Notepad: frequently asuestions
Here are answers to some common questions about Notepad.
What is Notepad?
Notepad is a basic text-editing program and it's most commonly used to view or edit text
files. A text file is a file type
To copy text so you can paste it in another location, select the text, click the Edit menu,
and then click Copy.
To paste text you have cut or copied, click the location in the file where you want to paste
the text, click the Edit menu,
To undo your last action, click the Edit menu, and then click Undo.
How do I print a Notepad document?
Click to open Notepad.
Tip
To change the settings that determine how your printed document will look, click the File
menu, and then click Page Setup.
How do I insert the time and date in a document?
Click to open Notepad.
Click the location in the document where you want to add the time and date.
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In the Find what box, type the characters or words you want to find.
Under Direction, click Up to search from the current cursor position to the top of the
document, or click Down to search from
the cursor position to the bottom of the document.
Tip
To find or replace only text that matches the use of uppercase and lowercase characters
specified in the Find what box, select
In the Header or Footer boxes, type the header and footer text you want to use. You can also
use any of the character
combinations in the following table to create more sophisticated headers and footers.
The following table describes the different character combinations that can be used when
creating headers or footers.
To
Type this
Insert the date
&d
Insert the time from your computer's clock
&t
Insert the page number
&p
Insert the name of the file, or "(untitled)" if the file has no name
&f
Insert an ampersand (&)
&&
Align the header or footer to the left, center, or right
&l, &c, or &r
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Tips
You can use more than one character combination in the Header or Footer boxes. Leave a space
or two between each combination
to make the header or footer easier to read.
To align text to the left, center, or right, you must first type &l, &c, or &r in the Header
or Footer boxes, followed by any
other character combinations you want to use.
You can also combine your own text with the character combinations. For example, Page &p
will print out as Page 1, Page 2, and
so on.
How do I change the way my document looks when it's printed?
Click to open Notepad.
Click the File menu, and then click Page Setup.
To change the paper source, click a tray name or a feeder in the Source list.
To print the document vertically, click Portrait; to print the document horizontally, click
Landscape.
To change the margins, type a width in any of the Margins boxes.
In the Line number box, type the line number you want the cursor to jump to, and then click
Go To.
Note
The Go To command isn't available when word wrapping is enabled. To turn word wrapping off,
click the Format menu, and then
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