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WordPad
Maureen Smith, Professor
Saddleback College
Windows 98 - Unit 5
Creating Documents with
WordPad
Easy-to-use word processor
Basic features common to all word
processors
– Create, save, retrieve files; move, copy,
enhance, edit documents; set margins/align
text, search/replace
Lacks spell checker, thesaurus, advanced
features
Create simple documents (letters,
reports, memos) with objects
– Sound recording, picture, spreadsheet
Starting WordPad
Application found on Accessories menu
Window with menu bar, toolbar, ruler,
status bar
– Blank area is workspace for inputting
– May also show optional format bar
Underlined menu items---keyboard
commands
Keying Text
Cursor is thin vertical blinking line
– Indicates start position
– Moves as you key text (push cursor along)
– Called insertion point, point where next
character will be inserted
Wordwrap is default
Saving a WordPad Document
Save frequently--every 10 minutes or so
2 File menu options for saving:
– Save for documents already named as you
want them named
– Save As... for documents not yet named or
that you wish to rename
Save As... has drop-down list of options
for saving:
– Word for Windows 6.0 (default)
In
WordPad, can open documents created in
any version of Word for Windows
– Rich Text Format (RTF)
Instructs
word processor how document’s text
should look on-screen or on paper--shows bold,
centered, etc.
Allows you to exchange RTF files between
operating systems or word processors without
converting
– Text Document
File
with no formatting--text only
– Text Document--MS-DOS Format
Saves
in ASCII
Can be recognized by all PC word processors
and most other applications
– Unicode Text Document --another text-only
WordPad toolbar has a Save button
Closing a WordPad Document
Does not have a “close document”
command that allows you to close a
document while leaving WordPad open
– Select New from File menu to replace current
document with new blank screen
– Select Open from File menu to replace
current document with another
– Select Exit or click Close button to quit
document and WordPad
Opening a New WordPad
Document
New from File menu--New dialog box
– Can select type for new document
– Same types that appear in Save As...
– Usually will want to select default Word 6
Opening an Existing WordPad
Document
Several ways to open existing docs
– Select Open... from File menu
– Display File menu and look at bottom for four
most recently opened files
– Open icon on toolbar
Further options:
– Key file name in File name text box
– Specify type of files to display in Files of
type drop-down list
– Look in drop-down list to display contents
of desired drive or folder and then doubleclick file you want to open
Printing a WordPad Document
WordPad lets you print documents by
using Print... option on File menu
– Before you print, should always select Print
Preview
Print preview lets you see the way your
document will look when printed
– Found on File menu or Print Preview
button
– Miniature version of document, an outline
of text area framed against full page
– Mouse pointer becomes magnifying glass
that you can click on any area to see closer
view
– Buttons offer opportunity to print, advance
to Next Page, return to Previous Page, get
Two-Page view, Zoom In/Out, Close
Print--from File menu; number of
options
– Printer
– Print range
– Copies
Can also print document with print
button, but will not see Print dialog box
Remember multitasking capability
– While document is printing, can work on
some other task
– Can keep track of printing process by
checking printer icon next to clock on
taskbar
Editing and Formatting
WordPad Documents
Editing means revising or changing
words in text
– WordPad makes it easy to update report,
correct sales figures, delete text
Formatting means changing the look or
arrangement of text
Great power in developing documents
Using Page Setup to Format a
Document
What will printed page look like?
WordPad has default choices for paper
size, margins
To see, or change, select Page Setup
on File menu
– Top of dialog box has facsimile page--what
printed page will look like with current
specs for paper size, margins, etc.
– Can change any spec and facsimile will
simultaneously change
Paper
– Change Size if you are not going to print
on standard 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper (default,
called Letter)
9
options
– Change Source if you are feeding special
paper into printer
Orientation
– Portrait is standard term for 8 1/2 x 11
– Landscape is 11 x 8 1/2
Margins
– Default settings are 1.25-inch left/right
margins and 1-inch top/bottom
Default
measurement is inches
Remember “What’s This?”
Displaying Editing and
Formatting Tools
Do you want to see various bars, buttons,
rulers at all times? Or not? Your choice!
– Toggle switches
To change display options, click View
menu
– First 4 items (Toolbar, Format Bar, Ruler,
Status Bar) have toggle switches
– Last choice is Options...
3
choices under Word wrap and 4 choices
under Toolbars
Options tab allows you to select unit of
measurement (inches, centimeters, etc.)
Selecting Text
Before you can cut (delete), move,
copy, italicize, underline, or otherwise
change copy, need to select text
– Same ways as in Notepad
– Drag with mouse
– Double-click to select word
– Select All from Edit menu to select entire
document
In addition, can use the mouse to select
various quantities of text
– Position mouse to left of text--I-beam
becomes right-pointing arrow
– Click once to select current line
– Double-click to select current paragraph
– Double-click first paragraph, hold down
Shift, click once on last paragraph to select
multiple paragraphs
– Hold down Ctrl and click once to select
entire document
Using the Edit Menu to Edit
Text
To delete highlighted text, use Cut or
press Delete or Backspace
To move text--highlight, select Cut,
position cursor at new destination, and
Paste
To copy--highlight, choose Copy, position
cursor at new destination, and Paste
(original text is untouched)
Undo command is safety feature; used
to cancel last editing command
Toolbar includes icons for these editing
commands
– Not active until text is selected
Using the Format Menu to
Format Text
Format menu offers 4 options for
formatting document
– Font--easiest way to change more than one
characteristic of “the look of” characters
Font,
font style, font size, strikeout/underline,
colors, language scripts
– Bullet style--symbols such as dots/diamonds
that appear at beginning of line of text,
making text stand out
– Paragraph--2 sets of choices:
Indentation--Left,
right, first line (default is zero)
Alignment--Left, right, center (default is left)
– Tabs--tab stop marks place where cursor
will stop when you press Tab key
Default
tabs every half-inch; can add tabs
whenever you need through Tabs dialog box or
by using the ruler bar
Using the Format Bar to
Format and Enhance Text
Often edit and format constantly as you
create/revise documents
– To simplify process, format bar is handy
Contains 2 groups of items:
– Font text box and font size box
– 8 buttons that control formatting
Format bar boxes
– Font box--identifies typeface currently used
– Font size--numerical listing of sizes (from 8 to
72 points)
Format bar buttons--8 buttons you can
toggle on and off
– Bold, italic, underline
– Color palette--the color button
– Left, center, right alignment
– Bullets button activates bullet style format
Except for Colors, all are toggle switches
Finding and Replacing Text
Flipping through pages of even short
document to find word/phrase can be timeconsuming and frustrating
– WordPad simplifies such searches
– Can easily find what you are looking for and
even replace copy with revised text
Edit menu will show Find..., Find Next
(grayed out), Replace
Find...
Helps you locate word or phrase
– Find dialog box prompts you to enter search
word/phrase in text box labeled Find what
2 options
– Match whole word only
– Match case--makes search case sensitive
Find Next
Available only after Find has been used
– Grayed out first on Edit menu
Faster way to use Find Next-– Shortcut key: F3--one time when using a
shortcut key is faster than mousing around
Replace...
Prompts you to enter 2 key pieces of
information: Find what and Replace with
– Begin a Replace option by clicking either
Find Next or Replace All
Inserting Objects in a
WordPad Document
Can insert wide range of objects into
WordPad document
– Object images, pictures, media clips,
worksheets, charts, etc.
– Can combine text with illustrations, giving
you freedom for creativity and innovation
Creating Objects
Can create your own object
– Draw/paint object using software
– Create worksheet/chart using Excel
– Pick existing objects from “stock” sources
Microsoft
ClipArt Gallery
Select Object... from Insert menu
Create New (default) allows you to choose
from any options listed in Object Type text
box
– How many object types are available
depends on system
– If Microsoft Office is installed, will have
substantial selection (Excel, PowerPoint,
Microsoft ClipArt Gallery)
– WordPad is always on list (alphabetical)
– Result box tells what that option will do if
selected
– Application window opens, allowing you to
create object using that application
Choose
Bitmap image; draw, paint, airbrush object
(then saved as “bitmap” image)
Choose PowerPoint, can create object using
PowerPoint
– In each application window, create object;
then insert it into “target” WordPad document
and return to document at same time
– Microsoft ClipArt Gallery allows you to create
objects easy way--browse through “gallery” of
1,000 images, arranged by subject
Create from File--used when you have
already created/saved object and want to
insert it into WordPad document
Plan ahead: where do you want to position
your object?
– Once command is given, object will be
inserted immediately before insertion point
Can
then be sized (enlarged/reduced) and
moved
Editing Objects
Once object is inserted into document:
– Can be sized
– Can be moved
– Can be revised (certain objects--not all)
Sizing objects
– To enlarge/reduce, must first select object
8
small boxes (handles) appear at 4 corners
and at 4 midpoints
Key
to sizing objects because you grab these
handles to resize the object
– To reduce size, click handle and push inward
– To enlarge size, click handle and pull outward
Push/pull
corner reduces/enlarges in 2 directions
Can relocate object in 2 ways:
– Select object, hold mouse, move and release
Called
drag and drop, can be used with any
selected object, including text
– Select object, click alignment button on
toolbar--object moves to new position
Once inserted, objects are not
unchangeable
– When you want to change/revise inserted
object, WordPad returns you to original
application in which object was created
Not all objects can be revised (ClipArt
Gallery)
Using Character Map in a
WordPad Document
Windows accessory used to find special
character or symbol and copy it into
WordPad document (even string of
characters/symbols)
– Displays currently selected font
– Each time you select new font, its character
set is displayed
Can slightly enlarge view of character by
pointing on it and holding down mouse
– When you find one, click character to
highlight, then click Select button
To
make second copy of that symbol, click Select
again
– Can create string, but can choose only one
character at a time
When finished, click Copy button
– Stored on Clipboard
Return to WordPad and Paste
Note in lower right corner, Keystroke box
tells you how to form selected character
directly from keyboard without opening
Character Map