Using Notepad

To open a document

1. On the File menu, click Open.

2. In the File Open dialog, double-click the folder that contains the document you want to open. Click the document name, and then click Open.

• If you do not see the document you are looking for, you can click a different file type in Files of type.

To create a new document

1. On the File menu, click New, then begin typing.

2. To save the new file, on the File menu click Save As, and then type a name in File name.

To save changes to a document

• On the File menu, click Save.

• You can also save an existing document with a new name by clicking Save As and then typing a new name in File name.

To delete text

1. Select the text you want to delete.

2. To remove text so that you can place it in another part of the document, click Edit and then click Cut.

   Or, to remove text entirely from the document, click Delete.

• You can cancel a selection by clicking anywhere in the document.

• When you want to delete all text in a document, you can select all text at once by clicking Edit, and then clicking Select All.

To cut, copy, paste, or delete text

• To cut text so you can move it to another location, select the text, and then on the Edit menu click Cut.

• To copy text so you can paste it in another location, select the text, and then on the Edit menu click Copy.

• To paste text you have cut or copied, place the insertion point where you want to paste the text, and then on the Edit menu click Paste.

• To delete text, select it, and then on the Edit menu click Delete.

To search for text

1. In the document, click where you want to start searching.

2. On the Search menu, click Find.

3. In Find what, enter the text you want to search for.

4. Click Find Next.

5. To find additional instances of the same text, press F3.

To insert the time and date in a document

1. Move the insertion point to where you want to add the time and date.

2. On the Edit menu, click Time/Date.