Create Documents

Whether you use your Mac at home, at the office, or on the road, you can use OS X to create a wide variety of documents. In general, terms, a document is a file that contains information, which is usually text, but it may also consist of pictures, charts, lines, and other nontext items. With OS X, you can create documents such as lists, letters, memos, budgets, forecasts, presentations, and web pages.

Text Documents

You can use text-editing software on OS X to create simple documents such as lists, notes, instructions, and other items that do not require fonts, colors, or other types of formatting. With OS X, you can use the TextEdit application to create plain text documents, and the Stickies application to create electronic ...

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