Name

WordPad — \program files\windows nt\wordpad.exe

Synopsis

Start All Programs Accessories WordPad

Although WordPad lacks many of the features that come with full-blown word processors such as Wordperfect or Microsoft Word, it has enough features to create and edit rich-text documents. WordPad is the default editor for .rtf, .doc, and .wri files (unless Microsoft Word is installed). WordPad can also be used to edit plain text files (.txt), although Notepad (discussed earlier this chapter) is the default and is more appropriate for this task.

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