Deleting, cutting, copying, and pasting text
To delete, cut, copy, and paste text

To delete characters to the left of the insertion point, press the BACKSPACE key.

To delete characters to the right of the insertion point, press the DELETE key.

To delete words, select them, and then press the BACKSPACE or DELETE key.

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

To copy text so you can paste a copy of it in another location, select the text. 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. Then, on the Edit menu, click Paste.


Inserting the time and date in a Notepad document
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.

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Keeping a log by using Notepad
To keep a log by using Notepad

1	On the first line of a Notepad document, type the following at the left margin, making sure you include the period:

.LOG

2	Save the document.

Note

Every time you open this document, Notepad will append the current time and date, as specified by your computer's clock, to the end of it.

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Finding specific characters or words
To find specific characters or words

1	On the Search menu, click Find.

2	In the Find What box, type the characters or words you want to find.

3	Click Find Next.

Tip

For Help on an item, click [image] at the top of the dialog box, and then click an item.


Wrapping text to the window size
To wrap text to the window size

On the Edit menu, click Word Wrap.

Note

Wrapping text enables you to see all the text on the line, but it doesn't affect the way text appears when it is printed.


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Enables you to print information at the top of each page. To customize the header, use the letter combinations in the following table.

To	Type
Insert the open file's name or "(untitled)" if the file has no name	&f
Insert the date	&d
Insert the time specified by your computer's clock	&t
Insert page numbers	&p
Insert an ampersand (&) character	&&
Align the header to the left, center, or right	&l, &c, or &r


Enables you to print information at the bottom of each page. To customize the footer, use the letter combinations in the following table.

To	Type
Insert the open file's name or "(untitled)" if the file has no name	&f
Insert the date	&d
Insert the time specified by your computer's clock	&t
Insert page numbers	&p
Insert an ampersand (&) character	&&
Align the footer to the left, center, or right	&l, &c, or &r