• Alternatives to the standard Windows Notepad. Text editor Notepad (NotePad)

    Notepad is a simple text editor used to create simple documents. Notepad is most often used to view and edit text (with the extension txt) files, but many users use this application as simple tool to create web pages. Notepad only supports basic formatting, so you can't accidentally save custom formatting in documents that need plain text. This is especially useful when creating html- documents for web pages, as special characters or other formatting may not appear on published web pages and may even cause errors. Notepad files can be saved in the following encodings: Unicode, ANSI, UTF-8, or Big Endian Unicode. These formats provide greater flexibility when working with documents that use various sets signs. By default, documents are saved as standard ANSI text.

    To launch Notepad, click the Start button and go to Programs>Accessories>Notepad. The main application window is shown in Fig. 4.1 and is a text field and a menu bar located above it.

    Rice. 4.1. Notepad text editor window

    The File menu contains the New commands new document(Create), open existing document(Open), save the text document as a file (Save, Save As), print the document (Page Setup, Print...) and close the application (Exit).

    The Edit menu contains text editing commands (Undo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, Select All); searching and replacing a text fragment (Find, Find next..., Replace...); quickly jump to a given line number (Go to...). You can insert the current date and time into the text (Time and Date command).



    The Format menu allows you to change the font of the document text (Font... command) and set the word wrap option (Word Wrap). Word wrapping makes the text easier to read, but does not affect appearance document when printed.

    Text editor WordPad

    Using text WordPad editor(Fig. 4.2) you can create and edit both simple text documents and documents with complex formatting and drawings. It is possible to link or embed data from other documents into WordPad document. WordPad files can be saved as text documents, RTF files, MS-DOS text documents, or Unicode documents. These formats provide greater flexibility when working with other applications. Documents containing multiple languages ​​must be saved in RTF format.

    Rice. 4.2. WordPad text editor window

    To launch WordPad, click the Start button and go to Programs>Accessories>WordPad. To create a new document, select New from the File menu. Select the type of document you want to create, click OK, and then start entering text. You can also insert the current date and time into the document. Place the pointer where you want to insert the date and time, and click the mouse button. From the Insert menu, select Date and Time. Select required format date and time.

    To open an existing document, from the File menu, select Open. In the Folder combo box, select the drive that contains the document you want to open. Find the document, select it, and click Open. If you don't see required document, try selecting a different document type in the Files of type combo box. For example, select Unicode Text Document to display only Unicode documents in the list. To open one of your recently opened documents, select its name from the File menu.

    To save the edited text to a file, from the File menu, select Save. To save the file with a new name, select Save As from the File menu, enter a different name in the File name field, and click Save. Documents containing multiple languages ​​must be saved in RTF format. WordPad automatically saves documents in RTF format, but you can change the default file type at any time. From the File menu, select Save As. In the File type combo box, select the default document format. For example, to save documents as text files by default, select Text document. Select the Save in this format by default check box and click Save. The current document will then be saved in the selected format, and in the future this format will be used as the default when saving documents.

    WordPad provides great opportunities for text editing. To move a piece of text, select it and select Cut from the Edit menu (key combination CTRL+X). To copy a piece of text to another location, select the text and select Copy (CTRL+C) from the Edit menu. To paste a piece of text copied or deleted into the clipboard, place the cursor at the insertion location and select Paste (CTRL+V) from the Edit menu. To delete text, select it and select Clear (Del) from the Edit menu. To undo the last action, select Undo (CTRL+Z) from the Edit menu. To select all the text at once, select Select All (CTRL+A) from the Edit menu.

    It is possible to search for words and characters in a document. You can also search and replace words or characters with specified text. To search, select Find from the Edit menu. In the What field, enter a piece of text to search for and click the Find Next button. To find the next occurrences of the search text, click the Find Next button. To continue searching for the same text after closing the Find dialog box, press F3.

    To find and replace text, on the Edit menu, select Replace. In the What field, enter the piece of text you want to find. In the Than field, enter new text. Click the Find Next button and then the Replace button. To replace all occurrences of the specified text, click Replace All.

    To create bulleted list:

    · Click the place in the document where you want to start the bulleted list;

    · From the Format menu, select Marker, and then enter text. Each time you press ENTER, a new marker will appear on the next line;

    · To complete the bulleted list, from the Format menu, select the Bullet command again.

    To change the font, style or size of characters, select the text that you want to change, in the Format menu, select the Font command, select required parameters. To set the font for new text, change the font before you start typing. To select all the text at once, select Select All from the Edit menu.

    There are options for defining paragraph design parameters. To determine the indentation for a paragraph, click anywhere in the paragraph that you want to format, on the Format menu, select Paragraph, and in the Indentation group, enter the indentation dimensions for the paragraph. It is possible to set the indent for all paragraphs of a new document before you begin entering text.

    To set or remove tab stops in paragraphs, select the paragraphs for which you want to change the tab stops, on the Format menu, click Tab, and do the following in the Tab dialog box:

    · to set a tab stop, enter the desired value in the Tab stop field, and then click the Set button;

    · to delete a tab stop, select it in the list and click the Clear button;

    · To remove all tab stops in a selected paragraph, click Clear All.

    To change the paragraph alignment, click anywhere in the paragraph you want to format, select Paragraph from the Format menu, and select the desired position in the Alignment combo box.

    WordPad supports embedding or linking an object in the text files it creates. Linking and embedding can be used to exchange information between documents created in different programs. Embedding means inserting information, such as text or pictures, into another document or program. The embedded information or objects become part of the new document. Linking means inserting information, such as spreadsheet data, that is linked to information stored in another file. Linking is used to dynamically update data when data in the source file changes.

    To embed or link an object in a WordPad document:

    · in the Insert menu, select the Object command;

    · select the Create from file option and enter the path and name of the file or go to it in the File field;

    To embed or link an object, do one of the following:

    o to embed an object, the Link checkbox must be cleared,

    o to link an object, select the Link checkbox.

    An object from another document can also be embedded or linked using the Copy and Paste or Copy and Special insert, depending on the task. To create new object, click Create New, and then select an object type. When you've finished creating an object, click anywhere outside the object to return to your WordPad document.

    Exercise

    Using the text editor WordPad (Notepad), draw up a report on laboratory work 1 and 2.

    Work order

    1) Get acquainted with theoretical material pp. 1-4 descriptions of laboratory work.

    2) Launch WordPad application(Notebook).

    3) Create a new document, type the text of reports on laboratory work 1 - 3.

    4) Prepare reports on laboratory work 1 – 3 in accordance with the requirements presented in Appendix P3.

    6) When passing laboratory work, you must demonstrate completed reports on a PC and answer test questions.

    7. Security questions

    1) What are text editors used for?

    2) List the most common editors with brief description their characteristics.

    3) What is the main difference between Notepad and WordPad editors?

    4) How can I change paragraph style and formatting in WordPad?

    5) How to use WordPad Help?

    6) What is the difference between embedding and object binding?

    7) How can I insert an object created by another application into a WordPad document?

    8) What requirements listed in Appendix 2 could not be met when preparing laboratory reports and why?

    Laboratory work №5

    The standard package of Windows OS includes a simple text editor. NOTEBAD (NOTEPAD). It has minimal means for entering and editing texts, but it is precisely because of the minimality of these tools that it is preferred in many cases.

    The program is launched using the commands Start/Programs/Accessories/Notepad .

    Program window NOTEBOOK has a work area and a small menu bar. There is a cursor in the work area - a blinking vertical bar. The cursor determines the location where the new character entered will appear. Lowercase letters are entered using the alphanumeric keys. To enter capital letters when pressing the alphabetic key, you must hold down the key.

    If you need to enter many capital letters in a row, it is convenient to press the key. Go to new line carried out by pressing the key. Using the command Edit/Word Wrap You can set automatic transition to a new line when the right border of the window is reached. Then pressing a key will end one paragraph and start a new one. The distance from the left edge is set using the key. Tabulation is also used in cases where it is necessary to arrange text in the form of a table: the key is used to align the columns.

    Editing (editing) text is making changes to a document.

    NOTEBOOK only works in insert mode. This means that the character you enter expands the previously entered characters.

    The character to the left of the cursor is deleted with the key, and the character to the right of the cursor is deleted with the key. You can control cursor movement with the following keys:

    • – moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line
    • – moves the cursor to the end of the current line
    • -[→] – forward one word
    • -[←] – back a word
    • - – to the beginning of the document
    • - – to the end of the document
    • – screen page up
    • – one screen page down

    The cursor can also be positioned at the desired location by clicking the mouse.

    Another way to quickly move through text is to use the command Search/Find . In the dialog box that opens, enter the input line Sample you need to enter the word or phrase you want to find and press the button Find next. The searched word will be highlighted.

    NOTEBOOK allows you to work with blocks of text. First, a fragment of text must be selected by dragging the mouse (moving the mouse while holding down the left button) or using a key combination and cursor arrows. The selected fragment is deleted using the key. Copying or moving a fragment can be done using a buffer Windows Exchange:

    -[X] – delete a fragment to the buffer -[C] – copy a fragment to the buffer -[V] – paste a fragment from the buffer

    These are the “hot” keys for commands from the menu Edit .

    Program NOTEBOOK allows you to work with only one document. But you can run it twice and copy blocks of text between two documents opened in different windows.

    In the program NOTEBOOK The same order of saving information is used as in all Windows OS applications. Data is saved as a file. The file must receive a name, address and extension. The file address (folder) is selected by the user. If it does not specify a folder, then the folder that is used by default in this program is used. The name is chosen by the user. The extension usually does not need to be specified: the application “knows” what type the file is and will automatically substitute the required extension. NOTEBOOK assigns the extension .txt to files. If the application can save data in several formats, then you need to specify the type of file to be saved.

    If the document is being saved for the first time and does not yet have a name, then you need to give the command File/Save As . In the dialog box that opens, select a folder, file type, and enter a name. Then you need to click on the Save button. If the document already has a name and was previously saved, then you can give the command File/Save . The file will be saved under the same name and will overwrite previous file. If you need to save a copy of the file under a new name, then you need to give the command File/Save As and set a new name in the dialog box.

    I have already told you (more than once) about various good text editors for Windows, but today I want to introduce you to another, very simple and lightweight notepad. AkelPad.

    Personally, I liked it both because of its multi-window operating mode and the ability to replace Windows notepad. It is to replace it completely, and not just open it by association with text documents.

    If you are not a programmer or a webmaster, but a mere mortal computer user, then you will like AkelPad for its convenient, lightweight and fast work with text files.

    I won’t be smart today... simple program- simple description. Here is the direct link from the official website to download AkelPad...

    Installation is simple and without " pitfalls» in the form of advertising modules, etc. ...



    As I said above, AkelPad is embedded in the very brain of the system, replacing the usual Windows notepad…

    Don’t worry, when uninstalled, AkelPad will faithfully collect all its notes and leave the system, while the previous built-in notepad will return to its place...

    When you launch AkelPad for the first time, the usual working window of the system notepad will appear in front of you, but you should set the multi-window mode...

    ...and you will begin to notice the differences between this text editor and Windows Notepad...

    I hope that I will explain how convenient it is to work with several at once open tabs No need for a notepad? It’s not for nothing that tabs are used in absolutely all browsers, as well as in many computer programs… even V Windows Explorer we implemented them with you, remember?

    To open new tab just create a new text document...

    And to close a tab, click on it with the RIGHT mouse button and...

    By the way, the appearance of the tabs can be slightly changed through “View”...

    Another difference from the system notepad is the presence of a decent number of settings, which will appeal to advanced computer users...

    AkelPad also supports a whole bunch of combinations hotkeys . You can find a complete list of them by going to the program’s “Help” and “Manual”...

    (this is not the entire list - it is much longer)

    It should be noted that this notepad supports working with plugins, which can be downloaded from the official website of the program. There is even a plugin for what I previously described system clipboard improver Clipboard.

    The Notepad program is a simple text editor that is designed for creating and editing text files(Text Files). There are many text editors. Notepad differs from them in that it does not have a toolbar, a formatting bar, or a full-fledged status bar.

    There is virtually no text formatting in Notepad, and there is also no ability to insert pictures and tables. But the Notepad program is quickly mastered. Let's start by asking where the notepad is.

    Notepad can be found

    • 1st method: in the section Programs (Applications) – Standard – Notepad,
    • 2nd method: through Search.

    Let's see where the Notepad is located, specifically for operating rooms Windows systems 10, 8, 7 and XP.

    Where is Notepad in Windows 10

    As noted above, Notepad can be searched:

    1. using Search,
    2. in Standard programs.

    Search is in the Panel Windows tasks 10, it is hidden under the magnifying glass icon.

    Rice. 1. Find Notepad through Search in Windows 10

    1 in Fig. 1 – open Search,
    2 – in the search bar, type on the keyboard: notepad, press Enter,
    3 in Fig. 1 – click on the found Notepad.

    The second option to find Notepad is to open Accessories.

    Rice. 2. Find Notepad in Standard Windows programs 10

    1 in Fig. 2 – click Start,
    2 – scroll to the end of the opened programs, click “Standard – WIndows”,
    3 in Fig. 2 – in Standard we look for Notepad.

    In the video you can see where to find Notepad in Windows 10:

    Notepad in Windows 8

    1st method through Programs

    Open to display all applications. Among them we find the section “Standard - Windows” (number 2 in Fig. 3), in which we select Notepad (number 3 in Fig. 3).

    Rice. 3. Find Notepad for Windows 8 in Applications – Standard Windows

    2nd method via Search

    To open the panel containing Search in Windows 8:

    • at touch control– quickly swipe your finger from the right edge of the screen,
    • and when controlling the mouse, in the top right corner we move the mouse from right to left. After this, a small panel will appear, on which the “Search” button will be the very first one at the top.

    In the Search line (number 2 in Fig. 4) we type the word Notepad, after which the Notepad program icon will appear on the left (number 3 in Fig. 4):

    Rice. 4. Find the Notepad application in Windows 8 via Search

    To open it, click on the Notepad icon (number 3 in Fig. 4) and work in Notepad.

    Notepad for Windows 7

    1st method through Programs

    Click on the button. At the end of the list that opens, find the “All programs” link (number 1 in Fig. 5) and click on it.

    Rice. 5. Looking for Notepad for Windows 7 via Start – All Programs

    A large list of programs appears. Using the scroll bar on the right (number 1 in Fig. 5), scroll through this list until the “Standard” folder appears (number 2 in Fig. 6). Click to open this folder.

    Rice. 6. Find Standard Programs for Windows 7

    The folder will open, after which all that remains is to click on the Notepad link (Fig. 7) and start working with a text editor.

    Rice. 7. Looking for Notepad in Standard Programs of Windows 7

    2nd method via Search

    For Windows 7, the Search option is the simplest, from my point of view.

    Click the Start button.

    In the Search line (number 2 in Fig. 5) enter the word Notepad, as shown in Fig. 8, number 1. The Notepad program instantly appears at the top (number 2 in Fig. 8), all you have to do is click on it and you can work with the text.

    Rice. 8. Looking for Notepad for Windows 7 via Start – Search

    Notepad in Windows XP

    1st method through Programs

    I think this method is the most convenient for. Click the Start button. In the menu that opens, click on the Programs option, then click on Standard, the last click on the Notepad option (Fig. 9).

    Rice. 9. Where is Notepad in Windows XP

    2nd method via Search

    By clicking on the Start button, a menu will appear as in Fig. 7.

    Click on the magnifying glass icon that says “Find”, then on “Files and Folders”.

    In the “Search Results” window, click on the “Files and Folders” option again.

    The “Part of the file name or the entire file name” field will appear, in which we enter the word Notepad and click on the “Find” button.

    A search will start, as a result of which a shortcut to the Notepad program should appear, after which you can click on the “Stop” search button. And then click on the found shortcut to the Notepad program.

    Two reasons power users love Notepad

    Despite the simplicity of Notepad, this editor is often used experienced users, for example, when working with a modem. This is due to the fact that in Notepad you can create, or open and edit files with the following (extensions, formats):

    • .txt
    • .bat
    • .ini
    • .sys,
    • .wri,
    • .dat.

    Another reason why confident users like to use Notepad is that the file created and saved in this program will be “clean”. In other words, such a file will not be loaded with additional code, unlike a file passed through the MS Word text editor.

    Many beginners face this problem when creating their first website. They prepare articles for the site in the Word editor, and then copy them directly to their site, along with a bunch of unnecessary things, additional code from Word. Therefore, it is better to insert articles onto the site from Notepad, then there will be no unnecessary code.

    How to open Windows Accessories

    In the operating systems Windows XP, 7, 8 there are standard programs; in Windows 8 they are called “ standard applications" They are built into operating system Windows are just like pockets are sewn to a dress, that is, they are always there, you just need to find them, open them and use them!

    How to find standard programs for Windows is described in detail in this article using Notepad as an example.

    On Windows 7 standard programs are:

    • graphic editor Paint for creating and editing drawings,
    • text Word editor Pad for text files with complex formatting,
    • Notepad for text files with simple formatting,
    • Run to open a program, folder, document, or website
    • Notes for creating short notes,
    • Sound Recorder to record sound on your PC,
    • for calculations as on a hand calculator,
    • to take screenshots,
    • Command line for executing keyboard commands
    • Math Input Panel,
    • Explorer – displays files and folders on the PC,
    • Utilities folder
    • etc.

    The excellent Windows operating system has provided everything for the user's work. It has everything you need. Let's take a closer look at one of the built-in programs, an insignificant, but very interesting and useful one, called " Text pad" It would seem, what is such a seemingly useless program for? A “text notepad” on a computer is just what you need to write down your thoughts or small theses and stories, and the notepad can also be used to copy links or change code various programs. It is simply irreplaceable for writing down, for example, a phone number or a note, especially when there is neither pen nor paper at hand, and the matter is urgent.

    Definition

    What is "Text Notepad"? “Notepad”, or “Notepad” (its official name) is the most common text editor that is included in the package of Windows operating systems (from the very first Windows 1.0 and NT to Windows 8). In earlier operating systems, it was possible to write (work) in this program only up to 64 kilobytes, and therefore more advanced programs were constantly being developed, whose capabilities were less limited. Now these restrictions have been removed, and this editor has become more convenient and practical to use. Also in this program you can comprehend the code HTML language, which allows you to create websites for the Internet and much more.

    Functional

    What does the program consist of? What can she do? The menu bar includes five main items: “File”, “Edit”, “Format”, “View”, “Help”. Each item performs its own function.

    1. The “File” item includes several subsections:

    • "Create" (CTRL+N) - this function opens up a completely new empty file. This function is very important, especially if the previous file is corrupted or you want to start working in the editor again.
    • "Open" (CTRL+O) - the most natural way to open required file on the computer. By clicking on this sub-item, select the location of the file and click “Open”.
    • “Save” (CTRL+S) - everything is clear here. When clicked, the button will save the result of the work in a text editor.
    • “Save as” - here you can select the file name and path to save by selecting a folder and clicking “Save”. You can also change the file encoding to ANSI and Unicode when saving.
    • “Page settings” - this sub-item contains parameters for printing - paper sizes, margins, etc.
    • “Print” (CTRL+P) - when you click this button, a window will open in which various options will be indicated - number of copies, page range. After clicking “Print” the document will be printed on the printer.
    • "Exit" - closes the program. Also carried out using a cross in the right top corner. Don't worry about accidental pressing"Exit" button, having written a huge amount of information, the program will automatically ask whether to save this file, if this has not been done previously.

    2. “Edit” contains the following:

    • "Cancel" (CTRL+Z) - this function cancels last action and returns the document to the state before this action was performed.
    • "Cut" (CTRL+X) - the item cuts out a piece of text, placing it in
    • “Copy” (CTRL+C) - and this item copies the selected part of the text, which is also placed on the clipboard.
    • “Paste” (CTRL+V) - the function is designed to place a piece of text from the clipboard to the part where the cursor is located.
    • "Delete" (Del) - deletes the selected part of the text. If you want to return a fragment, just click “Cancel”, provided that no other actions were performed in the editor other than deleting the text.
    • “Find” (CTRL+F) - using this function you can find the required place in the text by phrase or word, and also select the search direction (from the cursor to the top or bottom of the text). By clicking the “Find” button, the searched text will be highlighted.
    • "Replace" (CTRL+H) - this function replaces the words you are looking for in the text. When clicked, a window opens. By entering in the “What:” paragraph the right word, in the “With:” section we write what word to replace with. If a word is repeated constantly in the text, just click the “Replace All” button.
    • “Go” (CTRL+G) - this subsection moves the cursor to the required line of the document.
    • “Select All” (CTRL+A) - this combination makes it possible to select text in the entire document.
    • "Time and date" (F5) - inserts the present date at the cursor location.

    3. “Format” includes only two functions:

    • "Word wrapping" - this operation allows you to wrap words from lines automatically, the line length becomes limited visible part screen. This function is made for convenience - now you do not need to constantly scroll the worksheet horizontally while trying to read the text.
    • “Font” - by selecting this sub-item, you can set its style and appearance. If you are not satisfied with the proposed fonts, then you can select the “Show additional fonts” section and find a new, more interesting and attractive one. By clicking the “Ok” button, the font will be changed to the one you selected.

    4. “View” includes only one function - “Status Bar”.

    5. The Help menu will show you the version of the editor and also answer frequently asked questions.

    Where to find and how to open

    How to open Text Notepad? In fact, there is nothing complicated about this, but there are two options. Which one is simpler - decide for yourself; as they say, the markers are different depending on the taste and color. This task is not difficult, and even those who are just starting to get acquainted with a computer and have not yet learned all the basics in this matter can cope with it.

    Option 1

    For the first option, you need to know where the "Text Pad" is located. Click the “Start” button, which is located in the lower left corner, then select “All programs”, after which the list will expand different folders and frequently used computer programs. IN this list you need to find the “Standard” folder. It is in it that Notepad is located - a text editor.

    Option 2

    There are more easier way, completely different from the first one. To get started, click on empty space on the desktop with the right mouse button, after which a small menu will open, select “Create” from the list, and another small list will open, in it select the line “Text document” and set a name for the new document. That's it, you can work in notepad. Now you are probably asking: “How can I open this file using Text Notepad?” It couldn't be easier! Just right-click on it and in the list that appears, find the line “Open with Notepad (or notepad).”

    Note

    The main difference between the first option and the second is that in the first case we first write down the entire necessary information, and then we create a file and save it there, and in the second case, on the contrary, it is first created blank document, which is then replenished with our records.

    Analogs

    Notepad++ - very interesting program, but its true purpose is to work with HTML code. Unlike the classic Windows editor, Notepad++ can deal with several files at once, and at the same time. It does not conflict with the file encoding, and in case of any error, it highlights it in red.

    NFOPad

    NFOPad - another one great program. It independently determines Internet links and addresses emails, something the standard “Text Notepad” built into the operating system cannot do. This program also supports the NFO format.

    AkelPad

    At first glance, this editor is no different from the standard one, but this is not so, it has a preview function of the file being opened. And the most important advantage of this program is that in the absence required function You can simply write it yourself and paste it into the editor, which a regular “Text Notepad” naturally cannot do. This feature is very useful for those who are familiar with the basics of programming

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