ODISHA ADARSHA VIDYALAYA, TIMANPUR

CLASS- VI (ICT)

NOTEPAD
 Notepad is a text editor which is a program similar to a word processor but can’t
perform any special editing.
 Notepad is a simple text editor for Microsoft windows.
 It enables computer users to create documents.
 The resulting files are typically saved with the .txt extension.
 With notepad you can :
 Create simple text document.
 Multi-tasking or create batch file .
Steps to open windows Notepad
Step 1: On the windows desktop, find the windows Search Box.
Step 2: In the Search Box, type notepad.
Step 3: Click on the Notepad option in the search results.
It will launch Windows Notepad application.

How to Open Notepad

Using mouse:
1. Click On “Start Button”
2. Click “All Programs”
3. Click On “Accessories”
4. Click “Notepad”

Using keyboard:
Process 1:
1. Press “Win key + R”
2. The ”Run” command box will appear
3. Inside the “Open” drop-down box type “notepad”
4. Then press ”enter key ” for “OK”
Process 2 :
1. Press “windows” key to open “Start menu”
2. Using the arrow key, go to “All Programs” press enter to open all installed
program
3. Do same , to go to “Accessories”
4. Then go to “Notepad”, press enter key to open notepad windows.
 File menu
The file menu has 7 sub-menus
New:
 This will open a new notepad screen.
To open a new notepad document do the followings steps :
1. Open notepad.
2. Go to ”file” menu .
3. Under the “file” menu ---click “New”.
4. Short cut is “Ctrl + N” .
Open:
 This will open an existing document.
To open an existing notepad document do the following steps :
1. Open notepad.
2. Go to “file” menu.
3. Under the “file” menu ---click “ Open”.
4. In the “open” dialog box, inside the “file name” text box type an existing
document name that you want to open.
5. Then click “Open” on dialog box.
6. Short cut is “Ctrl + O”.
Save:
 This function is use when you make changes to an existing document and you want to
resave the document with the changes.
To save an existing notepad document with some changes do the followings steps:
1. Open notepad.
2. Go to ”file” menu --- click “ Open” .
3. In the “open” dialog box inside the “file name” text box type an existing
document name that you want to open.
 4. After open an existing document make some changes.
5. Then go to “file” --- “save” --- this will automatically save with changes in
same document name.
6. Short cut is “Ctrl + S”.
Save As:
 This function is use when you make a new document and you want to save the
document with a name (give a name to your document) .

To save a notepad document do the followings steps :

1. Open notepad.
2. Start typing .
3. Then go to “File” --- click “save As”.
4. On the “save as ”dialog box, inside the file name text box type a name that
you want to give to your document .
5. Then click “Save”.
6. Short cut is “Ctrl + S”.

Page Setup:
 This is where you can select the paper size and source, portrait or landscape, margins
and add header and footer before printing your document.

To format the page do the following steps :

1. Go to “file” --- click “Page Setup”
2. “Page Setup” dialog box will appear
3. On the dialog box change the values for formatting the page like : paper size
and source, orientation (portrait or landscape), margins(left, right, top,
bottom), and header and footer .
4. When you change the values, it will show the “preview” of that changes .
This changes will show when you print your document.

Print:
 This function will print your document
1. Open the file that you ant to print
2. Go to “File” menu
3. Click on “Print” option

Exit:
 It is used for exit or closes the document.
To exit or close your document do the following steps:
Go to “File” menu then click “exit”.
Now your notepad window will close or Close your notepad window by clicking on
“Close“button on the title bar, upper right corner.
 Edit menu
The edit menu have 11 sub-menus
Undo:
 This function is used to go to the previous changes done to your document
It go to the one older state of your document.
1. Type some text
2. Go to the “Edit” menu, click on “Undo” option.
3. It will go back to the previous one step
4. Short cut key is “Ctrl + Z”
Cut:
 This option is used for remove the selected or highlighted text from your document.
1. Type some text
2. Select any text from your document
3. After selection go to “Edit” menu, click on “Cut” option
4. Now the selected text will remove from your document
5. Shortcut key is “Ctrl + X ”
You can also paste the cut text where you want .
Copy:
 Copy is a duplicate of selected text or program. It will leave the selected text where it
is , but copy it ,so you can paste it elsewhere on your document.
1. Type some text
2. Select any text from your document
3. After selection go to “Edit” menu, click on “Copy” option
4. Now the selected text will copied and leave there
5. Now you can paste the copied text where you want in your document
Short cut key is “Ctrl + C”
Paste:
 This option is used to paste both cut and copied text and paragraph wherever you
choose.
1. Select any text from your document
2. After selection go to “Edit” menu, click on “Cut” or “Copy” option
3. Now you can paste the cut or copied text where you want to paste in your
document Go to “Edit ” menu, click on “Paste” option
4. Short cut key is “Ctrl + V”

Delete:
 This option is used to delete the selected text. Its will go back to previous state, but
can’t perform paste option.
1. Type some text
2. Select any text from your document
3. After selection go to “Edit” menu, click on “Delete” option
4. Now the selected text will deleted from your document
 5. Short cut key is “Ctrl + Delete key” or “Delete” key
6. You can go back by using “Undo” option from “Edit” menu or press
“Ctrl + Z”
Find:
 This option is used to find a specific text quickly in your document.
Type some text.
1. After selection go to “Edit” menu, click on “Find” option
2. Now the “Find” dialog box will appear.
3. Inside the “Find What” text box type your text
4. After typing click on “Find Next” option
5. If you type your text in upper case or lower case and find only the same
case typed text then select the “Match Case” Check box.
6. Before clicking on ”Find Next” choose the direction
7. Short cut key is “Ctrl + F”
Replace:
 This option allows you for both find text and replace with another text in your
document.
1. Type some text , then After selection go to “Edit” menu, click on “Replace”
option.
2. Now the “Replace” dialog box will appear.
3. Inside the “Find What” text box type your text and Inside the “Replace”
text box type the text, that you want to replace the find text.
4. After typing click on “Find Next” option to find the text and click “Replace”.
It will replace one by one text. If you click on “Replace All”, it will replace all
at the same time.
Short cut key is “Ctrl + H”
Go To:
 This option is used for go to the specific line in your document .
1. Before use “Go to” option you must first unselect the “word wrap”.
2. Then go to “Edit” menu click on “Go To”, the “Go To” dialog box will appear
III. Now inside the “Line Number” write the line number and click on “Go
To”.
3. Short cut key is “Ctrl + G”
Select All:
 This option is used to select all section / text of a document.
Short cut key is “Ctrl + A”.
Time/Date:
 When you select “Date / Time” it will automatically type the systems current date /
time.
1. Click the pointer where you want to type date / time.
2. Go to “Edit” menu select “Date / Time”
3. It will automatically paste current system date / time.
4. Short cut key is “F5”
 Format Menu:
The format menu have 2 sub-menus
Word Wrap:
 When word wrap enabled, and you start typing in Notepad. It comes to the right side
of the page;the words will wrap and start on the next line without having to press the
Enter key.
 This does not affect printing. If there is a several line paragraph in which Enter key
was never pressed then the paragraph will take up the entire width of the printed
paper's margins.
 To turn word wrap ON
1. Click on Format menu option and then Word Wrap. A checkmark will appear
next to Word Wrap.
2. Select the Word wrap to wrap your text within the window and when the text
reach the right margin the new line will automatically started.
3. Unselect the Word wrap to wrap your text outside the window. it will write the
text right of the page.
4. If you want to start a paragraph from a new line then press enter key.
Font:
 The font menu is used for change font face, font style, and font size
1. Click on the “Format” menu
2. Click on “font”, now the “Font” dialog box will appear with font face, style, size list
boxes.
3. From font face, style, size list boxes select any font face from face list box, style
from style list box, and size from size list box.
4. After selection of font face, style, size, and then click “Ok”.
View:
The view menu have 1 sub-menu
Status Bar:
 It will show the particular line and column of current text.
The status bar at the bottom right corner of notepad window.
1. First unselect word wrap.
2. Then start typing 5 to 10 lines
3. After typing go to “View” menu and select “Status Bar”.
4. Now you will move the cursor by pressing the arrow keys
5. It will show the current line and column of text
Help:
 The format menu have 2 sub-menus
View Help:
o Click on the “View Help” option to view a mini tutorial about the notepad.
About Notepad:
o Clicking on “About Notepad” will show you the version of notepad that you
use.