WordPad is a text-editing program available in the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Follow these step-by-step instructions to use WordPad
This article assumes that you have a PC with Windows 10 installed.
There are several way to locate this app on your computer. This is the easiest.
Click on the Search button/icon on the task bar (next to the Start button) and
type in WordPad. Then click on the matching result, which should be
at the top of the list.
Step 1: Open WordPad. The screen should look like this:
Step 2: You’re now going to choose a font – the design in which the letters you’ll be typing will appear.
In the third row from the top of the screen, you’ll see a box with a name in it (in this example, ‘Calibri’) and a little downward-pointing arrow. The arrow indicates that this is a drop-down list. When you click on the arrow a list will drop down.
This particular list consists of all the fonts that you can choose to create your document. Scroll down the list and you’ll find even more fonts.
Let’s assume that you’d like to use the ‘Arial’ font. Click Arial on the list. The name will now appear in the box at the top of the screen.
Step 3: Type ‘Good Morning’ and press the ‘Enter’ key. Have a look at what you’ve done.
Step 4: Choose another font, type ‘Good Morning’ again and press ‘Enter’. Now compare the two. Here we’ve chosen ‘Broadway’ as the second font.
Step 5: You can also change the size of the letters. Next to the font box near the top of the screen, you’ll find another box containing a number (’11′ in this example). As you did with the font box arrow, click the arrow in this box. A drop-down list appears that consists of numbers. These are the numbers of ‘points’ that letters are measured in. By selecting a bigger or smaller number, you can choose how big to make your writing.
Click ’20′ and type ‘Good Morning’ again.
Step 6: Here’s a shortcut to changing the size of your letters. Next to the number box you’ll see two squares, each one containing a letter ‘A’, one bigger than the other (see right).
If you click on the button with the bigger ‘A’, the size of your text will get bigger. If you click on the other button, it will become smaller.
Step 7: Now experiment with the font tools, which you’ll find under the font box. They are:
- B bold
- I italic
- U underline
- abc strike through
- subscript (a letter or figure written below the line)
- superscript (a letter or figure written above the line)
plus the highlighting tool and the font colour tool, both of which you need to click to cause a drop-down list to appear.
If you place your cursor over each of the buttons, a description of what it does opens. Below you can see what ‘B’ stands for:
Try out each font tool. Below we’ve changed the font back to Arial, size 16, and then tried each button in turn.
Step 8: Now try WordPad’s aligning tools. These push text to one margin or the other (‘align left’ and ‘align right’), centre each line (‘centre align’) or make both sides straight.
To the right of the box containing the font colour tool, you’ll see a row of four similar boxes with lines representing text arranged in four different ways:
Place your cursor over each one for a description, then try them. Highlight some text by clicking on it three times in quick succession. Then click on one of the aligning tools to see where the text moves to.
These tools are very handy for such jobs as centring a title or placing an address on the right. Here’s what happens with ‘Good Morning’ by clicking on each of the first three boxes:
Step 9: To the right of the aligning tools, you’ll find four insert tools.
With these, you click to insert a picture from a file, draw a picture to insert in your document, automatically insert the date and time or add a particular object. Try experimenting with them.
Step 10: You can change the way a word looks after you’ve typed it. Simply double-click on it to highlight it – it turns blue to show that it’s been selected.
You can now use any of the tools above to change the word – for instance, changing its font or size.
While it was selected, ‘something’ was changed to a 36 point size and made bold, underlined and red!
Step 11: You can also change a paragraph. If you triple-click within one, this will highlight it entirely. You can then change its size and colour, make it italic and underline and centre it:
Step 12: One of the most important things to learn to do with your work in WordPad is to save it. That way, you can turn off the computer and later go back to what you’d done. But you really should save your work every few minutes. Then, if there’s a power cut, you’ll lose only a few minutes’ work.
To save, go to the top left-hand corner of the WordPad screen and click the arrow in the blue box (indicated here with the yellow arrow):
The ‘File’ drop-down list appears. Now click Save. This saves the document exactly as it is.
Step 13: There’s another way of saving your work – by using the ‘Save as’ option. If you use this, you can change some of the document’s attributes – its name or its format, for instance.
To use ‘Save as’, place your cursor over Save as. A new menu appears to the right. Move your cursor straight to the right on to this and click Rich Text document. (‘Rich Text’ is a format that allows you to embed images and other things.) The name of your document will now end with ‘.rtf’.
The ‘Documents library’ now appears. This is where your saved document will be kept. In the box below the main screen, headed ‘File name’, type in a name for your document. Here, ‘First attempt’ is the file name:
It’s important that a document’s name relates to its content – for example, ‘letter to bank’ – so that you can find it again later.
Now click Save to keep this document in the Documents library.
Step 19: Finally, as well as saving your document in digital form within your computer, you can also print it. Open the ‘File’ drop-down list again and, this time, select Print. Then, moving your cursor to the new menu on the right, click Quick print:
As long as your printer is set up and turned on, your document will print.
Last updated November 2023
Могу поспорить, многие из вас не слышали о WordPad. Если вы слышали о нем, вы не использовали его, или вы просто забыли о его существовании. Почему? Что ж, если нам нужен базовый текстовый редактор, мы используем Блокнот. Если нам нужен продвинутый текстовый редактор, мы используем Microsoft Word. Но где — то по середине, с более широкими возможностями, чем скромный блокнот, но меньшими возможностями, чем могучий Word, стоит Wordpad — который совершенно бесплатен!
WordPad – текстовый редактор с основными параметрами форматирования, и он входит в состав всех версий ОС, начиная с Windows 95 и заканчивая Windows 10. WordPad всегда был там, но практически никогда не используется. В этой статье, давайте разберемся, как использовать Wordpad в Windows 10 и сбросить настройки WordPad, если что — то пойдет не так.
Ниже представлены несколько советов, которые помогут освоить WordPad.
WordPad в Windows 10
Чтобы использовать Wordpad в Windows 10, введите «WordPad», в строку поиска на панели задач и нажмите на полученный результат. Это позволит открыть WordPad.
Также, вы можете также использовать команду Выполнить.
Нажмите Win + R, и напишите в строке write.exe или wordpad.exe и нажмите Enter.
Исполняемый файл Wordpad — wordpad.exе, и он находится в следующем месте:
C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories
Ярлык программы можно найти в следующих местах:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories
Wordpad позволяет создавать, редактировать, сохранять, открывать, просматривать и печатать текстовые документы. Вы можете использовать полужирный шрифт, подчеркивание и курсив, форматирование изменить цвет и размер шрифта, создавать маркированные списки, вставлять изображения, и многое другое. Просто поиграйте с помощью простого меню ленты.
WordPad, наряду с другими встроенными инструментами, в настоящее момент доступны в Магазине Windows в качестве универсального приложения. Теперь вы можете загрузить текстовый редактор Wordpad из Магазина Windows и легко открывать и редактировать документы созданные в microsoft Word.
Какое расширение файла для Wordpad?
Wordpad использует расширение файла .rtf или Rich Text Format, для сохранения файлов по умолчанию. Но он может сохранять документы в .docx (Office Open XML), .odt (Open Document), .txt (текст).
Как удалить WordPad с помощью приложения «Параметры»
Поскольку вы можете использовать MS Office бесплатно с помощью Интернет или купить подписку на Office 365, или другие решения для обработки текста, такие как Документы Google, большинство пользователей больше не используют WordPad. В результате вместо полного удаления приложения Microsoft делает его дополнительной функцией, которую можно удалить или переустановить с помощью приложения «Параметры».
Используйте эти шаги для удаления редактора WordPad из Windows 10:
Шаг 1: Откройте «Параметры» нажав сочетание клавиш Win I.
Шаг 2: Перейдите в группу настроек «Приложения».
Шаг 3: В левой части окна нажмите «Приложения и возможности».
Шаг 4: В разделе «Приложения и возможности» выберите параметр «Дополнительные возможности».
Шаг 5: Выберите элемент WordPad и нажмите кнопку Удалить.
Шаг 6: Перезагрузите компьютер.
После выполнения этих шагов основное приложение для обработки текста будет удалено с вашего компьютера.
Как установить WordPad с помощью приложения «Параметры»
Используйте эти шаги для установки WordPad с использованием дополнительных функций в Windows 10:
Шаг 1: Откройте «Параметры» нажав сочетание клавиш Win I.
Шаг 2: Перейдите в группу настроек «Приложения».
Шаг 3: В левой части окна нажмите «Приложения и возможности».
Шаг 4: В разделе «Приложения и возможности» выберите параметр «Дополнительные возможности».
Шаг 5: Нажмите кнопку «Добавить компонент».
Шаг 6: Выберите элемент WordPad.
Шаг 7: Нажмите кнопку Установить.
После выполнения приложение WordPad будет установлено на вашем устройстве.
В случае, если вы можете найти параметры для установки или удаления, скорее всего, вы не используете версию Windows 10 (20H1), в которой WordPad является дополнительной функцией.
Как вернуть настройки WordPad по умолчанию?
Теперь давайте посмотрим, как сбросить настройки по умолчанию для WordPad в ОС Windows 10. Но прежде чем начать, вы можете создать точку восстановления системы или резервную копию реестра.
Сброс настроек WordPad с помощью реестра Windows
- Нажмите сочетание клавиш Win + R и в окне Выполнить введите Regedit, чтобы открыть редактор реестра.
- Перейдите к следующему разделу:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Wordpad
- В левой панели, найдите раздел «Options», и Удалите его.
Теперь, когда вы открываете Wordpad, вы увидите его с настройками по умолчанию.
Дайте нам знать, используете вы Wordpad или нет – в комментариях ниже.
WordPad has been around for a long time, since Windows 95, which means it’s over 25 years old. If you are an old-school user, you may still want to use it for editing documents in Windows. Although the venerable WordPad app is a bit hidden in Windows, there are many ways to find and open it. Without further ado, here’s how to open WordPad in Windows 10 and Windows 7:
NOTE: This guide covers Windows 10 and Windows 7. If you don’t know the Windows version you have, read this tutorial: What version of Windows do I have installed? (5 methods).
1. How to open WordPad in Windows 10 or Windows 7 using search
The fastest way to launch any app in Windows 10 is to use search. To open WordPad, first, click on the search box from your taskbar. Then, type wordpad and click or tap on the appropriate search result from the list.
WordPad Windows 10: Open using search
To open WordPad in Windows 7, click the Start button and type “wordpad” in Start Menu’s search box. Then, click on the WordPad search result.
Open WordPad using search in Windows 7
2. How to open WordPad from the Start Menu
If you’re a Windows 10 user, you can also use your mouse or touchscreen to open WordPad. To do that, click or tap on the Start button from the bottom-left corner of the screen. Then, scroll down the list of programs until you reach the letter W. Open the Windows Accessories folder and click or tap on the WordPad shortcut.
Open WordPad in Windows 10 from the Start Menu
If you are using Windows 7, open the Start Menu, navigate to All programs, and enter Accessories. There, you should find a shortcut to WordPad.
Open WordPad in Windows 7 from the Start Menu
3. How to open WordPad in Windows 10 using Cortana
If Cortana is enabled on your Windows 10 system, you can also write the steps to open WordPad in her app window or ask her to open WordPad using your voice. Activate Cortana by saying “Cortana” or by clicking/tapping on her button from the right of the taskbar search field.
Then, in Cortana’s popup window, either write “open wordpad” or push the microphone button and say “open wordpad.” After she understands what you want, she immediately opens WordPad on your Windows 10 PC.
How to open WordPad in Windows 10 using Cortana
4. How to open WordPad from the Run window
A quick alternative method to start WordPad in Windows 10, as well as Windows 7, is based on using the Run window. Press Windows + R on your keyboard to open Run, type wordpad or write in the Open field, and then click or tap OK.
Opening WordPad from the Run box
This is a fast method, isn’t it?
5. How to open WordPad using a shortcut that you can place anywhere you want
If a shortcut is your preferred way to start any app, you can create one for WordPad. If you’re using Windows 10, an easy way is to drag and drop the WordPad shortcut from the Start Menu onto your desktop or in any other folder you prefer.
WordPad shortcut on the Windows 10 desktop
Alternatively, both in Windows 10 and Windows 7, you can create a WordPad shortcut manually. Just make sure that, in the Create Shortcut window, you type write as the shortcut’s destination.
Create a shortcut for WordPad
NOTE: If you need help creating shortcuts, you can learn how to create shortcuts for apps, files, folders, and web pages in Windows 10. Although this tutorial was written for Windows 10, the first sections also apply to Windows 7.
6. How to open WordPad by pinning it to your Start Menu or taskbar
If you use WordPad frequently, the convenient places where you can pin it for quick access are the taskbar and the Start Menu, regardless of whether your PC runs on Windows 10 or Windows 7.
In Windows 10, find WordPad in the Start Menu. Then, right-click (or press and hold) on its shortcut. In the contextual menu, click or tap on “Pin to Start” or navigate to More and select “Pin to taskbar,” depending on which option you prefer.
Pin WordPad to Start or to the taskbar in Windows 10
In Windows 7, open the Start Menu, find WordPad’s shortcut, and right-click on it. On the contextual menu, select “Pin to Start Menu” or “Pin to Taskbar,” depending on what you want.
Pin to Taskbar and Pin to Start Menu for WordPad in Windows 7
From now on, you can open WordPad using the shortcut you’ve pinned.
7. How to open WordPad from Command Prompt or PowerShell
You can use Command Prompt or PowerShell just as well. In any of these apps, type write in the command line and press Enter on your keyboard.
How to open WordPad from cmd
8. How to open WordPad using Task Manager
You can open WordPad using the Task Manager. Launch Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc) and, in the File, click or tap “Run new task” in Windows 10 or “New Task (Run…)” in Windows 7. This opens a new window called “Create new task.” In it, type wordpad or write in the Open field and press Enter or OK.
How to open WordPad from Task Manager
NOTE: In Windows 10, when you open Task Manager, you might get its compact view. In that case, first press More details on the bottom-left corner of the window.
9. Start WordPad using its executable file in File Explorer or Windows Explorer
Another method to open WordPad in Windows 10 is to use File Explorer. Similarly, in Windows 7, you can use Windows Explorer. Start File Explorer or Windows Explorer and head to the “C:”
drive on your computer. Then, navigate to “Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories” and look for the executable file called wordpad.exe.
The wordpad.exe file is found in Program Files — Windows NT — Accessories
Double-click (or double-tap) on wordpad.exe, and WordPad starts.
Which method works best for you?
Now you know many ways to start the WordPad desktop app in Windows. Next, you can begin using WordPad to edit existing documents, create new ones, print documents, and so on. If you have any questions, let us know in the comments section below.
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Just as the name suggests, WordPad is a word processing application which is easy to use. You can find it in all Windows systems expect for the versions older than Windows 95. Its basic functions are the same as that of Notepad. In this article, I will show you how to open WordPad in different ways on a Windows computer.
What Is WordPad?
WordPad is a basic word processor built in all modern Windows operating systems (starting from Windows 95). The features of WordPad are similar to that of Microsoft Notepad and Microsoft Word; they are all used to process word information. The Microsoft WordPad is between Notepad and Word: simpler than Word but advanced than Notepad. (MiniTool has provided you with solutions to protect & recover a word file.)
4 Ways To Recover Notepad File On Win 10 Quickly!
The following content will teach you how to open WordPad and how to use WordPad in detail.
How to Open WordPad in Windows 10
The following methods work on all Windows 10 devices.
Way 1: Open from Start Menu
- Click on the Start button from the lower left corner of screen or by pressing Start on the keyboard.
- Scroll down to find the Windows Accessories folder and expand it (the list is in alphabetical order).
- Select WordPad from the list (the Notepad is also included here).
Way 2: Use Windows Search
- Click on the search box or search icon on the taskbar.
- Type wordpad into the search box.
- Select WordPad App from the Best match result or just press Enter on the keyboard.
Please click here if your taskbar on Windows 10 stops working.
Way 3: Open from Run Dialog Window
- Press Start + R buttons to open the Run dialog window (you can also click on the Start button > scroll down to expand Windows System > select Run).
- Type wordpad, write, or %SystemDrive%/Program Files/Windows NT/Accessories/WordPad.exe into the text box.
- Click on the OK button or press Enter on the keyboard.
Way 4: Use Command Prompt
- Type cmd into the search box and select Command Prompt from the result (you can also click on the Start button > scroll down to expand Windows System > select Command Prompt).
- Type write or exe into it and hit Enter.
Please read this page if you’d like to know how to recover files by using Command Prompt:
Way 5: Open through Windows PowerShell
- Right click on the Start button and choose Windows PowerShell (you can also type powershell into the search box and choose Windows PowerShell App from the result).
- Wait a few seconds until you see this message: Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Type exe and hit Enter.
Way 6: Open with File Explorer
- Open File Explorer by clicking on its icon on the taskbar or pressing Start + E on the keyboard.
- Type %SystemDrive%/Program Files/Windows NT/Accessories into the address bar; then, hit Enter or click on the right arrow button (you can also navigate to This PC/Local Disk (C:)/Program Files/windows nt/accessories manually).
- Double click on wordpad application from the list.
Click to learn how to fix when File Explorer is not working or responding.
That’s all about how to open WordPad in common ways.
How to Use WordPad
Basic functions of WordPad are: create, edit, save, open, view, and print text documents.
What does Microsoft WordPad allows you to do exactly?
- Create bulleted lists.
- Insert images.
- Insert paint drawing.
- Change font type color and size.
- Increase/decrease indent.
- Adjust line spacing.
- Add text highlight color.
- Center or left/right justify content.
- Use bold, underline, and italics formatting
- …
Sometimes, you may want to convert a WordPad file to PDF or Word:
- Convert WordPad to PDF
- Convert WordPad to Word
How to Fix When WordPad Won’t Open
The following 3 methods are used widely to fix the WordPad not starting problem.
- Scan your PC for virus and malware.
- Run System File Checker.
- Try to open WordPad from the installation folder.
About The Author
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Sarah has been working as an editor at MiniTool since she graduated from university. Sarah aims at helping users with their computer problems such as disk errors and data loss. She feels a sense of accomplishment to see that users get their issues fixed relying on her articles. Besides, she likes to make friends and listen to music after work.
