Questions tagged [wordpad]
WordPad is a basic word processor that is included with almost all versions of Windows from Windows 95 onwards.
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Arial always shows up as italic in Microsoft Office applications (incl. WordPad)
This problem arose suddenly. Whenever I try to write Arial in any Microsoft Office application (including WordPad) the text appears italic. Changing it to italic and back just does nothing, the text ...
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Font family automatically resets to default (Calibri) as soon as I start typing
Here is what I'm experiencing, in Windows 11:
open a blank Wordpad document, type some text in it;
select all, and set the font family to anything other than 'Calibri' (e.g. Trebuchet MS);
put the ...
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Is there a way to display non printing characters in Windows 10 Wordpad?
How can I display non printing characters (new line, space, tab, etc) in Wordpad?
Google search for this is very difficult as all search results seem to be poisoned by instructions about ms word.
How ...
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Can you add non-breaking spaces to an RTF file using WordPad?
I can't find a way to add non-breaking spaces to an RTF file using WordPad.
It is possible to do this in other editors (full Word, for instance) or by editing the RTF file directly as a text file.
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Launching mspaint and wordpad fail with "Unable to create new document"
Launching mspaint or wordpad fails with this prompt. This happens when they are launched from any directory, with or without arguments.
My system is Windows 10 version 2004. I've installed some ...
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PowerPoint 2013 email is opening in WordPad
Can't get PowerPoint attachment to open. It opens in WordPad all the time. I accidently answered a question and said yes to opening in WordPad.
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How to copy sections of a document
I want to copy the timecode which is on the right side of this document
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wordpad blah.txt says "unable to create new document"
This happens from CompB
So, from CompB, wordpad can't open a file from the command line.
Whereas from CompA, it opens
Both are running Windows 7
How can I make CompB, where wordpad doesn't open ...
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Disable smooth scrolling in WordPad?
Is there any way to turn off Smooth Scrolling in WordPad in Windows 10, v1903?
When I use the mouse-wheel, I want one "click" of the wheel to result in a single change of screen state. Any ...
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Best Technique To Edit Large RTF File in Microsoft Word
I need to edit a file that was saved in Rich Text Format (*.RTF) using Microsoft Word, but today I've learned that the regular old WordPad that comes with Windows can open humongous *.RTF files that ...
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regular expression help needed
I have a text of 8XX lines that look like this:
id="**02_item2_02" duration="29" style="**joe"
id="02_item3_01" duration="35.5" style="joseph"
The text between id=" and style=" is never the same.
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Can't change txt files to open with anything but WordPad [duplicate]
I want to change txt files to open with a specific .xls it used to work but for some reason now it won't save anymore when I set the .xls program as the default.
It's a serious pain to have to open ...
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An important text file's contents were blanked, yet windows can still index its content?
I had an important .rtf file I was working on in Wordpad for weeks. Maybe the last time I tried to save it, it got corrupted, and now the file's blank. Checking with a hex editor, every byte is 00.
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How do I open WordPad with predefined text (like a template)?
I'd like WordPad to open from, say, a desktop shortcut with a predefined text inserted.
It should create a new document and not open an existing one, the function should be the same as in a Word ...
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Is there a shortcut to create a new Wordpad document without automatically closing the one you are already working on?
I am using Windows 7. This seems like an obvious question but I can't find it anywhere.
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