Gateway GM5643E Creating a new document, Saving a document, Opening a document

CHAPTER 2: Using Windows

Creating a new document

To create a new document:

1Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click WordPad. Microsoft WordPad starts and a blank document opens.

2Begin composing your document. Use the menus and toolbar buttons at the top of the window to format the document.

Saving a document

After you create a document, you need to save it if you want to use it later.

To save a document:

1Click File, then click Save. The Save As dialog box opens.

File name

2Click Browse Folders to open the Folders list, then click the folder where you want to save the file.

3Type a new file name in the File name box.

4Click Save.

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Help

For more information about saving documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type saving in the Search Help box, then press ENTER.

Opening a document

To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you need to open it. Open the document in the program that it was created in.

To open a document:

1Start the program.

2Click File, then click Open.

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