108 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System
Lesson 4: Creating a new document
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2Click New, then click Text Document.
The operating system creates an icon on the desktop
called New Text Document with the icon name
highlighted.
3To give your document a meaningful name, type My New
Doc.txt and press Enter.
4Double-click the My New Doc icon.
The operating system opens the new document in
Notepad—the text editor built into the operating system.
Sample Notepad window
Notice that when the document opens, there is a new
button on the taskbar that reads My New Doc- Notepad
(the name may be too long to fit into the taskbar space
but, if you point to the name, the complete name is
visible). By displaying buttons like this one, the taskbar
helps you keep track of the programs and files you
currently have open.
To learn more about Notepad, click Help or open the
Help menu by pressing F1. For now, leave Notepad open
and go on to the next lesson.