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Textpad is a very basic text editor for Windows. It is much like Notepad but with a few more bells and whistles. | Textpad is a very basic text editor for Windows. It is much like Notepad but with a few more bells and whistles. | ||
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| + | ===Menu Bar=== | ||
| + | The menu bar is located at the top of the window. It should contain the menu items: File, Edit, Search, View, Tools, Macros, Configure, Window and Help. There are quite a few helpful ?tools? that can be used. To see a description of each ?tool? you have to move your mouse over the tool name and look at the bottom-left of the textpad window for a description. It is a good idea to fiddle around with them and get a good understanding of what they all do. | ||
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| + | ===Toolbar=== | ||
| + | The toolbar is located directly under the menu bar and it also contains buttons for commonly used tools. To customize which buttons appear: right click on the tool bar and select customize, click on the "Commands" tab, then select the category desired, and then click and drag the icon to the desired location on the toolbar. | ||
===Document Chooser=== | ===Document Chooser=== | ||
The document chooser displays all of the files that are currently open. To change which file you are looking at in the editing area simply click on the file's name. To close a file: right click on the file name and select "Close document(s)". | The document chooser displays all of the files that are currently open. To change which file you are looking at in the editing area simply click on the file's name. To close a file: right click on the file name and select "Close document(s)". | ||
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The clip library (located under the document chooser) is used as a easy way to insert strings of text into the document. Simply double click on the string of text desired and it will be inserted wherever the ?text cursor? is located. To change the current clip library that is being displayed, pick the one you want from the dropdown menu which is located at the top of the clip library window. You can download and add more clip library at: http://www.textpad.com/add-ons/cliplibs.html | The clip library (located under the document chooser) is used as a easy way to insert strings of text into the document. Simply double click on the string of text desired and it will be inserted wherever the ?text cursor? is located. To change the current clip library that is being displayed, pick the one you want from the dropdown menu which is located at the top of the clip library window. You can download and add more clip library at: http://www.textpad.com/add-ons/cliplibs.html | ||
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| − | + | The editing area is where all the text is entered. To view the line numbers: Select the menu item labeled "view" and then select "Line numbers". | |
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==Additional Helpful tips== | ==Additional Helpful tips== | ||
Revision as of 23:21, 4 March 2007
Contents
Introduction
Textpad is a very basic text editor for Windows. It is much like Notepad but with a few more bells and whistles.
Main Environment
Menu Bar
The menu bar is located at the top of the window. It should contain the menu items: File, Edit, Search, View, Tools, Macros, Configure, Window and Help. There are quite a few helpful ?tools? that can be used. To see a description of each ?tool? you have to move your mouse over the tool name and look at the bottom-left of the textpad window for a description. It is a good idea to fiddle around with them and get a good understanding of what they all do.
Toolbar
The toolbar is located directly under the menu bar and it also contains buttons for commonly used tools. To customize which buttons appear: right click on the tool bar and select customize, click on the "Commands" tab, then select the category desired, and then click and drag the icon to the desired location on the toolbar.
Document Chooser
The document chooser displays all of the files that are currently open. To change which file you are looking at in the editing area simply click on the file's name. To close a file: right click on the file name and select "Close document(s)".
Clip Library
The clip library (located under the document chooser) is used as a easy way to insert strings of text into the document. Simply double click on the string of text desired and it will be inserted wherever the ?text cursor? is located. To change the current clip library that is being displayed, pick the one you want from the dropdown menu which is located at the top of the clip library window. You can download and add more clip library at: http://www.textpad.com/add-ons/cliplibs.html
Editing Area
The editing area is where all the text is entered. To view the line numbers: Select the menu item labeled "view" and then select "Line numbers".
