Welcome to the unofficial Notepad page
Approved Technology since 1985
Basic Facts
| Full Name: |
Microsoft Windows Notepad |
| First Shipped: |
1985 (with Windows 1.01) |
| Filename: |
notepad.exe |
Notepad Features
LOG-Feature
"If you type ".LOG" in capital letters as the first
line in a Notepad file, Notepad should automatically add
the current time and date to the end of the file every
time you open it." [read
more]
Creating HTML and Active Server Pages
These step-by-step instructions demonstrate how to
use Notepad to create Active Server Pages (ASP) pages.
This is not intended to be a guide on how to write ASP.
[read
more]
See also
Using Windows Notepad as an HTML Editor.
Open any File Type
"Microsoft Windows Notepad opens any file type,
including executable files, and saves them in Notepad
format. Saving a file type that Notepad does not
directly support can make that file unreadable by its
native application." [read
more]
Drag & Drop Support
You can easily drag
any file on the notepad window to open it immediately.
Be aware that this will close any open file.
Go to line
You can jump to a specific line by using Edit|Go to
(or pressing Ctrl+G) and entering the line number.
The "Bush hid the facts" Bug
"Strange result when a Windows Notepad file with the
text "Bush hid the facts" is reopened." [read
more]
Enhance Your Notepad Experience
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Ctrl+G |
Shows the Go To dialog (works only with word
wrapping disabled) |
| F5 |
Insert current date and time at the cursor
position. |
| Alt+F6 |
Switch between open dialog and main window. |
Command Line Parameters
| notepad.exe |
Creates a new empty
document. |
| notepad.exe Filename |
Opens the specified
file. |
| notepad.exe /p
Filename |
Prints a file on
the default printer. |
notepad.exe /pt "%1"
"%2" "%3" "%4" |
Prints a file on
the specified printer. Used by the Shell to
support drag-and-drop to printers.
%1 represents the file name and %2 the printer
name. You can ignore %3 and %4 for Windows 95
and later systems. For Windows 3.1 systems, %3
represents the driver name and %4 the port name.
Unlike most similar arguments, the %3 and %4
arguments of printto should not be enclosed in
quotation marks.
More info...
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If the filename contains spaces put it in quotation
marks.
Knowledge Base Articles
Old Knowledge Base Articles (prior Windows 2000)
Other Great Notepad Sites
Last updated:
04/20/08
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