Working With Documents; Creating A New Document - Gateway computer User Manual

Working with documents

Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other similar files. The
basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types
of files.
The following examples show how to create, save, open, and print a document using Microsoft
WordPad. Similar procedures apply to other programs such as WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and
Microsoft Excel.
For more information about using a program, click Help on its menu bar.

Creating a new document

To create a new document:
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Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, then click WordPad. Microsoft WordPad starts and
a blank document opens.
Begin composing your document. Use the menus and toolbar buttons at the top of the
window to format the document.
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