Working With Documents; Creating A New Document - Gateway 200E User Manual

CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP

Working with documents

Creating a new document

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