Owner's Manual

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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 Corel
®
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:
1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, then click WordPad. Microsoft
WordPad starts and a blank document opens.
2 Begin composing your document. Use the menus and toolbar buttons at the top
of the window to format the document.
Saving a document
After you create a document, you need to save it if you want to use it later.
To save a document:
1 Click File, then click Save. The
Save As dialog box opens.
2 Click Browse Folders to open the Folders list, then click the folder where you
want to save the file.
3 Type a new file name in the File name box.
4 Click Save.
Help
For more information about saving documents, click Start, then
click Help and Support. Type saving in the Search Help box, then press
E
NTER.
File
name