Learning Notepad from Scratch

Name: Learning Notepad from Scratch
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Text editing with ease

Created byPratik Pradhan

Last updated 4/2022

English

English [Auto],

What you'll learn

Notepad
Text Editing
Text
Text File

Course content

6 sections • 27 lectures • 42m total length

Interface1:10
Explore notepad's interface and its file, edit, and view menus, learn how to save, open, print, find, and replace, and discover zoom, status bar, and word wrap in windows 11.
Working with Text and Using Undo1:44
Learn to type in the notepad app and use undo to revert actions with ctrl-z or from the edit menu, noting that undo steps are tracked per keystroke.
Saving your Text File2:04
Learn how to save a text file in notepad and recognize unsaved changes. Use Ctrl+S or File > Save, name the file, and close prompts to keep edits.
Using the Save As option1:19
Use the save as option to create a duplicate of the notepad file with a new name on the desktop, edit the copy, and save changes without affecting the original.
Opening Notepad File1:19
Open and view files in notepad with file open, double-click notepad files to launch, and view contents of Word documents opened via all files filter.
Creating New File and using New Window1:14
Open a new file from the file menu, which closes the current file. Use new window to view and work on two files simultaneously, then copy and paste between them.

Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete1:36
Learn to cut, copy, paste, and delete text in notepad using right-click or edit menu, and apply keyboard shortcuts for efficiency.
Changing reading Order0:45
Learn to change the reading order in notepad on windows 11 by right-clicking to switch between right-to-left and left-to-right text alignment.
Find Option1:08
Explore how to use the find option in Notepad to locate words like scratch, navigate with next and previous results, and edit or move the cursor to control search scope.
Replace2:21
Learn to use the replace feature in notepad, access it via edit, perform replace all, and handle exact capitalization for text edits.
Word Wrap0:51
Enable word wrap to fit text to the window and reduce horizontal scrolling. Use the view menu to toggle wrap on or off and compare wrapped versus unwrapped layouts.
Go To1:06
Learn to jump to a specific line in Notepad by using edit to go to, disable word wrap to reveal accurate line counts, and enter the target line number.
Select All0:33
Learn to select text efficiently in notepad from scratch by dragging to highlight portions, or using select all via right-click, edit menu, or keyboard shortcuts.
Font Settings1:05
Explore Notepad font settings by selecting edit, font, and choosing from installed fonts, such as Canopy or Ink Free, adjusting style and size, and applying changes to the document.
Date and Time0:37
Learn how to insert a timestamp in Notepad by using the edit menu's date and time option or pressing F5, which inserts today's date and current time.
Zoom Options1:15
Learn how to zoom in and out in Notepad using the view menu, keyboard shortcuts, and mouse wheel, and restore the default zoom level.

Saving file as HTML3:34
Learn to save files as HTML with notepad, create a simple web page by typing HTML tags, headings, and paragraphs, and save as .html for web viewing.
Saving file as CMD2:29
Learn to create a batch file with Notepad by using echo, pause, and cd commands, save as a cmd file, and run it to display drive contents.
Saving File as SRT3:17
Discover how to create subtitles in notepad by typing sequential indices and timestamps, save the file as an SRT named after the video, and view them in VLC.
Saving file as different document formats1:33
Save a notepad document as different formats, including doc and docx for Microsoft Word, and as RDF using save as, so you can open or edit in other programs.

Status Bar1:19
Explore how the status bar in Notepad displays zoom level, line and column, and encoding when saving, and how to show or hide it via the view menu.
App Theme1:00
Learn to change the Notepad app theme from the settings menu, switching between dark and light modes or syncing with your system theme.
Encoding Options1:09
Discover how to work with notepad encodings, starting with the default utf eight. Learn how to switch to another encoding like ACI when saving to ensure compatibility across devices.

Requirements

Basic Computer Knowledge

Description

Notepad is a default text editing tool that comes pre-installed with Windows Computers. This course has been made with Notepad for Windows 11 but is applicable for other versions of notepad as well.

In this course, we are going to start off with learning about the interface of Notepad and explore out different options such as working with text, saving text files, opening notepad files, and creating new notepad files.

We will then explore different features for text editing such as cut, copy, paste and delete option, changing of reading order, find option, replace option, word wrap, go to option, select all option, font settings, date and time and zoom options which will let is manage out the texts in the way we want to.

We will then also see how we can make files in notepad to save it out in different formats such as an HTML document, a CMD file, a SRT file and document formats.

After that, we will see the software settings such allows us to access and hide the status bar, change the app theme and encoding options.

And then, we will see the exporting and printing options of the application and then finally wrap up the course with an example project.

Notepad is a simple yet powerful text editing tool and in this course we are going to take a look at what it is capable of.

Who this course is for:

Beginners

Learning Notepad from Scratch

What you'll learn

Explore related topics

Course content

Getting Started6 lectures • 9min

Text Management Options10 lectures • 11min

Saving in Various Formats4 lectures • 11min

Software Settings3 lectures • 3min

Exporting and Printing2 lectures • 4min

Example Project and Goodbye2 lectures • 4min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: