WordPad Help

About WordPad
Selecting and Editing Text
Formatting Text
Adjusting the Display
Working in Outline View
Inserting Symbols
Printing a Document
Setting a Password for a Document
Converting Documents
Shortcuts
Index

About WordPad

You can create and edit documents and templates in WordPad, using buttons and menu commands that are similar to those used in the desktop version of Microsoft Word. You can work with files in either Normal or Outline view.

WordPad documents are usually saved as .pwd files, but you can also save documents in other file formats, such as .rtf or .doc.

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Selecting and Editing Text

Selecting and Editing Text

Select text
Find text
Replace text
Move, copy, or delete text

Select text

To select | Do this
Any amount of text | Drag the stylus or pointer over the text.
A word | Double-tap or double-click the word.
A single paragraph | Triple-tap or triple-click within the paragraph.
An entire document | Select Edit > Select All.
A picture | Tap or click the picture.

Find text

1. To search for text in one part of a document, select that part.
   Otherwise, the whole document is searched.
2. Select Edit > Find.
3. Enter the text you want to find.
   For a paragraph, enter ^p. For a tab stop, enter ^t.
4. Select the search options you want.
5. Select Find Next.
6. To continue searching, select Edit > Find Next.

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Replace text

Replace text

1. To replace text in one part of a document, select that part.
   Otherwise, the whole document is searched.
2. Select Edit > Replace.
3. Enter the text you want to find and the text you want to replace it with.
   For a paragraph, enter ^p. For a tab stop, enter ^t.
4. Select the replacement options you want.
5. Select Find Next.
6. On the Find/Replace toolbar, select the appropriate button.

See Also
Find text
Select text

Move, copy, or delete text

1. Select the text you want to move, copy, or delete.
2. To move or delete text, select the Cut button.
   To copy the text, select the Copy button.
3. To paste the information, move the insertion point to the desired location, and select the Paste button.

Notes

- To undo an action, select Edit > Undo.
- To restore the action, select Edit > Redo.

See Also
Select text

Formatting Text

Create bulleted and numbered lists
Set the default font
Select a different font
Change font formatting
Adjust the paragraph alignment
Indent a paragraph
Set tabs

Create bulleted and numbered lists

1. Select the Bullets or Numbering button.
2. Type the first item.
3. Press ENTER, type the next item, and repeat as needed.
4. Select the button again to end list formatting.

Note To change the number style for the selected list, select Format > Paragraph. In the Format list, select the style you want.

See Also
Select text

Set the default font

1. Select Format > Font.
2. Select the font you want.
3. Select Set As Default.
4. To confirm that your changes will be applied to subsequent documents you create, select Yes.

Note To apply the default font and style to selected text, select Apply Default.

See Also
Select a different font
Select text

Select a different font

1. Select the text you want to change.
   To select all text, select Edit > Select All.
2. From the Font list, select the font you want.
3. From the Font Size list, select a size.

Note To see more formatting options, select Format > Font.

See Also
Select text
Set the default font

Change font formatting

1. Select desired text.
2. Select the Bold, Italic, or Underline button.
3. To change the color, select Format > Font and select the color you want from the Color list.

See Also
Select text

Adjust the paragraph alignment

1. Select the paragraph you want to align.
2. Select the Align Left, Center, or Align Right button.

Note To see more formatting options, select Format > Paragraph.

See Also
Select text

Indent a paragraph

1. Select the paragraph you want to indent.
2. Select Format > Paragraph.
3. Adjust the indentation settings as needed.

See Also
Adjust the paragraph alignment
Select text

Set tabs

1. Select Format > Tabs.
2. Change the tab settings as needed.

See Also
Indent a paragraph

Adjusting the Display

Wrap text in the window
Display the document using the full screen
Display or hide scroll bars
Zoom in or out

Wrap text in the window

- Select View > Wrap to Window.

Display the document using the full screen

- Select View > Full Screen.
- To exit Full Screen view, select Restore.
- To move the Restore button, drag the bar on the left side.

Display or hide scroll bars

- Select View > Horizontal Scroll Bar or Vertical Scroll Bar.

Zoom in or out

- Select View > Zoom, and select the desired percentage.

Note For Custom, enter the exact percentage and select OK.

Working in Outline View

Switch between Normal and Outline views
Assign and change outline levels

Switch between Normal and Outline views

- Select View > Normal or Outline.

See Also
Assign and change outline levels

Assign and change outline levels

1. Select View > Outline.
2. Select the appropriate buttons on the toolbar.

See Also
Switch between Normal and Outline views

Inserting Symbols

1. Place the insertion point where you want to insert the symbol.
2. Select Tools > Insert Symbols.
3. Select the symbol you want, and then select Insert.

Tips

- If you select a different font (or subset of a font) a different set of symbols will be displayed.

Printing a Document

1. Select File > Print.
2. Select the printing options you want.

Tips

- Port lists the available printer ports.
- If Network is selected from the Port list, enter the path to the network printer in the Net Path box.

Setting a Password for a Document

1. Select File > Password.
2. Type and verify the password.
3. You must save the document (File > Save) to retain the password.

Converting Documents

About document conversion
Changes caused by Word document conversion

About document conversion

If an e-mail program is installed on your device and you receive an attached Word document or template created in Word version 6.0 or later, WordPad will convert the file on your device. To view the document, simply open the attachment in your e-mail program or open the file in WordPad.

During conversion, some formatting attributes may be changed or lost. To avoid losing these attributes permanently, close the file after viewing it rather than saving the file on your device. If you save the file, save it with a different file name.

For more information about conversion performed on your device, see the following topics.

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Changes caused by Word document conversion

Changes caused by Word document conversion

Formatting
Pictures
Table of Contents
Index
Tables
OLE Objects
Revisions marks, annotations, and comments

Formatting

Borders and Shading
Borders and shading are not displayed in WordPad, but are restored when converted back to a Word document. Shading is not restored when used in a table, but simple borders are restored.

Character formatting
Bold, italic, strikethrough, superscript, subscript, and hidden text are retained and displayed. Other effects are changed or removed.

Colors
Colors are retained and mapped to colors available on your device.

Fonts and font sizes
Fonts not supported by your mobile device are mapped to the closest font available in WordPad.

Page formatting
Headers, footers, footnotes, columns, page set-up information, and style sheets are removed during conversion to WordPad. WordPad supports built-in headings.

Paragraph formatting
Tabs, alignment, bullets, indentation, simple numbered lists, and paragraph spacing are retained and displayed in WordPad.

Pictures

Pictures are removed during conversion.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents text and some formatting are preserved. However, any text set at right-aligned tab stops may wrap to the next line.

Index

Index text and some formatting are preserved.

Tables

Tables appear as tab-delimited text. Cells containing wrapped text, tabs, or paragraph markers may be difficult to read. Simple tables are displayed accurately and restored when you convert the WordPad file back to a Word document.

OLE Objects

OLE Objects are removed during conversion.

Revisions marks, annotations, and comments

Revision marks are visible but cannot be changed. Annotations and comments are removed during conversion.

Shortcuts

To | Press
Make selected text bold | CTRL+B
Make selected text italic | CTRL+I
Underline selected text | CTRL+U
Left-align a paragraph | CTRL+L
Center a paragraph | CTRL+E
Right-align a paragraph | CTRL+R
Format a bulleted paragraph | CTRL+SHIFT+L
Format a numbered paragraph | CTRL+SHIFT+J
Increase indent | CTRL+M
Decrease indent | CTRL+SHIFT+M
Increase hanging indent | CRTL+ T
Decrease hanging indent | CTRL+SHIFT+T
Zoom | ALT+Z
Reverse Zoom | ALT+SHIFT+Z
Move up one paragraph | CTRL+UP ARROW
Move down one paragraph | CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move to top of view | CTRL+ALT+UP ARROW
Move to bottom of view | CTRL+ALT+DOWN ARROW
Open the Font dialog box | CTRL+SHIFT+F
Increase the font size | CTRL+SHIFT+>
Decrease the font size | CTRL+SHIFT+<
Remove character format | CTRL+SHIFT+Z
Remove paragraph format | CTRL+Q
Outline view, show all headings with Heading X style | ALT+SHIFT+X (where X is the heading level number)
Outline view, show all text or headings | ALT+SHIFT+A
Outline view, move paragraphs up and down | CTRL+SHIFT+{ and CTRL+SHIFT+}

Index

.pwd
.pwt
alignment, paragraphs
Bold command
bulleted lists
center alignment
Color command
conversion, about
conversion, annotations in Word
conversion, borders in Word
conversion, colors in Word
conversion, comments in Word
conversion, fonts in Word
conversion, formatting in Word
conversion, indexes in Word
conversion, OLE Objects in Word
conversion, pictures in Word
conversion, revisions marks in Word
conversion, shading in Word
conversion, Table of Contents in Word
conversion, tables in Word
Copy command
Delete command
documents, converting
Find command
fonts, bold
fonts, changing
fonts, color
fonts, default
fonts, formatting
fonts, italic
fonts, underline
Full Screen view
horizontal scroll bar
Italic command
left alignment
Move command
Normal view
numbered lists
Outline view
outlines, changing levels
paragraphs, aligning
paragraphs, indenting
password protection
printing
Replace command
right alignment
scroll bars
select text
symbols, inserting
tabs
text, copying
text, deleting
text, finding
text, moving
text, replacing
text, selecting
text, wrap to window
Underline command
vertical scroll bars
Wrap to Window command
Zoom command