WordPad++++it+might+be+all+you+need


 * WordPad it might be all you need **

Probably you have not opened the WordPad application that is built into every version of Windows in years. In earlier versions of the OS, it was a pretty rudimentary word processing program that would work in a pinch, but most folks preferred a fuller experience such as Microsoft Office or Open Office Writer.

Especially if you are running Windows 7, you might want to give WordPad another look.

It has gradually improved over the years to the point where it is capable of doing much of what Word does.

In addition to the usual formatting (Font Choices And Colours, Bold, Italics, Underline, Alignment, Bulleted And Numbered Lists) it also lets you highlight text, find and replace, and insert photos and drawings.

A major drawback in the past was that it would only save the documents it created in:- .txt or .rtf (rich text) formats.

However, Windows 7 adds a surprise: You can save WordPad docs in the standard Word 2007/2010 format, .docx.

Some people are likely to find that the new and improved WordPad is all they need for the type of word processing they do, saving them the cost of buying Office or the time involved in installing Open Office.