Jan's Working with Windows 10:

Step-by-Step: Text - Create & Save

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What you will learn:

to open an application from File Explorer to create a new document to save a document to close an application

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Start with:   

Start a Program from File Explorer

To use this method to open an application, you need to know:
      a. the name of the file that starts the application
      b. what folder the file is in

1. Open a File Explorer window that shows the contents of the computer.
   (Hint: Double click the This PC icon on the Desktop.)
   
2. If necessary, expand drive C and scroll down to the folder Windows.
   
3. Select the folder Windows to show its contents in the Context pane.
   
4. In the Context pane, scroll until you see the file notepad.exe.

   Problem: Filenames do not show the extensions
   Most installations of Windows do not show the file name extensions by default. Anyone who works with many types of documents will understand why hiding the extension is a bad idea!

   Solution: Change the setting -On the View ribbon tab in the Show/hide section, check the box 'File name extensions' to show the extensions.

5. Double-click on notepad.exe to start the program
   OR
   With the file selected, press the ENTER key.
   Notepad opens with a blank document ready for your typing.

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Create a Document

1. Type the first line:
    This is a sample document. 
   
2. Press the ENTER key to get a new line.
   
3. Type the second line:
      I wrote it in Notepad. 
   
4. Press the ENTER key twice to get a blank line.
   
5. Type your name.
   
6. Press the ENTER key to get a new line.
   
7. Select from the menu bar  Edit  >  Time\Date  to insert the current time and date.
   
8. Press the ENTER key to get a new line.
   
9. Type the name of the course you are taking that these lessons are part of.

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Save a Document

1.  Insert the Class disk into the drive or USB port, if it is not already there.
   
2. Select from the menu bar  File  >  Save .

   Since this document has not been saved before, you will see the Save As dialog box. For most applications the Save In text box shows the folder last used to save something, even if it was by a different program. Others programs have a default folder for saving files.

3. Inspect this window and its parts.
4. If necessary, in the folder tree, scroll to see your Class disk and then click its name.
   It's contents display at the right.
5. Double-click on the folder my docs and then double-click on win project2.
   
6. At the bottom of the dialog, in the text box File name: type  doc 1  .
   Yes, there is a space in this name!
   
7.  Click on the down arrow in the text box Save as type: to see what your choices are. It's a very short list! Other programs may have a long list of file types to choose from.
   
8. Select the type Text Documents.
   
9.   Click on the Save button.
   The file is saved.
   The complete path looks something like:
     e:\class\win project2\doc 1.txt , where the letter for your drive may be different. It depends on what kind of removable media you are using and how many USB devices are connected to your computer.

   Remember - spaces are important in a path, too!

   The title bar of Notepad changes to include the new name, with a txt extension automatically added. Most applications have a default extension to add to a filename if you don't type it in yourself.

   To see what extensions an application uses on its saved files, click on the down arrow in the 'Save as type' box. In an Open dialog box, on the other hand, this list will show what extensions the program can open. But it may not be able to save in those types. For example, Microsoft Word can open Lotus Word Pro documents (extension lwp) but cannot save in that format. It's a one-way translation.

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Close Application

1. Click the Close button on the Title bar.
   Notepad closes.

If you made changes to your document since the last time you saved it, a dialog will appear that asks if you want to save the document. Only you know if you need to save those changes.