NOTEPAD SECRETS

Notepad is a generic text editor included with Microsoft Windows that enables someone to open and read plain text files.   If the file contains special formatting or is not a plain text file, it will not be able to be read in Microsoft Notepad.Notepad is a common text-only (Plain Text) editor. The resulting files—typically saved with the .txt extension—have no format tags or styles, making the program suitable for editing system files that are to be used in a DOS environment and occasionally, source code for later compilation or execution usually through a Command Prompt.

How to open Windows Notepad

Users who are using Microsoft Windows can run Microsoft Notepad (notepad.exe) by following the steps below.

1.      Click Start

2.      In the Run Box or on the Windows Start Screen type "notepad" and press Enter.

Or

1.      Click Start

2.      Click Programs and then Accessories

3.      Click the "Notepad" icon.

So lets Start the work.

Create a log Open Notepad On the very first line, type in ".LOG" (without quotes) then press Enter for a new line Now you can type in some text if you want, then save the file. Next time when you open the file, notice its contents. Notepad automatically adds a time/date log everytime you open the file. Text becomes unreadable Open Notepad On the very first line, type in "dont eat the donut" (without quotes) then save and close the file. Note: the file should have only one line of the text above. Now, open the same file. You'll notice the text becomes unreadable squares. (try this with different text with the same format and length).