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Applies to all editions of Windows Vista.

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Open Notepad

Notepad is a basic text editing program that you can use to create documents.

  • Open Notepad by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Programs, clicking Accessories, and then clicking Notepad.

Note

Note

Here's another way to open Notepad: Click the Start button Picture of the Start button. In the Search box, type Notepad, and then, in the list of results, double-click Notepad.

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