Windows 98

Creating a file

You can create a file using different applications such as Microsoft Word, Wordpad, or Notepad.

To create a file using the Notepad application:

• Click Start.
• Choose ProgramsAccessoriesNotepad.
• Type This is my new document.
• Click File in the toolbar, then choose Save.
• The Save As dialog box appears.
• Save your document on the desktop as a text document. Type the file name new document.

Note: If you go back to make changes to a document you have created, save the modifications:

• Click the save button on the toolbar (It looks like a little floppy disk).

OR

• Click the File menu, then choose Save.

Get in the habit of periodically saving changes to documents you're working on just in case of power outages or other problems.