INSTITUTE OF STENO & COMPUTER STUDIES

JAGATPURI (DELHI)

WORD PAD
NEW:- (this will give you a new word pad screen). (Another options is :- (ctrl +N )

OPEN :- (This will given open an existing document)(Another option is (ctrl + O)

Save :- This function is used when document, and you want to re –save the document with the
changes. ( Another option is ( Ctrl + S)

Save as :- To make a duplicate file.

PRINT:- (This option allows you to print a document in three different ways select printer and
number of copies and print, of copies and print, Quick print ( straight to the printer) or print
preview ( which allows you to see you document as it will be printed) Another print option is (Ctrl
+ P)

PAGE SATUP :- ( This is where you can select the paper size and source, portrait landscape, margins
( top, bottom, sides) and print page numbers.

EXIT:- ( Allows you to exit wordpad screen.

Home Tab :- The Home tab has five groups : Clipboard, font, paragraph, insert and Editing.

Clipboard Group :- Three options are available : cut, copy, paste.

Cut :- ( Will remove highlighted text from a document and save on to clipboard) ( Other options are
( ctrl + x ) or right mouse click cut.

Copy:- ( Will leave highlighted text where it is but copy it so text can also place it elsewhere on
your document. (Other options are :- (Ctrl + c or right mouse click, copy. )

Paste :- ( allows you to paste both the highlight cut or copied text wherever you choose.) ( Other
options are Ctrl + v)

Font Group:-

Font style :- ( Calibri is default setting . (Click on down arrow for other font style.
Font size :- ( 12 is default setting. ( Click on down arrow for other font styles.

Capital A and small a :- ( The capital A will enlarge the highlighted text font size the smaller a
will reduce the highlighted text font size.

B will Bold text :- ( Another option is ( ctrl + B )

I will italicize text( Another option is ( Ctrl + I )

U will underline text ( another options is ( ctrl + U)

Abc ( strike thought ) places lines through text to indicate it is to be deleted.

X2 :- ( used for subscript) ( Another option is ctrl + =

X2 :- (used for suberscript) (Another options is (ctrl + shift +)

Pencil ( text highlighter). Will highlight text as if you had used a highlighter. The down arrow will
give you the choice of 12 different colors.

The A will change of 12 different colors of your words or letters. Select color by clicking on the
down arrow.

Paragraph Group :-

Left arrow : ( will move indented , bulleted, or numbered text to the left of the page.

Right arrow ( will move indented, bulleted or numbered text to the right of the page.

Three dots ( bullet and numbered points. Press the down arrow beside the bullets to see other
options.)

Double headed arrows and Lines Sets = Line spacing and indents.)

Four Square boxes with lines show position of text on your page.

Box 1 :- Left Justified - Text starts at left margin.(another options is ctrl + L )

Box 2 :- Text is centre. (another options is (ctrl + e)

Box 3 :- Text is right aligned abut not left aligned. ( another options is ( ctrl + r)
Box 4 :- Text is justified – Both right and left aligned/ ( anther options is ( ctrl + J)

The Insert Group :-

Picture:- You can in set a picture. Click on down arrow to change or resize a picture.

Paint drawing :- You can insert a paint drawing you did in Microsoft paint. ( another option to
insert a drawing from MS point is ( ctrl + D)

Date and Time :- To insert date and time..

EDITING GROUP:-

Find :- you can use this function to help you find next text quickly in a document.( ctrl +f )

Replace :- The replace option enable you to both find text in a document and replace it with
another word. ( ctrl + H ) or the special function key F5.

Select All :- This function selects all the text in the document. ( ctrl + A)

View Tab :- Click on the view tab to see three groups : Zoom, show or hide, and settings: zoom

This allows you to zoom in ( increase text size) ; size zoom our ( reduce text size ) or set for 100%

SHOW OR HIDE

Tick to show the ruler ( measurements on top of your document.) on tick to hide the rules tick to
shoe the status bar ( Bar at the bottom of your document) un tick side the status bar

Settings:-

Word Wrap:- Click on the down arrow to change the way your page looks. You can have three
different views : no wrap, wrap to window or wrap will to rules. Word wrap will not affect the
printing of your document.

Measurements units :- you can set your computer to work inches centimeters, points or picas.

SOME KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS WORDPAD

Formatting text :-
Ctrl + B = format the selection with bold.

Ctrl + I = format the selection with Italics.

Ctrl + U= Underscore ( underline the selection.

Ctrl + shift + K = to capital and small letters

Ctrl + = :- Change the selected text to subscript.

Ctrl + shift + = :- Change the selected text to superscript.

Ctrl + shift + A = Change the selected text to all caps. If text is already capitalized will change to no
caps.

Working with text

Ctrl + c = copy the selection to the clipboard.

Ctrl + v = paste the selection from the clipboard.

Ctrl + x =Cut the selection.

Ctrl + z or Alt + Backspace= undo the last action . can be pressed multiple time to undo multiple
time to undo multiple actions.

Ctrl + Y = Redo the last action.

Ctrl + A = Select all text in the document.

Ctrl + E = Center the text in the paragraph that the cursor is in or center the selected text.

Ctrl + L = Left align the text in the paragraph that the cursor is in or left align the text in the
selected text.

Ctrl + R = Right align the text in the paragraph that the cursor is in or right align the text in the
selected text.

Ctrl + J = Justify the text in the paragraph that the cursor is in or justifies the text in the selected
text.
Working with a Document

Ctrl + home = Move to the beginning of the document.

Ctrl + end = Move to the end of the document.

Ctrl + f = display the find window.

Ctrl + H = open the replace window.

Ctrl + S = Save the document.

Ctrl + P = Open the print window.

Ctrl + W or Alt + f4 = Close the document only alt + f4 works in Microsoft word pad.

Ctrl + o = Open an existing document.

Ctrl + N = open a new document.

Ctrl + shift + > = Increase size .

Ctrl + shift + < = Decrease size.

Ctrl + shift + l = bullets

Ctrl + D = paint

Ctrl + 1 = 1.0 line spacing

Ctrl + 2 = 2.0 line spacing

Ctrl + 5 = 1.5 line spacing