In operating systems of the Windows family, it is possible to create, edit and print documents. To date, the number of applications that perform this function has long exceeded several hundred. But the principle of changing the format of a text document remained the same for everyone.
Necessary
Any text editor
Instructions
Step 1
Working with a document begins with its creation or opening. To do this, you need to launch a text editor, the shortcut of which is most likely located in the "Programs" section of the "Start" menu (provided that the program is not portable). It is worth noting that some programs, such as MS Word, have their own shortcut at the bottom of this section, while others have their own folder.
Step 2
After starting the program, you need to create a file. The Windows platform is considered universal, so this action can be performed using different methods. Click the "File" top menu and select the "New" command in the list that opens. Perhaps a window will appear in front of you in which you need to select the type of document to be created (depending on the version of the editor).
Step 3
To open a previously created file, you must click the "File" menu and select the "Open" command. In the window that appears, navigate to the required directory, select the file by clicking on it with the left mouse button, and press the "Open" button or press Enter. The file you have selected will be displayed in the main program window.
Step 4
It would seem that everything is so simple, but the task can be simplified by using special keyboard shortcuts. To create a document, you must simultaneously hold down the Ctrl + N keys, and to open Ctrl + O. Here, the link key is Ctrl, and the operand is a function key, the action of which is easy to remember if you know at least a little English. The N key is new and the O key is open. The first letters of these words are taken as binders. With this knowledge, you can perform operations much faster in any windowing application.
Step 5
After typing the text of the document, it is recommended to change the text format. To do this, use the "Save As" command of the top "File" menu. In the window that opens, pay attention to the field with the drop-down list "File type", its value needs to be changed. Then enter the name of the file, if you want to change it, and click the "Save" button or press the Enter key.
Step 6
Remember that the Save and Save As commands are different, so Ctrl + S (save) may not work. Often text editors do not have their own combination for this command, in some cases it is Ctrl + Shift + S. There is one more nuance here: if the keyboard layout is switched using the Ctrl + Shift command, most likely, the attempt to call the save window will fail.
Step 7
In this case, it is possible to use keyboard navigation. To do this, press the alt="Image" key and you will notice that the elements of me have changed, under the capital letters appeared underscores. To call the File menu, use the combination alt="Image" + "F". In the menu that opens, look for the underscore. Most likely, this letter will be "k", so press alt="Image" + "K". As a result, you get the following combination alt="Image" + "F" + "K".
