从最早的版本开始，Windows就附带了一个方便的文本编辑工具，称为写字板(WordPad)。您可以将其视为Microsoft Word的轻量级版本和比(Microsoft Word)记事本(Notepad)等其他简单文本编辑器更高级的应用程序。随着新版本Windows的发布，写字板(WordPad)变得更加用户友好并获得了一些新功能。此工具允许您创建、编辑、查看和打印文本(print text)文档。您可以使用它来键入备忘录、创建快速报告和其他简单文档。在本文中，我们将向您展示在哪里可以找到写字板(WordPad)、如何使用其基于功能区的界面、如何创建和保存新文档以及如何打印文档：
注意：(NOTE:)本指南适用于Windows 10、Windows 7 和Windows 8.1。所有这些操作系统都包含相同版本的写字板(WordPad)，具有相同的选项。为简单起见，我们使用仅在Windows 10中截取的屏幕截图。
如何在 Windows 中打开写字板
打开写字板很容易，并且与(WordPad)Windows中的大多数事情一样，可以通过多种方式完成。在本文中，我们可能已经讨论并描述了所有这些：在Windows中打开(Windows)写字板(WordPad)的 4 种方法（所有版本）。
但是，如果您赶时间并且也没有时间阅读该教程，请知道打开WordPad的快速方法是使用 Windows 的搜索功能(search feature)：
- 如果您使用 Windows 10，请在任务栏上的搜索字段中搜索术语(search field)“写字板”("wordpad")；
- 如果您使用 Windows 7，请在“开始”菜单(Start Menu)的搜索字段中输入单词“wordpad”
- 如果您使用 Windows 8.1，请切换到“开始”屏幕(Start Screen)并在其上键入“写字板”("wordpad")。
然后，在任何这些操作系统中，单击或点击(click or tap)写字板(WordPad)搜索结果。
如何使用写字板用户(WordPad user)界面
当您打开WordPad时，无论您使用的是Windows 10、Windows 7 还是Windows 8.1，其窗口都应如下图所示。写字板(WordPad)窗口在Windows 10和Windows 8.1中是相同的，并且与在Windows 7中的几乎相同，除了一些小的视觉差异。
如您所见，写字板(WordPad)窗口包含与类似文字处理(word processing)程序（例如Microsoft Office的(Microsoft Office)Word应用程序）中相同的功能区菜单(ribbon menu)。写字板(WordPad)的功能区菜单(ribbon menu)分为明确定义的区域：
主菜单在Windows 10和 8.1中名为文件(File)，提供基本选项，例如创建新文档、打开现有文档、保存、打印和自定义页面尺寸(printing and customizing page dimensions)。
第一个选项卡名为Home并包含根据用途分组的自定义选项，并且与Clipboard、Font 、 Paragraph、Insert、Editing的使用相关。写字板(WordPad)功能区菜单(ribbon menu)中的第二个选项卡称为“视图” ，它为(View)写字板(WordPad)窗口中显示的元素提供了一系列选项。
阅读本指南中的“如何在写字板中编辑文档”("How to edit a document in WordPad")部分，以了解有关如何使用这两个选项卡中的选项的更多详细信息。
如何创建写字板文档
如果您想创建一个新文档，请打开WordPad，单击或点击(click or tap)内部空白处(space inside)的任意位置，然后写下您想要的文本。
如果要格式化键入的文本，请使用功能区菜单中的(ribbon menu)字体(Font)和段落(Paragraph)区域中的选项，如本教程的“如何在写字板中编辑文档”("How to edit a document in WordPad")部分所述。然后，完成后，要保存文档，请转到“文件(File)”菜单并选择“另存为”(Save as)。有五个选项可用于保存文档：
- 富文本文档：以(Rich text document)富文本格式(Rich Text Format)保存您的文档，扩展名为.RTF
- Office Open XML 文档(Office Open XML document)：使用.DOCX扩展名以Office Open XML格式保存文档
- OpenDocument 文本(OpenDocument text)：将文档保存为Open Office 文档(Open Office document)，使用扩展名.ODT
- 纯文本文档(Plain text document)：将文档保存为简单文本文件(text file)，扩展名为.TXT
- 其他格式(Other formats)：让您将文档另存为其他类型的文本文件。
选择您最喜欢的文件格式(file format)，选择文件的位置，然后键入其名称。完成后，单击或点击(click or tap)“保存(Save)”按钮。
文档立即保存。如果您需要再次使用它，现在让我们看看如何打开它。
如何打开写字板文档
要打开写字板(WordPad)文档，请进入“文件(File)”菜单并按“打开(Open)” 。
然后显示打开(Open)窗口：导航到找到文档的位置，选择它，然后单击或点击(click or tap)打开按钮(Open)。
如果您想打开您最近使用过的文档之一，您还可以转到“文件(File)”菜单，在其右侧，您应该会找到包含所有“最近”文档(Recent documents)的列表。
单击(Click)或点击要打开的文档。学习使用“最近使用的文档”列表可以在使用(Recent documents)写字板(WordPad)时为您节省一些时间。
如何编辑现有的写字板文档(WordPad document)
如果要编辑文档WordPad，则必须使用其用户界面中的两个选项卡：Home和View。第一个选项卡名为Home，包括根据用途分组的自定义选项，并与以下各项的使用相关：
- 剪贴板：包括一组按钮，可让您在文档中复制(Copy)、粘贴(Paste)或剪切项目。(Cut)当然，您也可以使用键盘快捷键执行相同的操作。
- 字体和段落：可能是(Paragraph)主页(Home)选项卡中最关键的部分，这两个部分为您提供了更改使用的文本间距(text spacing)、对齐方式、字体、大小或颜色(size or color)等内容的机会。您所要做的就是选择要自定义的文本，然后从“字体(Font)”和“段落(Paragraph)”区域中选择要应用的格式选项。
- 插入(Insert)：您可以在其中找到用于插入图片、自定义绘图、日期和时间(date and time)或其他对象（例如图表或不同文档）的选项。
- 编辑(Editing)：是主页(Home)选项卡的最后一部分，提供查找(Find)、替换(Replace)或全(Select all)选等选项。
WordPad功能区菜单(ribbon menu)中的第二个选项卡，称为View，提供了一系列有关WordPad窗口中显示的元素的选项，例如缩放(Zoom)以及显示或隐藏(Show or hide)标尺(Ruler)或状态栏(Status bar)的能力。它还允许您选择是否要使用自动换(Word wrap)行或自定义测量单位(Measurement units)。
如何打印写字板文档
如果要打印文档，请打开“文件(File)”菜单并转到“打印(Print)” 。写字板(WordPad)具有三个用于打印文档的选项：打印(Print)、快速打印(Quick print)和打印预览(Print preview)。
如果您从“打印”菜单中选择“(Print)打印预览(Print preview)” ，您可以在打印之前查看文档的外观。完成文档预览后，单击或点击(click or tap)“关闭打印预览”。("Close print preview.")
如果选择打印(Print)，将显示一个新窗口，您可以在其中选择所需的打印机、页面范围(page range)并指定要打印的份数。完成设置后，单击或点击(click or tap)“打印(Print)”按钮。
快速打印(Quick print)选项使用您的默认打印机(default printer)自动打印文档。
结论
如您所见，Windows中包含的(Windows)写字板(WordPad)应用程序可以成功地为普通用户取代Microsoft Word，为编辑和查看文档提供所有必要的工具。如果您对此工具有任何问题或提示要分享，请随时给我们留言。
How to work with WordPad in Windows
Since its earliest versions, Windows has сome with a handy text еdіting toоl called WordPad. You can consider it a light version of Microsoft Word and a more advanced app than other simple text editors like Notepad. As new versions of Windows were released WordPad became more user-friendly and received some new features. This tool allows you to create, edit, view, and print text documents. You can use it to type memos, create quick reports and other simple documents. In this article, we show you where to find WordPad, how to use its ribbon-based interface, how to create and save a new document, and how to print documents:
NOTE: This guide applies to Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. All these operating systems include the same version of WordPad, with the same options. To keep things simple, we use screenshots taken only in Windows 10.
How to open WordPad in Windows
Opening WordPad is easy and, like most things in Windows can be done in more than one way. We have discussed and described probably all of them, in this article: 4 ways to open WordPad in Windows (all versions).
However, if you are in a hurry and you do not have time to read that tutorial too, know that a quick way to open WordPad, is to use the search feature of Windows:
- If you use Windows 10, search for the term "wordpad" in the search field found on your taskbar;
- If you use Windows 7, enter the word "wordpad" in the search field from the Start Menu
- If you use Windows 8.1, switch to the Start Screen and type "wordpad" on it.
Then, in any of these operating systems, click or tap on the WordPad search result.
How to use the WordPad user interface
When you open WordPad, regardless of whether you are using Windows 10, Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, its window should look like the screenshot below. The WordPad window is identical in Windows 10 and Windows 8.1, and almost identical to the one in Windows 7, except for a few minor visual differences.
As you can see, the WordPad window includes the same ribbon menu that is found in similar word processing programs, such as the Word app from Microsoft Office. The ribbon menu from WordPad is split into well-defined areas:
The main menu, which is named File in Windows 10 and 8.1, offers basic options like creating a new document, opening an existing document, saving, printing and customizing page dimensions.
The first tab is named Home and includes customization options that are grouped according to their purposes, and are related to the use of the Clipboard, Font, Paragraph, Insert, Editing. The second tab from the ribbon menu in WordPad is called View and offers a series of options for the elements displayed in the WordPad window.
Read the "How to edit a document in WordPad" section from this guide to see more details on how to use the options found in these two tabs.
How to create a WordPad document
If you want to create a new document, open WordPad, click or tap anywhere on the white space inside, and write the text you wish.
If you want to format the text you have typed, use the options found in the Font and Paragraph areas from the ribbon menu, as described in the "How to edit a document in WordPad" section of this tutorial. Then, when you are done, to save your document, go to the File menu and choose Save as. There are five options available for saving documents:
- Rich text document: saves your document in the Rich Text Format, with the extension .RTF
- Office Open XML document: saves the document in the Office Open XML format, using the .DOCX extension
- OpenDocument text: saves the document as an Open Office document, using the extension .ODT
- Plain text document: saves the document as a simple text file, with the .TXT extension
- Other formats: lets you save the document as other types of text files.
Choose the file format that you like best, select the location of the file, and then type its name. When done, click or tap on the Save button.
The document is saved immediately. Now let's see how to open it later if you need to work with it again.
How to open a WordPad document
To open a WordPad document, enter the File menu and press Open.
Then the Open window shows up: navigate to the location where the document is found, select it, and click or tap on the Open button.
If you want to open one of the documents with which you have worked recently, you can also go to the File menu and, on its right, you should find a list with all your Recent documents.
Click or tap the document that you want to open. Learning to use the Recent documents list can save you some time when working with WordPad.
How to edit an existing WordPad document
If you want to edit a document WordPad, you have to make use of the two tabs from its user interface: Home and View. The first tab, the one named Home, includes customization options that are grouped according to their purposes, and are related to the use of the:
- Clipboard: includes a set of buttons which allow you to Copy, Paste or Cut items in your document. Of course, you can also use the keyboard shortcuts to perform the same actions.
- Font and Paragraph: probably the most critical sections of the Home tab, these two sections offer you the opportunity to change things like the text spacing used, the alignment, the font, size or color. All you have to do is select the text you want to customize, and then select the formatting options you want to apply, from the Font and Paragraph areas.
- Insert: is the place where you can find options for inserting pictures, custom drawings, date and time or others objects such as, for example, charts or different documents.
- Editing: is the last section of the Home tab and offers options like Find, Replace or Select all.
The second tab from the ribbon menu in WordPad, the which is called View, offers a series of options regarding the elements displayed in the WordPad window, like Zoom and the ability to Show or hide the Ruler or the Status bar. It also lets you choose whether you want to use Word wrap or customize the Measurement units.
How to print a WordPad document
If you want to print a document, open the File menu and go to Print. WordPad has three options for printing documents: Print, Quick print and Print preview.
If you select Print preview from the Print menu, you can see how the document will look before you print it. When you are done with the preview of the document, click or tap "Close print preview."
If you select Print, a new window is displayed, where you can choose the desired printer, page range and specify the number of copies you want to print. When you finish setting things up, click or tap on the Print button.
The Quick print option automatically prints the document using your default printer.
Conclusion
As you have seen, the WordPad application included in Windows can successfully replace Microsoft Word for the casual user, providing all the essential tools for editing and viewing documents. If you have any questions or tips to share regarding this tool, do not hesitate to leave us a comment.
