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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System
Lesson 4: Creating a new document
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Sample My Computer window
Lesson 4: Creating a new document
This lesson teaches you how to create a text file without
having to first open a program.
1 Move the pointer to an empty area of the desktop, then
click the secondary button.
The operating system displays a shortcut menu of
commands applicable to the desktop.
2 Click New, then click Text Document.
The operating system creates an icon on the desktop
called New Text Document with the icon name
highlighted.
3 To give your document a meaningful name, type
My New
Doc.txt
and press Enter.
4 Double-click the My New Doc icon.
The operating system opens the new document in
Notepad—the text editor built into the operating system.
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