Contents

Introduction

File Menu

Edit Menu

Document Menu

Special Menu

Insert Menu

Search Menu

Help Menu

Push Buttons


Introduction

TextPad originally started out as a programming learning tool entitled Text Editor. When I later discovered that several others had used this title I decided to be original,

Ergo TextPad.

The program has grown to the point that I'm now using it for a Notepad replacement, so far no problems.

I have added some features usually not found in an edit program that I'm pleased with. One of them is the ability to use Fonts, and Colored Text, Insert files and run programs from within TextPad.

This version of TextPad is a revision 1.5 with future planning for its evolution to a full-blown Word Processor.

What to Expect from future releases:

Multiple Document Interface (MDI) giving the user the ability to have more than one document at a time open, while sharing data using Cut, Copy, and Paste

An HTML editor

An RTF editor

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If you have any suggestions, comments or complaints please address them to me at danny846842@aol.com

Notice:

TextPad is freely distributed as is and no warrantees are given or otherwise implied.


File Menu

•	New: Creates a new document by clearing the Client Area and resetting the Filename to “UNTiTLED”. It also prompts you to save any changed data first.

•	Open: Opens an existing document from a file into the Client Area  It also prompts you to save any changed data first.

•	Save: Saves the current document to file.

•	SaveAs: The same as save only a Dialog box is activated prompting the user for a Filename.

•	Print: Prints the current document.

•	Exit: Exit the program. It also prompts you to save any changed data first.


Edit Menu

•	Undo: Reverts any Client Area changes to its previous state.

•	Cut: Cuts selected text to the Clipboard

•	Copy: Copies selected text to the Clipboard

•	Paste: Pastes the Clipboard contents to the current cursor position

•	Delete: Deletes selected text

•	SelectAll: Selects all text in the Client Area for, cutting, copying, deleting, etc.


Document Menu

•	Font: Invokes a Font dialog Box where the user can, select the font they want, it’s size, attributes (Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strikeout, and the Font’s color.

•	Bold: Turn Bold off and on.

•	Italic: Turn Italic off and on

•	Underline: Turn Underline off and on.

•	Strikeout: Turn strikeout off and on.

•	Background Color: Invokes a Dialog box for the user to select a new color for the text background.

•	Foreground Color: Invokes a Dialog box for the user to select a new color for the text foreground

•	Word Wrap: Turns word wrap on and off

Note: Any changes made to the document other than content will be lost after saving and closing document.


Special Menu

•	Address Book: An addin created to work within TexPad.

•	Run: Run another program from within Text Pad.


Insert Menu

•	Date and Time: Inserts the current Date and Time at the cursor position

•	Line Numbers: Inserts line numbers in the current document


Insert Menu

•	Date and Time: Inserts the current Date and Time to Document

•	Line Numbers: Inserts Line Numbers into the document

•	File: You can insert another file at the current cursor position


Search Menu

•	Find: Search for Text


Help Menu

•	Contents: Display the help file contents

•	About: About Text Pad


Push Buttons

  The as selecting New from the File menu

  The same as selecting Open from the File menu

 The same as selecting Save from the File menu

 The same as selecting Print from the File menu

 The same as selecting Cut from the Edit menu

 The same as selecting Copy from the Edit menu

 The same as selecting Paste from the Edit menu

 The same as selecting Undo from the Edit menu

 The same as selecting Delete from the Edit menu

 The same as selecting Find from the Search menu

The same as selecting About from the Help menu

The same as selecting Contents from the Help menu

The same as selecting Exit from the File menu