


Microsoft Word Binary File Format support for this format was removed in Windows Vista The icon resembles an early Microsoft Word icon. It has simple functionality like its desktop OS cousin. Ī similar word processor, also called WordPad, is supplied by some vendors on a Windows CE pre-installation. In Windows XP SP1 and later, it uses RichEdit 4.1 the same is true in Windows 7. In Windows 95, 98, and 2000, WordPad uses Microsoft's RichEdit control, versions 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, respectively. Previous versions of WordPad also supported the "Word for Windows 6.0" format, which is forward compatible with the Microsoft Word format. Likewise, the code point of a character from another application can be determined by copying it into Wordpad followed by Alt+ X.Īlthough WordPad supports RTF, it does not support all the features defined in the RTF/Word 2007 specification. It is underpowered for work that relies heavily on graphics and typesetting, such as most publishing-industry requirements for rendering final hard copy.Ī character not on the keyboard can be entered into Wordpad by typing its hexadecimal code point in Unicode followed by Alt+ X. WordPad is suited to taking notes writing letters and stories and use on various tablets, PCs, and smart phones. Pasting into WordPad from an HTML document, such as a Web page or email, typically automatically converts most or all of it to RTF (this depends partly on the Web browser from which the text is copied). Among its advantages are low system-resource usage, simplicity, and speed.

WordPad can read, render, and save many Rich Text Format (RTF) features that it cannot create, such as tables, strikeout, superscript, subscript, "extra" colors, text background colors, numbered lists, right and left indentation, quasi-hypertext and URL linking, and line-spacing greater than 1. It does not support footnotes and endnotes. WordPad can format and print text, including font and bold, italic, colored, and centered text, and lacks functions such as a spell checker, thesaurus, and control of pagination.
