Starting Notepad

The text editor we will use is called "Notepad." It comes with Microsoft operating systems. Click on the "Start" button in the lower left, then on "Programs" then on "Accessories", and then on "Notepad". As you might expect, different versions of Windows put Notepad in different places. You may have to hunt.

After clicking on the icon, Notepad starts. Another way is to start it from the DOS prompt:

C:\TEMP> notepad
C:\TEMP>