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To: Buttons12

#58 Wordpad has not been updated since 2012.
Many free programs that could replace it that are better.
Try the free LibreOffice Writer

https://www.libreoffice.org
https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/screenshots/

https://books.libreoffice.org/en/WG72/WG7201-IntroducingWriter.html

You can save the doc using the ‘ODF text document’ extension.
Google: what is a odf text document

Non proprietary format. Open source.
You can also save as a Word doc too. Or Rich text or PDF.
You can add Wordpad back to Windows 11 too.
You have to do a google search. Basically just copy the program files over from say Windows 10..


115 posted on 10/19/2025 6:10:09 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Making money now. Still want much more.)
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To: minnesota_bound

Here is the complete help.
https://books.libreoffice.org/en/index.html
Click


116 posted on 10/20/2025 2:36:31 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Making money now. Still want much more.)
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To: minnesota_bound

I’ve been using Libre since forever, just don’t like it. Too many options and it takes longer to load. Just to get an rtf I can get in one second flat.
I got back wordpad but it took a while. Next time I buy a laptop I’ll just find a Windows 10.
Most of my activity on computer doesn’t even require a connection to internet. I’d rather go without internet than without wordpad.


117 posted on 10/20/2025 7:26:59 AM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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