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If you can't remember where you saved a document, Windows makes it easy to find a file or folder.
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To create a new file, click the Start button
on the Windows taskbar, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and click WordPad.
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Click the large blank area of the WordPad window, and type Book Report.
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In the WordPad window, click the File menu, and click Save As... to save your new file.
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Click the title bar of the Save As dialog box to make it active. In the File name: box, double-click the default file name, Document, and type a new name for the file, Thomas Hardy.
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Click Save to save your newly created WordPad document, now named Thomas Hardy.
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To close the document, click the Close button
on the
title bar of the WordPad window.
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To find the document you just saved, click the Start button
on the Windows taskbar, point to Find, and click
Files or Folders....
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Click the Name & Location
tab to make it active. Click the Named: box, and type
Thomas Hardy.
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Click the arrow to the right of the Look in: box, and select (C:) if it is not already selected.
You may need to drag the Find: All Files dialog box to see the arrow in the Look in: box.
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Click Find Now. Your computer is looking on your hard disk to find your newly saved document,
Thomas Hardy.
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Your WordPad document, Thomas Hardy, appears in the lower section of the Find window.
Double-click Thomas Hardy to open the document.
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Click the Close button
on the title bars of the Thomas Hardy window and the Find dialog box to close them.
You've now learned how to create and find files.
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