VERY simple note book/pad

[bob12a]

My friend has just started using a computer. I would like to point him to a very simple note book/pad. He wants to be able to write simple letters as if he was using pen and paper. He is finding open office word to fussy.

Hope I have explained myself.

 

Bob

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Tell him to use Microsofts inbuilt scribe Bob, Notepad.

 

Want a few more bells and whistles but no bright lights, use Wordpad.

 

Look in Programs, Accessories.

[bob12a]

Tell him to use Microsofts inbuilt scribe Bob, Notepad.

 

Want a few more bells and whistles but no bright lights, use Wordpad.

 

Look in Programs, Accessories.

Thanks Wolfey.

He is settling for wordpad an app I had forgotten all about. He likes the help file part of it as well. I have not looked very hard but would like to give him spell check in Wordpad.

Regards

Bob

[RandyL]

Hi bob;

The next step up and probably the easiest option is to use Microsoft Works Word Processor. It has more options than Wordpad but less options than a full Office Suite.

 

It should be located in the main All Programs in a Microsoft folder. Start>All Programs> Microsoft> Microsoft Works Word Processor.

 

It has a spell check icon in the standard toolbar or by Tools>Spelling and Grammer.

 

If you don't want all the toolbar items showing go to View>Toolbars>Standard Toolbars.

 

Let us know if you have it and what you think.

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Consider this image from MS Works Word Processor Bob.

 

Just double click a given word that is spelled wrong and then right click and that menu will open offering alternatives.

[bob12a]

Thanks you gentlemen. Let it ride for now as he wants learn to use wordpad first. He says he is not worried about spell for now.He really is a novice and still at the scared point and wants to know what every icon is. Bless him.

He will learn IMO that most of them are for show.

 

PS I do have MS works word processor somewhere in my armoury

 

Thanks again