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Web browser from which the text is copied. WordPad is suited to taking notes; writing letters and stories; and use on various tablets, PCs, and smart phones. It is unsuitable for work that relies heavily on graphics and typesetting, such as most publishing-industry requirements for rendering final hard copy.
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In 2023, Microsoft announced that it plans to remove WordPad from future versions of
Windows. In January 2024, WordPad was no longer auto-installed with the release of the Windows 11 Build 26020 and it was announced that it will not be available for reinstallation. Microsoft suggests Word or Notepad
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and URL linking, and line-spacing greater than 1. It is simpler and faster than a richly-featured word processor, with low system resource use. Pasting into WordPad from an HTML document, such as a Web page or email, typically automatically converts most or all of it to RTF, depending partly on the
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January 2024, WordPad was no longer auto-installed after a clean installation of the OS with the release of the Windows 11 Build 26020 Insider Preview’s Canary Channel. Furthermore, Microsoft stated that WordPad will be officially removed in future updates, and it will not be available for
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files was removed because of the incorrect rendering and formatting problems, and because a
Microsoft security bulletin reported a security vulnerability in opening Word files in WordPad. For viewing older (Word 97–2003), and
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Windows 95, 98, and 2000, WordPad uses Microsoft's RichEdit control, versions 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, respectively. In Windows XP SP1 and later, and Windows 7, it uses RichEdit 4.1.
570:, allowing dictation into WordPad. These and later Windows versions implement the RichEdit control, allowing WordPad to support extensible third-party services built using the
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534:(versions 6.0–2003) files, although it opens newer versions of the .doc format with incorrect formatting. Also, unlike previous WordPad versions, it cannot save files in the
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Windows 6.0" format, which is
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sample application with MFC 3.2 and later, shortly before the release of
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unless registry hack is used. Support was removed in Vista. Microsoft Word 2013 can open such files, but may lose formatting.
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Microsoft Word for rich text documents like
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Blog, Windows
Insider; Team, Windows Insider Program (22 May 2024).
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Earlier versions primarily supported a subset of the
836:"RichEdit versions – Murray Sargent: Math in Office"
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In Windows Vista support for reading Microsoft Word
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Arial; in Windows 7 it was changed to 11pt Calibri.
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No programme will display old *.wri files correctly
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776:"Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-010 - Critical"
588:, documents, Microsoft recommends free-of-charge
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1214:"RIP Microsoft WordPad. You Will Be Missed"
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1017:"WORDPAD Sample: The Windows Application"
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256:and later. Similarly to its predecessor
912:"Windows 7: The Top 10 Hidden Features"
576:(TSF), such as grammar and spellcheck.
153:WordPad Sample: MFC WordPad Application
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1005:How to open WRI files in Windows 7/8?
786:from the original on 1 September 2009
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1145:from the original on 22 January 2020
895:WordPad (Compact 7) | Microsoft Docs
846:from the original on 23 January 2010
816:from the original on 18 January 2010
2576:Distributed Transaction Coordinator
924:. 30 September 2010. Archived from
596:1.1 support was implemented in the
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2907:User Interface Privilege Isolation
1241:Kaur, Gagandeep (8 January 2024).
1079:from the original on 28 March 2013
1023:. 26 December 2016. Archived from
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499:Microsoft Foundation Class Library
25:
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1243:"Microsoft bids adieu to WordPad"
1098:Thurrott, Paul (6 October 2010).
876:from the original on 20 June 2009
428:Microsoft Word Binary File Format
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1315:of early word processor programs
1190:Main, Nikki (4 September 2023).
1164:Warren, Tom (3 September 2023).
1133:Hruska, Joel (22 January 2020).
439:Office Open XML Document formats
384:with the Microsoft Word format.
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1688:The First XLEnt Word Processor
1212:Rashid, Dua (6 January 2024).
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678:Comparison of word processors
592:. Native Office Open XML and
2781:Open XML Paper Specification
2641:Remote Installation Services
1849:Microsoft Windows components
957:. Microsoft. 30 October 2020
560:Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
369:it into WordPad followed by
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2933:Windows Subsystem for Linux
2892:Mandatory Integrity Control
2646:Windows Deployment Services
2443:Wireless Zero Configuration
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305:
10:
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3035:Universal Windows Platform
2741:Kernel Transaction Manager
2726:Hardware Abstraction Layer
2423:Multimedia Class Scheduler
718:mestew (9 February 2024).
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284:Microsoft Word 6.0 formats
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2390:Windows XP visual styles
1807:Category:Word processors
1784:IBM Displaywriter System
450:OpenDocument text format
30:Not to be confused with
3607:Windows word processors
3437:Media Control Interface
3271:Help and Support Center
2887:Kernel Patch Protection
2651:System Resource Manager
2631:Remote Desktop Services
2626:Print Services for UNIX
2408:Service Control Manager
2018:Windows Error Reporting
1938:DirectX Diagnostic Tool
1603:MobiSystems OfficeSuite
1567:Atlantis Word Processor
1294:Word processor programs
673:List of word processors
573:Text Services Framework
411:Supported file formats
3417:Desktop Cleanup Wizard
2993:COM Structured storage
2694:Desktop Window Manager
2586:Windows Media Services
607:, similar to those in
394:pre-installation. Its
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97:; 29 years ago
3045:Windows Mixed Reality
2716:Enhanced Write Filter
2566:Roaming user profiles
1104:Supersite for Windows
590:Microsoft Word Viewer
452:; added in Windows 7
441:; added in Windows 7
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122:; 12 days ago
3326:Mobile Device Center
3276:Health & Fitness
3074:Solitaire Collection
2902:User Account Control
2897:Protected Media Path
2801:Server Message Block
2751:Logical Disk Manager
2003:System Policy Editor
1988:System Configuration
1658:Atari Word Processor
1613:Scientific WorkPlace
1546:Nisus Writer Express
1045:. 26 December 2016.
750:Windows Insider Blog
600:version of WordPad.
3472:Virtual DOS machine
2816:System Idle Process
2791:Resource Protection
2699:Portable Executable
2591:Active DRM Services
1993:System File Checker
1963:Performance Monitor
1043:Msdn2.microsoft.com
1021:Msdn2.microsoft.com
842:. 13 October 2006.
812:. 12 January 2010.
724:learn.microsoft.com
614:In January 2020, a
412:
398:resembles an early
314:WordPad running on
290:(OOXML, .docx) and
71:WordPad running on
59:The Logo of WordPad
49:
3602:Windows components
3477:Windows on Windows
3201:Backup and Restore
3013:Transaction Server
2731:I/O request packet
2571:Folder redirection
2240:Speech Recognition
1998:System Information
1953:Management Console
1779:Friden Flexowriter
1693:IBM Lotus Symphony
1668:Bank Street Writer
1580:IBM Lotus Word Pro
568:speech recognition
410:
382:forward compatible
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3467:Video for Windows
3422:Games for Windows
3291:Internet Explorer
2385:Windows Spotlight
2028:Windows Installer
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1572:Corel WordPerfect
1466:Corel WordPerfect
1027:on 29 April 2007.
983:on 3 August 2015.
701:Microsoft Support
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329:, and control of
292:OpenDocument Text
269:rich text editing
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16:(Redirected from
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3482:Windows SideShow
3261:Food & Drink
3155:Spider Solitaire
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2988:ActiveX Document
2956:Active Scripting
2912:Windows Firewall
2867:Credential Guard
2546:Active Directory
2343:Indexing Service
1973:Resource Monitor
1968:Recovery Console
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3361:Phone Companion
3351:Outlook Express
3301:Make Compatible
3231:Desktop Gadgets
3191:Anytime Upgrade
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2438:Error Reporting
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2170:Mobility Center
2165:Movies & TV
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2043:Windows Insider
1933:Driver Verifier
1928:Drive Optimizer
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1880:Booting process
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1774:CPT Corporation
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1683:Electric Pencil
1673:Cut & Paste
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