How to Find Microsoft Paint, Notepad, and Wordpad for the Beginner

Paint, Notepad, and Wordpad are three basic--not the prgramming language--that are included with Windows on most any system. Paint makes images and saves them, Notepad is a simple word processing program, and Wordpad opens files too large for Notepad plus can read and open Mircrosoft Word compatible documents or DOC files. This is a handy reference for where to find them for beginners or someone who simply didn't realize they existed. Print and give to a beginner for reference if nothing else.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• computer with the Windows operating system

1. With the Windows environment already up and running, (Windows 3.1 is different although most people don't use it anymore) check out the left hand bottom corner of the screen. There should be rectangular button with word start which is next to a graphical image. Use the mouse to navigate the cursor arrow or pointer to a place right on it and use the left mouse button to click once on it.
2. With the rectangular box or menu that pops up select the word "programs" or "all programs" by moving the mouse so the pointer rests over it until another box pops up. Select the word accessories by moving the mouse until the pointer rest over it and wait.
3. Another box should pop up. The three programs should be listed there. Use the mouse to move the pointer over the selected program: "Paint", "Notepad", or "Wordpad". Click the left mouse button once on it and it should open the program.