How to Burn Text Information to a Writable CD

Text files consist of readable characters. In Windows, the default extension for a text file is .txt, though some text files may appear with other extensions such as .log or .bat. Text files can be created and edited with editors such as Notepad or WordPad that are native to Windows. You can write text files to a CD-RW as a way to create a backup or to distribute them.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Blank CD-RW

1. Log in to your user account in Windows Vista and click "Start" in the lower left corner of the screen.

2. Click "Computer" to open Windows Explorer. Then browse to the text files you want to copy.

3. Holding "Ctrl" on your keyboard, click on each file you wish to burn. This will select all such files so you can burn them at one time.

4. Insert the blank disc into your CD or DVD burner and hit the "Burn" button in Windows Explorer.

5. Type a name in the field labeled "Disk title." Click "Next."

6. Click "Burn to disk" and then "Next" to start burning.

References

• Windows Vista: The Missing Manual; David Pogue; December 2006

Resources

• File extension .txt