Notepad - Hidden Features
Notepad has been synonymous with Microsoft Windows Operating System since its inception.
This constructed-in text editor is used to write programming code (HTML, PHP, ASP etc.) for website development. There are different uses too. This article will highlight those features. Here is the list.
1.Windows Notepad can be used to store messages with date and time. Open Notepad application. Type ".LOG" in the first line without quotes. Save the file. Subsequent time whenever you open the file you will discover notepad has added time and date to it. Nice way to create log/message files. This function may also be activated by urgent the F5 key before saving the file.
2. Notepad is helpful when you need to copy content from web pages and paste in Microsoft Excel or Word application. Normally, should you paste directly in Excel or Word, the outcome can be quite disastrous. The solution is Notepad.
Copy the content from a webpage and paste it in Notepad. Now, copy the content material from Notepad and paste in Microsoft Excel or Word utilizing the Unicode method.
3. This is neither a tip nor a help command. This is called the 4 three three 5 sequence ( Notepad interprets this as unicode and never ANSI ). Write the next textual content in Notepad without quotes "Sara hid the info". Save the file. Open and look at the contents. Surprised!
4. Matrix effect: Open your notepad and type the following.
@echo off
coloration 02
:start
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% % random% %random%
goto start
Save this as a.bat file. Open this file after saving. You need to be able to see the matrix effect.
On a more considerate note. Type Q33N in notepad. It was the flight number of one of many planes that hit World Trade Center. Change the font to WINGDINGS. Check out the result. It seems our good old Notepad knew about the terror attack. Website URL:
This constructed-in text editor is used to write programming code (HTML, PHP, ASP etc.) for website development. There are different uses too. This article will highlight those features. Here is the list.
1.Windows Notepad can be used to store messages with date and time. Open Notepad application. Type ".LOG" in the first line without quotes. Save the file. Subsequent time whenever you open the file you will discover notepad has added time and date to it. Nice way to create log/message files. This function may also be activated by urgent the F5 key before saving the file.
2. Notepad is helpful when you need to copy content from web pages and paste in Microsoft Excel or Word application. Normally, should you paste directly in Excel or Word, the outcome can be quite disastrous. The solution is Notepad.
Copy the content from a webpage and paste it in Notepad. Now, copy the content material from Notepad and paste in Microsoft Excel or Word utilizing the Unicode method.
3. This is neither a tip nor a help command. This is called the 4 three three 5 sequence ( Notepad interprets this as unicode and never ANSI ). Write the next textual content in Notepad without quotes "Sara hid the info". Save the file. Open and look at the contents. Surprised!
4. Matrix effect: Open your notepad and type the following.
@echo off
coloration 02
:start
echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% % random% %random%
goto start
Save this as a.bat file. Open this file after saving. You need to be able to see the matrix effect.
On a more considerate note. Type Q33N in notepad. It was the flight number of one of many planes that hit World Trade Center. Change the font to WINGDINGS. Check out the result. It seems our good old Notepad knew about the terror attack. Website URL: