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SEMINAR REPORT ON PASSWORD MANAGEMENT
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Introduction
There will be times when you will want to edit textual files. Textual files are different from documents created by WordPad, Word, WordPerfect or some other word processing program in that they contain no imbedded codes. Editing these files with a word processing program can introduce special characters that make these files unusable. Instead, use Notepad which allows you to edit the file as pure text.
Textual files will normally have a TXT file extension, but there are several special purpose files in Windows that must be pure text. Some of the more important of these include your CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI (These files existed in earlier version of Windows, but have been eliminated in Windows XP). You may get to the point of wanting to play with these files. If so, use Notepad to edit these and not WordPad as your system cannot use the resulting WordPad file. If you decide you want to create a web page, but don't have an HTML editor, you will want to use Notepad so as not to introduce those nasty characters associated with WordPad, etc.
Functions of Notepad
File Menu
This is the File menu. Notice a couple of things about this menu. Notice the "..." at the end of several selections. This indicates that selecting these items will take you to a dialog box that will allow you to carry out that operation. Notice the code down the right side of the menu - Ctrl+N, Ctrl+O, etc. These are hotkeys you can use from within the document without having to go into the menu. For example, holding the <Ctrl> key down and pressing N is the same as going into the File menu and selecting New. These hotkeys can save you some time in getting to these functions. I wouldn't try to memorize these hotkeys right now, but just make a mental note of them - you'll learn them over time as you find them appropriate to your situation.
Format Menu
Word Wrap - In some cases, you may want the text you type to appear on the same line, but most of the time, you'd like to be able to see all the text on the screen at the same time. If you only have a little bit of information, you might be able to enlarge the Notepad window to see all the text. Another way of handling this is to select the Word Wrap function. This will take words that don't fit in the Notepad window and wrap them down to the next line. A check mark appears when word wrap is turned on. Wrapping text enables you to see all the text on the line, but it doesn't affect the way text appears when it is printed.
Conclusions
A useful text editor is an essential component of any personal computer. Every day we need to make notes, compose documents, and record vital pieces of information. We depend on our text editor. Microsoft provided Notepad, a superbly useful software tool, for precisely these purposes.
This tutorial provides an introduction to the functionality of Notepad. No computer user should be without a thorough understands of the capabilities of this vital software application.