Help Topics: Notepad Help Working with Text Finding specific characters or words Deleting, cutting, copying, and pasting text Adding the Time and Date to Documents Inserting the time and date in a document Keeping a log by using Notepad -- To find specific characters or words 1 On the Search menu, click Find. 2 In the Find What box, type the characters or words you want to find. 3 Click Find Next. -- To delete, cut, copy, and paste text * To delete characters to the left of the insertion point, press the BACKSPACE key. * To delete characters to the right of the insertion point, press the DELETE key. * To delete words, select them, and then press the BACKSPACE or DELETE key. * To cut text so you can move it to another location, select the text. Then, on the Edit menu, click Cut. * To copy text so you can paste a copy of it in another location, select the text. Then, on the Edit menu, click Copy. * To paste text you have cut or copied, place the insertion point where you want to paste the text. Then, on the Edit menu, click Paste. -- To insert the time and date in a document 1 Move the insertion point to where you want to add the time and date. 2 On the Edit menu, click Time/Date. -- To keep a log by using Notepad 1 On the first line of a Notepad document, type the following at the left margin, making sure you include the period: .LOG 2 Save the document. Note * Every time you open this document, Notepad will append the current time and date, as specified by your computer's clock, to the end of it. --