Want to know difference between Notepad and WordPad?  

well sudhir Both programs are text editors that are included with the Windows operating system. Notepad is the most basic text editor, which allows you to open and create text (.txt) files. While you can create several paragraphs of text with Notepad, using line breaks (by pressing the Enter key), the program does not give you text formatting options. For example, you cannot change the font size or make the text bold.

WordPad is similar to Notepad, but gives you more formatting options. You can use bold and italics formatting, and change the font, size, and color of the text. You can also create bulleted lists and center and justify paragraphs. WordPad allows you to save documents as either basic text (.txt) files or rich text format (.rtf) files. Saving a document in the rich text format will keep all the formatting you have done to the text, while saving it as a basic text file will remove all text formatting from the document.

Notepad is a good choice for creating Web pages (HTML documents) and writing scripts or basic computer programs, since these types of documents do not require any text formatting. It is also useful for removing formatting from text that you have copied and want to paste somewhere else as plain text. Just paste the text into Notepad, copy it again from Notepad, and you have completely unformatted text.

WordPad is a good choice for writing papers or creating documents that you want to print. It is also great for making lists, since it supports bullets. You can use WordPad to open an unformatted text document and add whatever formatting you want. If you want even more formatting options and a more user-friendly interface, you can use a program such as Microsoft Word
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Answered by raj u at 2:46 PM on August 27, 2008

Wordpad allows to save in RTF format, which allows such enhancements to the document as bold/italic text and bulleted lists.

Notepad is a good choice for creating Web pages (HTML documents) and writing scripts or basic computer programs, since these types of documents do not require any text formatting. It is also useful for removing formatting from text that you have copied and want to paste somewhere else as plain text. Just paste the text into Notepad, copy it again from Notepad, and you have completely unformatted text.

WordPad is a good choice for writing papers or creating documents that you want to print. It is also great for making lists, since it supports bullets. You can use WordPad to open an unformatted text document and add whatever formatting you want. If you want even more formatting options and a more user-friendly interface, you can use a program such as Microsoft Word.

Answered by Sharad Singh at 2:06 PM on August 26, 2008

Notepad is a common text-only (also referred to as plain text) editor. The resulting files – typically saved with the .txt extension – have no format tags or styles, making the program suitable for editing system files that are to be used in a DOS environment.

One notable feature of Notepad is that it does not support formatting of any kind - if text is copied from a web page and pasted it into a word processor, the formatting and embedded metadata comes along with the text, and can be difficult to remove. However, if text is copied from a formatted web site, pasted into Notepad, then copied again from Notepad before being pasted it into a destination program, Notepad will have stripped all of the formatting.

Notepad can edit files of almost any format; however, it does not treat Unix-style text files correctly (see newline). (Wordpad however does.)

Early versions of Notepad offered only the most basic functions, such as finding text. Newer versions of Windows include an updated version of Notepad with a search and replace function (Ctrl + H), as well as Ctrl + F for search and similar keyboard shortcuts. In older versions such as those included with Windows 95 Windows 98, Windows Me and Windows 3.1, there is a 64k limit on the size of the file being edited, an operating system limit of the EDIT class.

Up to Windows 95, Fixedsys was the only available font for Notepad. Windows NT 4.0 and 98 introduced the ability to change this font. In Windows 2000 and XP the default font was changed to Lucida Console.

Up to Windows Me, there was almost no shortcuts and no line-counting feature. Starting with Windows 2000, shortcuts for common tasks like new, open and save were added, as well as a status-bar with a line counter (available only when word-wrap is disabled).

In the Windows NT-based versions of Windows, Notepad can edit traditional 8-bit text files as well as Unicode text files (both UTF-8 and UTF-16, and in case of UTF-16, both little-endian and big-endian; see Endianness.)

Notepad makes use of a built-in window class named "EDIT".

Notepad also has a built-in simple logging function, which simply inserts a new timestamp each time the file is opened. To activate this feature, the first line of the text file must be ".LOG", without the quotes.[1]

Notepad was, until recently, a Windows-only application, but can now be run natively in the open source ReactOS operating system. The program included with ReactOS is derived from WINE and is open source itself under the GNU Lesser General Public License.
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WordPad is a simple word processor that is included with almost all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 upwards. It is more advanced than Notepad, which is rather a basic text editor, but not at all as advanced as Microsoft Word. It originated in Windows 1.0x as Write.

It has facilities to format and print text, but lacks intermediate features such as a spell checker, thesaurus, support for tables etc. As such, it is suitable for writing letters or short authorships, but underpowered for such tasks as long reports (which usually rely heavily on graphics) or large authorships, such as books or manuscripts.

WordPad natively supports the Rich Text Format and uses Microsoft's RichEdit control, version 4.1 of which ships with Windows XP SP1 and later operating systems,[1] including Windows Vista. Previous versions also supported the "Word for Windows 6.0" format, which is forward compatible with the Microsoft Word format.

WordPad was introduced for the first time in Windows 95, replacing the Windows Write application, which came bundled with all previous versions of Windows (version 3.1 and earlier). The source code to WordPad was also distributed by Microsoft as a Microsoft Foundation Classes example application with MFC 3.2 and later, shortly before

Answered by Nishu's at 10:30 AM on August 26, 2008

well, At one time, there were only editors. All formatting, such as centering text or indenting, had to be coded by hand. This was just fine for those that wrote programs or hypertext files. It was not fine for secretaries and writers. We didn't want to memorize strings of code just to center the title of an article.

In order to please both programmers and end users, text editors were imbued with added features. This annoyed programmers and consternated secretaries. Then IBM, in a clever marketing ploy, released a new line of business software for their computer system. They dubbed the text editor a "word processor." The term stuck.

Thus, the text editor and the word processor diverged. The first specialized in producing plain ASCII text and the latter in producing formatted documents.

The text editor that comes with your operating system (notepad) is just about as simple as you can get. Although it has a lot of limitations, it is still used by millions of people for quick coding. The step-up text editor (Wordpad) offers limited formatting capabilities. In fact, most people don't need anything more. Of course, commercial, shareware and freeware word processors offer features that Wordpad doesn't have - spell checkers, advanced formatting, all sorts of wonderful toys.

So, a word processor is a type of text editor.

Notepad is a good choice for creating Web pages (HTML documents) and writing scripts or basic computer programs, since these types of documents do not require any text formatting. It is also useful for removing formatting from text that you have copied and want to paste somewhere else as plain text. Just paste the text into Notepad, copy it again from Notepad, and you have completely unformatted text.

WordPad is a good choice for writing papers or creating documents that you want to print. It is also great for making lists, since it supports bullets. You can use WordPad to open an unformatted text document and add whatever formatting you want. If you want even more formatting options and a more user-friendly interface, you can use a program such as Microsoft Word.

Answered by Satya ~ at 7:52 AM on August 26, 2008

Notepad and wordpad are programs designed to do some notes typing. in this notepad is faster,smaller and clear font typed application which has no formatting styles like bold text, style text and others.

In Notepad you can have a plain text formatted files which can be read by any operating systems without installing any third party components. Mostly all companies ask the employee resume in ASCII format which can be done easily with the help of notepad.

On the other hand wordpad is a lighter version of microsoft word which has most of the text formatting and stylings. This is also used to create text files but with a difference. It saves all the documents in RTF format which can be read by the applications which can read that format. The default file extension for this application is .doc/.rtf. To read the wordpad files you may be in need of third part applications. If you open the wordpad document with the help of notepad you will see some codes like the below

{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg12 52\deff0\deflang1...

This is the header information of wordpad files which specifies that the text file is stored in the rich text format not as a plain format.

You can open the notepad text files even from the dos prompt. it don't need any third party applications

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Answered by Deepak at 7:15 AM on August 26, 2008

Both programs are text editors that are included with the Windows operating system. Notepad is the most basic text editor, which allows you to open and create text (.txt) files. While you can create several paragraphs of text with Notepad, using line breaks (by pressing the Enter key), the program does not give you text formatting options. For example, you cannot change the font size or make the text bold.

WordPad is similar to Notepad, but gives you more formatting options. You can use bold and italics formatting, and change the font, size, and color of the text. You can also create bulleted lists and center and justify paragraphs. WordPad allows you to save documents as either basic text (.txt) files or rich text format (.rtf) files. Saving a document in the rich text format will keep all the formatting you have done to the text, while saving it as a basic text file will remove all text formatting from the document.

Notepad is a good choice for creating Web pages (HTML documents) and writing scripts or basic computer programs, since these types of documents do not require any text formatting. It is also useful for removing formatting from text that you have copied and want to paste somewhere else as plain text. Just paste the text into Notepad, copy it again from Notepad, and you have completely unformatted text.

WordPad is a good choice for writing papers or creating documents that you want to print. It is also great for making lists, since it supports bullets. You can use WordPad to open an unformatted text document and add whatever formatting you want. If you want even more formatting options and a more user-friendly interface, you can use a program such as Microsoft Word.

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Answered by Dinesh at 7:13 AM on August 26, 2008

Wordpad and notepad are tools of Microsoft Windows OS, they having very few difference like :

WordPad is similar to Notepad, but gives you more formatting options. You can use bold and italics formatting, and change the font, size, and color of the text. You can also create bulleted lists and center and justify paragraphs. WordPad allows you to save documents as either basic text (.txt) files or rich text format (.rtf) files. Saving a document in the rich text format will keep all the formatting you have done to the text, while saving it as a basic text file will remove all text formatting from the document.

Notepad is a good choice for creating Web pages (HTML documents) and writing scripts or basic computer programs, since these types of documents do not require any text formatting. It is also useful for removing formatting from text that you have copied and want to paste somewhere else as plain text. Just paste the text into Notepad, copy it again from Notepad, and you have completely unformatted text.

WordPad is a good choice for writing papers or creating documents that you want to print. It is also great for making lists, since it supports bullets. You can use WordPad to open an unformatted text document and add whatever formatting you want. If you want even more formatting options and a more user-friendly interface, you can use a program such as Microsoft Word.



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Answered by anju d at 6:41 PM on August 25, 2008

hi dear..

There are lot of difference between them, notepad is provided to your for just the basic typing and saving the document which doesnt required formatting wid color and underline, paragraph and all

An the wordpad is provided to u for making good document wid all formatting possible and just text document and not tabular one, here u can do many changes in color and different font for text.

Answered by Dan !!!!!! at 6:40 PM on August 25, 2008

The difference between notepad and wordpad are given below-

The difference between Notepad and WordPad is the way in which you can format paragraphs. In Notepad, you can indent paragraphs only with spaces, and you can't apply settings for tabs, bullets, or text alignment. WordPad includes options for all these features.

Regarding the file types each program supports, Notepad handles only text-based documents, which normally use the .TXT file extension.

The most noticeable difference between Notepad and WordPad is the ability to format a document's text. Because it is a text editor and not a true word processor, Notepad does not store formatting commands, such as font style, within a document file. Notepad deals strictly with content. In other words, text only means just that; a Notepad document contains nothing but text characters.

For viewing and printing purposes, Notepad does offer some font control. However, the settings are stored in Notepad, they apply to the entire document, and they don't affect how the document displays or prints on other computers. By contrast, WordPad offers formatting capabilities such as font style, font size, bold, italics, underline, and colored text, which you can apply to a single word, portions of text, or the entire document. WordPad's format information is stored within the document, so it displays on other computers in the same way.

Answered by Nagendra at 6:09 PM on August 25, 2008

Differences

Perhaps the most noticeable difference between Notepad and WordPad is the ability to format a document's text. Because it is a text editor and not a true word processor, Notepad does not store formatting commands, such as font style, within a document file. Notepad deals strictly with content. In other words, text only means just that; a Notepad document contains nothing but text characters.

For viewing and printing purposes, Notepad does offer some font control. However, the settings are stored in Notepad, they apply to the entire document, and they don't affect how the document displays or prints on other computers. By contrast, WordPad offers formatting capabilities such as font style, font size, bold, italics, underline, and colored text, which you can apply to a single word, portions of text, or the entire document. WordPad's format information is stored within the document, so it displays on other computers in the same way.

Another difference between Notepad and WordPad is the way in which you can format paragraphs. In Notepad, you can indent paragraphs only with spaces, and you can't apply settings for tabs, bullets, or text alignment. WordPad includes options for all these features.

Regarding the file types each program supports, Notepad handles only text-based documents, which normally use the .TXT file extension. For example, the README files (text files containing information for the user) that software developers send with their products are typically .TXT files. However, you can use Notepad to open text-only documents that have other extensions, such as an HTML file that defines a Web page. To do this in Notepad, click File, Open, then All Files in the Files Of Type drop-down menu.

WordPad supports a variety of file formats. The version included with Windows XP defaults to opening and saving files in RTF (Rich Text Format; a universal word processing format), and it also supports TXT files. You can open a DOC (Microsoft Word) file in the WinXP version of WordPad, but you must save the file as an RTF to make modifications to it. With Windows 98, WordPad opens and saves files in the Word 6.0 DOC format by default, and it also supports RTF and TXT files. In addition, both versions can open (but cannot save) WRI (Write; a predecessor of WordPad) files.

Another difference between Win98 and WinXP is Notepad's file-size limitation. In Win98, you cannot open a file larger than 64KB in Notepad. The version of Notepad in WinXP does not have this limitation.

If you want to include a graphic or image file in your document, WordPad is the tool to use. In WordPad, you can paste an image you've copied from another application. You can also insert a link to an existing graphics file or create new graphics from within WordPad.

Answered by Om Prakash at 6:07 PM on August 25, 2008