<s>
WordPad	B-Application
is	O
the	O
basic	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
that	O
has	O
been	O
included	O
with	O
almost	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
from	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
onwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
more	O
advanced	O
than	O
Windows	B-Application
Notepad	I-Application
,	O
and	O
simpler	O
than	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Works	I-Application
(	O
last	O
updated	O
in	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WordPad	B-Application
replaced	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Write	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WordPad	B-Application
can	O
format	O
and	O
print	O
text	O
,	O
including	O
font	O
and	O
bold	O
,	O
italic	O
,	O
colored	O
,	O
and	O
centered	O
text	O
,	O
and	O
lacks	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
spell	B-Application
checker	I-Application
,	O
thesaurus	O
,	O
and	O
control	O
of	O
pagination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WordPad	B-Application
can	O
read	O
,	O
render	O
,	O
and	O
save	O
many	O
Rich	O
Text	O
Format	O
(	O
RTF	O
)	O
features	O
that	O
it	O
cannot	O
create	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
tables	O
,	O
strikeout	O
,	O
superscript	O
,	O
subscript	O
,	O
"	O
extra	O
"	O
colors	O
,	O
text	O
background	O
colors	O
,	O
numbered	O
lists	O
,	O
right	O
and	O
left	O
indentation	O
,	O
quasi-hypertext	O
and	O
URL	O
linking	O
,	O
and	O
line-spacing	O
greater	O
than	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
simpler	O
and	O
faster	O
than	O
a	O
richly-featured	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
low	O
system	O
resource	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pasting	O
into	O
WordPad	B-Application
from	O
an	O
HTML	O
document	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Web	O
page	O
or	O
email	O
,	O
typically	O
automatically	O
converts	O
most	O
or	O
all	O
of	O
it	O
to	O
RTF	O
,	O
depending	O
partly	O
on	O
the	O
Web	O
browser	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
text	O
is	O
copied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WordPad	B-Application
is	O
suited	O
to	O
taking	O
notes	O
;	O
writing	O
letters	O
and	O
stories	O
;	O
and	O
use	O
on	O
various	O
tablets	O
,	O
PCs	O
,	O
and	O
smart	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
not	O
on	O
the	O
keyboard	O
can	O
be	O
entered	O
into	O
Wordpad	B-Application
by	O
typing	O
its	O
hexadecimal	O
code	O
point	O
in	O
Unicode	O
followed	O
by	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
code	O
point	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
from	O
another	O
application	O
can	O
be	O
determined	O
by	O
copying	B-General_Concept
it	O
into	O
Wordpad	B-Application
followed	O
by	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WordPad	B-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
defined	O
in	O
the	O
RTF/Word	O
2007	O
specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
WordPad	B-Application
also	O
supported	O
the	O
"	O
Word	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
6.0	I-Application
"	O
format	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
forward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
98	O
,	O
and	O
2000	O
,	O
WordPad	B-Application
uses	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
RichEdit	O
control	O
,	O
versions	O
1.0	O
,	O
2.0	O
,	O
and	O
3.0	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP1	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
it	O
uses	O
RichEdit	O
4.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
word	B-General_Concept
processor	I-General_Concept
,	O
also	O
called	O
WordPad	B-Application
and	O
with	O
simple	O
functionality	O
,	O
is	O
supplied	O
by	O
some	O
vendors	O
on	O
a	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
pre-installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
icon	O
resembles	O
an	O
early	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Supported	O
file	O
formatsFile	O
formatDescription.doc	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Word	I-Operating_System
Binary	I-Operating_System
File	I-Operating_System
Format	I-Operating_System
;	O
support	O
for	O
this	O
format	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	O
Vista.docxOffice	O
Open	B-Operating_System
XML	I-Operating_System
Document	O
formats	O
;	O
added	O
in	O
Windows	O
7.odtOpenDocument	O
text	O
format	O
;	O
added	O
in	O
Windows	O
7.rtfRich	O
Text	O
Format	O
;	O
disabled	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
unless	O
registry	O
hack	O
is	O
used	O
..	O
txtText	O
file.wriMicrosoft	O
Write	O
;	O
disabled	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
unless	O
registry	O
hack	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
Vista.No	O
programme	O
will	O
display	O
old	O
*	O
.wri	B-Application
files	O
correctly	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
2013	O
can	O
open	O
such	O
files	O
,	O
but	O
may	O
lose	O
formatting.How	O
to	O
open	O
WRI	B-Application
files	I-Application
in	O
Windows	O
7/8	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
WordPad	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
replacing	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Write	I-Application
,	O
included	O
with	O
all	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
(	O
version	O
3.11	O
and	O
earlier	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
WordPad	B-Application
was	O
also	O
distributed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Language
Foundation	I-Language
Class	I-Language
Library	I-Language
sample	O
application	O
with	O
MFC	O
3.2	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
font	O
used	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
was	O
10pt	O
Arial	O
;	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
it	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
11pt	O
Calibri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WordPad	B-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
added	O
full	O
Unicode	O
support	O
,	O
enabling	O
WordPad	B-Application
to	O
support	O
multiple	O
languages	O
,	O
but	O
big	O
endian	O
UTF-16/UCS	O
-2	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
open	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
(	O
versions	O
6.0	O
–	O
2003	O
)	O
files	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
opens	O
newer	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
.doc	B-Operating_System
format	O
with	O
incorrect	O
formatting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
WordPad	B-Application
versions	O
,	O
it	O
cannot	O
save	O
files	O
in	O
the	O
.doc	B-Operating_System
format	O
(	O
only	O
.txt	B-General_Concept
,	O
.odt	O
,	O
and	O
.rtf	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
security	O
measure	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
and	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
and	O
its	O
service	O
packs	O
reduced	O
support	O
for	O
opening	O
.WRI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
versions	O
support	O
voice	O
typing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Tablet	O
PC	O
Edition	O
SP2	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
include	O
speech	O
recognition	O
,	O
allowing	O
dictation	O
into	O
WordPad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
and	O
later	O
Windows	O
versions	O
implement	O
the	O
RichEdit	O
control	O
,	O
allowing	O
WordPad	B-Application
to	O
support	O
extensible	O
third-party	O
services	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Text	O
Services	O
Framework	O
(	O
TSF	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
grammar	O
and	O
spellcheck	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
support	O
for	O
reading	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
DOC	B-Operating_System
files	I-Operating_System
was	O
removed	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
incorrect	O
rendering	O
and	O
formatting	O
problems	O
,	O
and	O
because	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
security	O
bulletin	O
reported	O
a	O
security	O
vulnerability	O
in	O
opening	O
Word	B-Application
files	I-Application
in	O
WordPad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
viewing	O
older	O
(	O
Word	O
97	O
–	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Office	B-Operating_System
Open	I-Operating_System
XML	I-Operating_System
,	O
documents	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
recommends	O
free-of-charge	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
Viewer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Native	O
Office	B-Operating_System
Open	I-Operating_System
XML	I-Operating_System
and	O
ODF	B-Application
1.1	I-Application
support	O
was	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
version	O
of	O
WordPad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
the	O
program	O
's	O
user	O
interface	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
ribbon	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2020	O
insider	O
build	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
WordPad	B-Application
is	O
modified	O
to	O
include	O
advertising	O
notifications	O
for	O
the	O
Office	O
web	O
apps	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
