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**File, Save As, change '''Save as type''' to '''text document'''. To prevent automatic addition of ".txt" to the end of the filename, enclose the file name in double quotes before clicking the Save button. | **File, Save As, change '''Save as type''' to '''text document'''. To prevent automatic addition of ".txt" to the end of the filename, enclose the file name in double quotes before clicking the Save button. | ||
**To see the real, full name of the file you saved: See notes below for Windows XP<ref name="xp">To see the real, full names of files in Windows XP: Start, (All) Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer. There: Tools, Folder Options, View tab, Advanced Settings '''uncheck''' Hide extensions for known file types, OK.</ref> and Windows Vista<ref name="vista">To see the real, full names of files in Windows Vista: Start, (All) Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer. There: Organize, Folder and search options, View tab, Advanced Settings '''uncheck''' Hide extensions for known file types, OK.</ref>. | **To see the real, full name of the file you saved: See notes below for Windows XP<ref name="xp">To see the real, full names of files in Windows XP: Start, (All) Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer. There: Tools, Folder Options, View tab, Advanced Settings '''uncheck''' Hide extensions for known file types, OK.</ref> and Windows Vista<ref name="vista">To see the real, full names of files in Windows Vista: Start, (All) Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer. There: Organize, Folder and search options, View tab, Advanced Settings '''uncheck''' Hide extensions for known file types, OK.</ref>. | ||
* Word: | * Word: | ||
**File, Save As, change '''Save as type''' to '''Plain Text (*.txt)'''. To prevent automatic addition of ".txt" to the end of the filename, enclose the file name in double quotes before clicking the Save button. | **File, Save As, change '''Save as type''' to '''Plain Text (*.txt)'''. To prevent automatic addition of ".txt" to the end of the filename, enclose the file name in double quotes before clicking the Save button. | ||
**To see the real, full name of the file you saved: See notes below for Windows XP<ref name="xp" /> and Windows Vista<ref name="vista" />. | |||
* [http://openoffice.org Open Office Writer] (free, compatible with Word): | |||
**File, Save As, change Save as type to '''Text (*.txt)'''. | |||
**To see the real, full name of the file you saved: See notes below for Windows XP<ref name="xp" /> and Windows Vista<ref name="vista" />. | **To see the real, full name of the file you saved: See notes below for Windows XP<ref name="xp" /> and Windows Vista<ref name="vista" />. | ||
