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==Plain Text Editors== | ==Plain Text Editors== | ||
The following programs always save text as plain text. Therefore, it is impossible to change font size, use boldface, etc. in these programs. | The following programs always save text as plain text. Therefore, it is impossible to change font size, use boldface, etc. in these programs. These are the safest programs to use because you need not remember to specify that your file be saved as plain text. | ||
===Microsoft® Windows=== | ===Microsoft® Windows=== | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notepad_(Windows) Notepad]: included with all Windows systems, but can't always handle very large files. Windows XP: Start, Programs, Accessories, Notepad. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notepad_(Windows) Notepad]: included with all Windows systems, but can't always handle very large files. Windows XP: Start, Programs, Accessories, Notepad. | ||
===Mac OS X=== | |||
* [http://barebonessoftware.com/ TextWrangler] is a free, plain text editor. | |||
==Saving Plain Text From Word Processors== | ==Saving Plain Text From Word Processors== | ||
===Microsoft® Windows=== | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPad WordPad] is included in all Windows systems. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPad WordPad] is included in all Windows systems. | ||
** Windows XP: Start, Programs, Accessories, Wordpad. | ** Windows XP: Start, Programs, Accessories, Wordpad. | ||
**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. | ||
===Mac OS X=== | |||
* Word:mac (2008): File, Save As, then change '''Format''' to '''Plain Text (.txt)'''. At the ''Warning/Conversion'' dialog, check "Insert line breaks". | |||
