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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: lyndhurst on February 19, 2012, 02:42:57 PM

Title: Word Pad
Post by: lyndhurst on February 19, 2012, 02:42:57 PM

Vista Home premium.  Just noticed that I can not select "Landscape in Word pad or Note pad. nothing changes when I click to select.
Wanted to repair program but it is not listed. is it part of windows Works/

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: reddevilggg on February 19, 2012, 02:47:28 PM

You have not said what you've tried.

What about  - File / Page Setup / Landscape.

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: lyndhurst on February 19, 2012, 03:03:55 PM

I tried to select like i was supposed to

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: lyndhurst on February 19, 2012, 03:08:02 PM

Tried to click and double click on Landscape.

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: reddevilggg on February 19, 2012, 03:11:03 PM

and you found 'Landscape' where exactly ?  Here,

Quote from: reddevilggg on February 19, 2012, 02:47:28 PM

File / Page Setup / Landscape.

  ?

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: lyndhurst on February 19, 2012, 03:12:23 PM

Page set up

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: reddevilggg on February 19, 2012, 03:17:14 PM

Are you doing this for the purpose of printing? If so, do you have a printer connected ?

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: lyndhurst on February 19, 2012, 03:27:45 PM

No, composing a document. and then burning it on a DVD.
Printer not installed or connected. Using HP laptop.

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: Allan on February 19, 2012, 03:31:19 PM

I've been watching this thread with curiosity because I'm really not sure what you're trying to do. Please explain what it is you are trying to do and exactly what problem you are running into when you try. Thank you.

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: reddevilggg on February 19, 2012, 03:35:51 PM

Sorry, i'm stumped. I've checked my Notepad and it changes from landscape to portrait no problem. You could try Notepad 2, free
http://download.cnet.com/Notepad-2/3000-2352_4-10554438.html?tag=mncol;txt (http://download.cnet.com/Notepad-2/3000-2352_4-10554438.html?tag=mncol;txt)

Does your document have to be in Notepad? You could try Open Office, it's free
http://www.openoffice.org/download/ (http://www.openoffice.org/download/)

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: Salmon Trout on February 19, 2012, 03:44:02 PM

Quote from: lyndhurst on February 19, 2012, 03:27:45 PM

Printer not installed or connected.

Then portrait/landscape are meaningless. If no printer is installed, you don't get a landscape option.

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: reddevilggg on February 19, 2012, 03:50:19 PM

Quote from: Salmon Trout on February 19, 2012, 03:44:02 PM

Then portrait/landscape are meaningless. If no printer is installed, you don't get a landscape option.

I have no printer installed and can change the options.........

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: soybean on February 19, 2012, 04:05:49 PM

Quote from: reddevilggg on February 19, 2012, 03:50:19 PM

I have no printer installed and can change the options.........

Me, too, but I see no print in it unless printing is the objective.  And, with Notepad, it makes no difference in how text appears in a Notepad window, while it did make a difference in WordPad.  But, again, what's the point if not printing?

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: Allan on February 19, 2012, 04:17:04 PM

Agreed - but why don't we wait for lyndhurst to fill us in?

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: patio on February 19, 2012, 06:21:38 PM

This has been fascinating...

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: lyndhurst on February 20, 2012, 01:55:05 PM

I was trying to compose a letter/document with the page in the landscape position and then burn it on a DVD.
I will accept Reply # 10 to be correct since I try ed it on another laptop with Vista OS and also could not obtain landscape.
(Thank you Salmon Trout, Reply # 10)

Title: Re: Word Pad
Post by: lyndhurst on February 21, 2012, 08:52:41 PM

Reply # 10 by Salmon Trout must be the correct answer.
 I get the same results (no landscape) on another laptop with Vista OS.