For those who want something more powerful than Notepad, Microsoft makes available a word processing program called WordPad. WordPad provides a number of features found in more sophisticated word processors including fonts, sizes, colors, etc. Some people find the power of WordPad to be sufficient for their purposes. To really appreciate the power of WordPad, you need to experiment with it. Try typing something into WordPad and then modify it using the different features available. As soon as you bring up WordPad, you'll notice a couple of things. First, the layout is very similar to Notepad, which is a good reason for knowing Notepad before trying to understand WordPad. Second, there are some definite differences and those differences are what makes WordPad so powerful.
