Working with Microsoft WordPad

To open WordPad:

Say "Open WordPad".

To open the File menu:

Say one of the following:

• "Click File Tab" (Windows 10 and 11)

To open all other menus:

Say "Click <menu name>".

To select a menu option:

Say "Click <menu option>".

To create a new file:

1. Say "Click File Tab" (Windows 10 and 11).

   The File tab opens.

2. Say "Click New".

   A new document opens.

To open an existing file:

1. Say "Click File Tab".

   The File tab opens.

2. Say "Click Open".

   The Open dialog box appears.

3. Dictate the file name. Say "<file name>".
4. Say "Click Open".

To expand or collapse the ribbon:

Say one of the following:

• "Expand Ribbon"
• "Collapse Ribbon"

To scroll in your document:

Say one of the following:

To stop scrolling:

Say "Stop Scrolling".

To move around a document:

Say one of the following:

• "Line Up"
• "Line Down"
• "Page Up"
• "Page Down"

Or

Use Global commands. For more information, see Moving around in documents, web pages and text fields.

For more commands, say "What Can I Say?".

To save an existing file:

1. Say "Click File Tab".

   The File tab opens.

2. Say "Click Save".

To save a new file:

1. Say "Click File Tab".

   The File tab opens.

2. Say "Click Save".

   The Save As dialog box opens.

3. Dictate the file name. Say "<file name>".
4. Say "Click Save".

To Save As:

1. Say "Click File Tab".

   The File tab opens.

2. Say "Click Save as".

   The Save As dialog box opens.

3. Dictate the file name. Say "<file name> dot <file extension>".
4. Say "Click Save".