Tip #1421 - Printing from Notepad
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Q:
When I print a Notepad file is it possible to change any settings like the margins?
A:
Notepad does let you control some aspects of printing. You can set margins and
change your header and footer. I know, it ain't much, but what do you want for
a plain text file creator?
Keep in mind that the changes
you make will affect all docs viewed in your notepad and will not be saved to
the txt file as formatting.
In Notepad, go to File/Page
Setup. There you can select paper orientation and margin size—that's
pretty self-explanatory.
But wait, what is this "&f"
stuff in the header and "Page &p" in the footer? Well, that tells
the header to print the file name and the footer to show the page number. You
can change these if you know the right codes—and you will because I'm going
to give them to you.
&f - shows the file
name or "Untitled" if it doesn't have one
&d - displays the date
&t - inserts the time
according to your computer's clock
&p - shows the page
number
Since you can use more than one combination in the header or footer box these
code can come in handy...
&& - puts in an
ampersand (&)
&l (for left), &c
(for center), &r (for right) will align the header or footer. To use this
put the code first followed by the other code you want to use, for example:
&l &d &r &p will align the date left and the page number right.
You can also put in your
own text in the header or footer and it will be printed such as "Page"
next to &p or a title in the header.
Who knew that little ol'
Notepad had it in her?
~ David
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