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Subscriber Helen wrote about a software problem:

Terry, while my computer was being worked on I was told I had word pad but needed the code to be able to open it. Can you help me open it in order that I might be able to use it. I do not like notepad which I am able to open. Helen

I responded to Helen, hoping to clarify the problem.

The computer repair person probably told her that she had Word installed, meaning Microsoft Word, rather than saying Wordpad. Wordpad is included in Windows at no extra cost.

Word, on the other hand, often comes as a pre-installed TRIAL verion — that will cost you full price to register. You have to have a Product Key code to run Microsoft Word; you don’t for Wordpad.

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Subscriber Ceil wrote to ask:

Hi There Terry, Is there a simple explanation as to how one deletes documents in the above (using windows office word 2007 with Vista)? I even am having no luck finding the help menu and I usually feel more savvy than this. I am lost. Thanks and thanks for this website. Ceil

Ceil,

In Word’s menu bar, right-click on the big Vista/Office logo on the left-hand side — then you can pick the option you want from the popup menu.