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minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up117arrow-down8·6 hours agoWordpad always seemed like an annoying and unnecessary half-step between notepad and word to me.
minus-squarereksas@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 minutes agoits pretty neat if you dont have access to word, which is likely why they want to get rid of it
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 hour agoCan’t say I ever needed it in the 28 years I’ve been using Windows. I’m sure there are plenty who did, though.
minus-squareLogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·45 minutes agoI used it all the time to save text temporarily in. Note worked too, but i like the line break that WordPad had. It made reading and formatting easier.
minus-squareSentient Loom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down1·5 hours agoWord is now so bloated that I fear using it. It’s nice to have Wordpad.
minus-squarewerefreeatlast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·4 hours agoT Ah. Are you trying to write about Theodore Roosevelt? Bing can help! The Here are 10,000 links to Theodore Roosevelt The fox…
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·2 hours agoAs if Clippy wasn’t doing that 25 years ago.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 hours agoYeah but Clippy was attractive. All those curves on display.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·5 hours agoI liked having the minimal formatting options in WordPad without the bloat of Word.
minus-squareFapFlop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63·5 hours agoWordpad is also able to open large text files without having a stroke. RIP
minus-squareMike D.@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 hours agoThis is my most common use. It is grrat for opening large log files on servers.
minus-squareNusm@yall.theatl.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 hours agoI read that like you’re Tony the Tiger. “It is GRRRRRREAT for opening large log files.”
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up19·5 hours agoIt was very niche, but it’s great for viewing docs or other light work on a system you don’t want to install a whole office suite onto.
minus-squareBrkdncr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·4 hours agoYou can still do that but it’s through word webview. Some people won’t like that option.
minus-squareBuelldozer@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·57 minutes agoI don’t want to install “word webview” on a server in order to look at a large log file or peruse some XML.
minus-squarepandapoo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 hours agoAs others have said, fast opening quick notes with basic formatting. For example, if I get an unexpected call I need to write down more than a call back number, Wordpad was my go to. Well, at least when back when I used Windows regularly.
Wordpad always seemed like an annoying and unnecessary half-step between notepad and word to me.
its pretty neat if you dont have access to word, which is likely why they want to get rid of it
Can’t say I ever needed it in the 28 years I’ve been using Windows. I’m sure there are plenty who did, though.
I used it all the time to save text temporarily in. Note worked too, but i like the line break that WordPad had. It made reading and formatting easier.
Word is now so bloated that I fear using it. It’s nice to have Wordpad.
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Ah. Are you trying to write about Theodore Roosevelt? Bing can help!
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Here are 10,000 links to Theodore Roosevelt
The fox…
As if Clippy wasn’t doing that 25 years ago.
Yeah but Clippy was attractive. All those curves on display.
I liked having the minimal formatting options in WordPad without the bloat of Word.
Wordpad is also able to open large text files without having a stroke. RIP
This is my most common use. It is grrat for opening large log files on servers.
I read that like you’re Tony the Tiger. “It is GRRRRRREAT for opening large log files.”
It was very niche, but it’s great for viewing docs or other light work on a system you don’t want to install a whole office suite onto.
You can still do that but it’s through word webview. Some people won’t like that option.
I don’t want to install “word webview” on a server in order to look at a large log file or peruse some XML.
As others have said, fast opening quick notes with basic formatting.
For example, if I get an unexpected call I need to write down more than a call back number, Wordpad was my go to.
Well, at least when back when I used Windows regularly.