Organize Notpadīs Windows

Notpad may be run in different screen modes. This allows the user interface to be tailored to your needs. We recommend you try all of the modes and see which one works best for you.

Single Document Interface (SDI)

The Single Document Interface uses a single text window to display your working file. Notpad re-uses this window to display all documents you open. This means, if you open another document, the previous one will be closed. Since only one document can be open in a single instance of Notpad, there is no Window Menu in SDI mode.

To view/edit more than one document in SDI at the same time,

1 Choose New Instance from the Options Menu

2 Drag the new Notpad aside to see the previous instance of Notpad

3 On the taskbar context menu, choose Horizontally or Vertically to arrange the instances of Notpad

To switch to SDI (when in MDI),

1 Choose (uncheck) MDI from the View Menu

2 Close and restart Notpad

Multi Document Interface (MDI)

The Multi Document Interface uses multiple windows to display documents. Each document will be displayed in its own, individual window. The Window Menu may then be used to switch between any open documents.

To switch to MDI (when in SDI),

1 Choose (check) MDI from the View Menu

2 Close and restart Notpad

To arrange several document windows in MDI

1 Choose Tile Horizontally from the Window Menu to see your documents lined up from top to bottom

2 Choose Tile Vertically from the Window Menu to see your documents side by side

3 Choose Cascade to see your documents arranged in a file card style

Full Screen Mode

In full screen mode all menus, window borders, and other control elements are discarded. Thus Notpad can utilize all of your screen for showing text. The Context Menu and shortcut keys are still functional.

To switch to full screen mode,

Click the monitor icon in the toolbar

To switch back to window mode,

Click the window icon in the upper right corner of the full screen


Tip

When you are dealing with long lines of text but don’t want to loose the menu, toolbar, and status bar simply maximize Notpadīs window. If lines still appear truncated, try using Word Wrapping.