Re: Does Windows XP Professional have a file viewer?

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philo wrote:
"Anthony B" <anthony48@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Anthony B wrote:
I recently downloaded an ascii text file from the Internet and
need a file viewer to look at the text in the file. I don't know
if Windows XP has a file viewer as part of its accessories
package. Can I open this file with a Windows Accessory program, or
will I have to purchase a proprietary file viewer such as Quick
View Plus? Any help will be appreciated.
.txt files can be read with notepad or wordpad. Both built into
windows. If you have not messed around with settings, windows
defaults to notepad for .txt files out of the box.

I opened the file with both Notepad and Wordpad, but the text does
not format properly, and I have to scroll a great distance
horizontally to read the file. This makes it very difficult to read
the text. When I open the file with Microsoft Word, the text is
properly formatted inside the window, but I don't wand to
inadvertently edit the file as I read it. Can Notepad and Wordpad
properly format the text so that I do not have to scroll
horizontally?



Just use Word if that's what works best.

Something tells me that the "ascii text file" described by OP is
actually a Word .doc file.

If you are worried about possibly changing the contents...
change thr attiributes of the file to read only.

Also...what the heck...make a copy of it and store it in another
folder

All very good suggestions.


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