How to write a letter and then print it

Anonymous
2010-04-28T14:24:12+00:00

I dont know what I have to do to get to were I can write a letter and print it off my computer

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Anonymous
2010-05-04T15:37:39+00:00

Hello luci37388,

Thank you for posting to the Microsoft Answers Forum.

There is not an Office Suite of products included in the Microsoft Operating System. However, if you purchased an OEM computer from a retail establishment, they may have included Microsoft Works or Microsoft Office as part of a package deal. You can then use Word or Microsoft Works to type a letter.

Included in all versions of Windows 7 there is Notepad for creating text files and Wordpad which has more complex formatting available. You would get to them by going to Windows Start Button, select All Programs, and select Accessories. When the list expands you can select Notepad or Wordpad to write your letter. Then you can print using Print option. You must have already added your printer.

If you have more specific questions or if I didn't answer your question, please reply back and let us know.

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Marilyn

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Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2017-05-10T19:01:48+00:00

please contact me as how to get to the correct setting to write and print a letter

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Assuming that you have a printer hooked up and working, these suggestions have come up in this thread:

  1. Notepad and Wordpad are on nearly all versions of Windows . Wordpad will let you do more with fonts and formatting. Search for them and use them enough to become familiar with them. You can edit repeatedly until you get a printed letter you're satisified with.
  2. Sign in at https://onedrive.live.com click on New then Word Document. Compose then print
  3. Google Docs: Sign in at https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/ compose then print
  4. Compose the letter as an email. Send it to yourself and print it
  5. For a real Word Processor try the free Open Office https://www.openoffice.org/  (Replaced by LibreOffice)
  6. Also free LibreOffice https://www.libreoffice.org/

* There is a learning curve with all of these programs. Edit the letter until it looks good on screen, print it and do some more editing if you don't like the printed version.

Don

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-28T12:27:28+00:00

    I have a new computer with Windows 8.1 and I'd like to type a letter. I don't have Microsoft Office. I've found suggestions about going to the start search box and typing in notepad or wordpad, but I think that is for Windows 7. I don't know how to find the start search box for my Windows 8.1 in any case. After all I've spent on my HP Pavilion 23 I should be able to do better than typing pseudo-letters in my e-mail, which is the only place I have to type at the moment. My last computer was a 2001 Gateway with Microsoft Millennium. If the hard drive on my old computer hadn't died I'd at least be able to type letters.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-28T14:19:09+00:00

    On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:27:28 +0000, marvinschwartzwalder wrote:

    I have a new computer with Windows 8.1 and I'd like to type a letter. I don't have Microsoft Office. I've found suggestions about going to the start search box and typing in notepad or wordpad, but I think that is for Windows 7.

    No, both Notepad and Wordpad also exist on Windows 8 (and all other
    recent Windows versions).
    If you want to type a letter, WordPad is a much better choice than
    NotePad, but even it is very primitive compared to a real word
    processor. If your need are slight, it might be OK for you, but most
    people would probably greater prefer a real word processor. You could
    buy Microsoft Word (either by itself or a part of Microsoft Office),
    buy WordPerfect (my personal favorite), or download the free
    OpenOffice or LibreOffice.

    I don't know how to find the start search box for my Windows 8.1

    Look for the magnifying glass on the Charms bar.

    in any case. After all I've spent on my HP Pavilion 23 I should be able to do better than typing pseudo-letters in my e-mail, which is the only place I have to type at the moment. My last computer was a 2001 Gateway with Microsoft Millennium. If the hard drive on my old computer hadn't died I'd at least be able to type letters.

    You still can. Windows 8 and Windows Me are no different in this
    regard.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-10-28T00:24:28+00:00

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    Dear Microsoft Representative:

    I had Windows Vista on my computers for years and found it to be very user friendly.  When my home computer crashed and I had to buy a new one it came with Windows 8.   It is hard for me to understand why you make each successive model more complex and difficult.  Perhaps in your effort to make it do more, you leave those of us behind who are perfectly happy with less and SIMPLE.  Fortunately,  I am smart enough to dig my way through the morass, but am still baffled as to why complex trumps simple.

    Sincerely,

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