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  • W William Bartholomew

    I just discovered a useful feature that I never knew notepad had. I'm sure i'm not the only one that uses a couple of text files on my desktop with ideas, things I need to do etc. If the top line of your file is .LOG (must be uppercase and the only thing on the line), whenever you open the document notepad will insert the date and time on a new line and position the cursor below it ready to type your great idea or TODO...

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    Ravi Bhavnani
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    • W William Bartholomew

      I just discovered a useful feature that I never knew notepad had. I'm sure i'm not the only one that uses a couple of text files on my desktop with ideas, things I need to do etc. If the top line of your file is .LOG (must be uppercase and the only thing on the line), whenever you open the document notepad will insert the date and time on a new line and position the cursor below it ready to type your great idea or TODO...

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      Roger Wright
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      Heck, I thought everyone already knew that - I've been using it for years! It's great for tracking user events; just start a file for each user and reopen it whenever you service his/her PC.:-D

      "Welcome to Arizona!
      Drive Nice - We're Armed..."
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      • W William Bartholomew

        I just discovered a useful feature that I never knew notepad had. I'm sure i'm not the only one that uses a couple of text files on my desktop with ideas, things I need to do etc. If the top line of your file is .LOG (must be uppercase and the only thing on the line), whenever you open the document notepad will insert the date and time on a new line and position the cursor below it ready to type your great idea or TODO...

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        Lost User
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        Well done! This rings a bell now - I *think* this feature has been in notepad since the Windows 3.1 days...


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        • W William Bartholomew

          I just discovered a useful feature that I never knew notepad had. I'm sure i'm not the only one that uses a couple of text files on my desktop with ideas, things I need to do etc. If the top line of your file is .LOG (must be uppercase and the only thing on the line), whenever you open the document notepad will insert the date and time on a new line and position the cursor below it ready to type your great idea or TODO...

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          isarfraz
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          nice sharing Muhammad Sarfraz

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          • W William Bartholomew

            I just discovered a useful feature that I never knew notepad had. I'm sure i'm not the only one that uses a couple of text files on my desktop with ideas, things I need to do etc. If the top line of your file is .LOG (must be uppercase and the only thing on the line), whenever you open the document notepad will insert the date and time on a new line and position the cursor below it ready to type your great idea or TODO...

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            Rocky Moore
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            That is just too cool! After all these years! Rocky Moore <><

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            • W William Bartholomew

              I just discovered a useful feature that I never knew notepad had. I'm sure i'm not the only one that uses a couple of text files on my desktop with ideas, things I need to do etc. If the top line of your file is .LOG (must be uppercase and the only thing on the line), whenever you open the document notepad will insert the date and time on a new line and position the cursor below it ready to type your great idea or TODO...

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              Lost User
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              Sweet! :cool: Paul ;)

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              • W William Bartholomew

                I just discovered a useful feature that I never knew notepad had. I'm sure i'm not the only one that uses a couple of text files on my desktop with ideas, things I need to do etc. If the top line of your file is .LOG (must be uppercase and the only thing on the line), whenever you open the document notepad will insert the date and time on a new line and position the cursor below it ready to type your great idea or TODO...

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                bOOm1000
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                Wow! Sweet!:cool:

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                • W William Bartholomew

                  I just discovered a useful feature that I never knew notepad had. I'm sure i'm not the only one that uses a couple of text files on my desktop with ideas, things I need to do etc. If the top line of your file is .LOG (must be uppercase and the only thing on the line), whenever you open the document notepad will insert the date and time on a new line and position the cursor below it ready to type your great idea or TODO...

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                  Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                  And this is a good thing? I get kind of nervous when I hear about editors who adds stuff to the text as it pleases.. :~ -- Im hayu samim et hamo'ach shelcha betoch tsipor, hi hayta matchila la'uf achora!

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                  • W William Bartholomew

                    I just discovered a useful feature that I never knew notepad had. I'm sure i'm not the only one that uses a couple of text files on my desktop with ideas, things I need to do etc. If the top line of your file is .LOG (must be uppercase and the only thing on the line), whenever you open the document notepad will insert the date and time on a new line and position the cursor below it ready to type your great idea or TODO...

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                    Claudius Mokler
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                    ... and it's even documented! (both in NT4.0's and W2K's incantation, at least).

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      Heck, I thought everyone already knew that - I've been using it for years! It's great for tracking user events; just start a file for each user and reopen it whenever you service his/her PC.:-D

                      "Welcome to Arizona!
                      Drive Nice - We're Armed..."
                      - Proposed Sign at CA/AZ Border

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                      Member 96
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                      Notepad to track service? :| Don't you know that there is perfectly good, inexpensive software out there to do that? :-D Since I happen to make my living selling it I won't mention it here by name but, notepad?, c'mon! ------------ Tomorrow is the same day as today was yesterday.

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                        Notepad to track service? :| Don't you know that there is perfectly good, inexpensive software out there to do that? :-D Since I happen to make my living selling it I won't mention it here by name but, notepad?, c'mon! ------------ Tomorrow is the same day as today was yesterday.

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                        Roger Wright
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                        Sorry about that, but I'm in no condition financially to be using anyone's tracking software - it's got to be free or it's not available.

                        "Welcome to Arizona!
                        Drive Nice - We're Armed..."
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                        • W William Bartholomew

                          I just discovered a useful feature that I never knew notepad had. I'm sure i'm not the only one that uses a couple of text files on my desktop with ideas, things I need to do etc. If the top line of your file is .LOG (must be uppercase and the only thing on the line), whenever you open the document notepad will insert the date and time on a new line and position the cursor below it ready to type your great idea or TODO...

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                          ExtraLean
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                          Or you could just press F5. :-) -- Edward Livingston (aka ExtraLean) -- "I still maintain that seeing a nipple is far less disturbing than seeing someone get their brains blown out." -- Chris Maunder

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                          • R Roger Wright

                            Heck, I thought everyone already knew that - I've been using it for years! It's great for tracking user events; just start a file for each user and reopen it whenever you service his/her PC.:-D

                            "Welcome to Arizona!
                            Drive Nice - We're Armed..."
                            - Proposed Sign at CA/AZ Border

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                            David Wulff
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                            Roger Wright wrote: Heck, I thought everyone already knew that - I've been using it for years! I agree, that's soooo old. :)


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