WordPad is a word processor software with basic formatting options, and it is included in all versions of Windows Operating System. Here this article will guide you how to open and use WordPad in Windows 10 and reset its settings if things go wrong.
How to Open WordPad in Windows 10
There are 4 ways to start a WordPad and create a new rick text document.
Way 1: Open WordPad via Run
Press Win+R to open Run box. Input WordPad, then hit Enter.
A new blank and untitled WordPad will be automatically launched on your computer.
Way 2: Open WordPad using Cortana Search
Type wordpad into taskbar search box, and press Enter.
Way 3: Open WordPad from Start Menu
Go to the Start Menu and clickВ All apps, you can find it under Windows Accessories folder.
Way 4: Open WordPad via Context Menu
Right-click on blank area in Desktop or File Explorer, select New > Rich Text Document.
How to Customize WordPad Document
1. Specify the font for text by changing the font settings.
Click the Home options, change the font setting as you want. Here you can even insert a image, if you like.
2. Change the appearance of a WordPad document.
On the File menu, click Page Setup. In the Page Setup dialog box, click a size in Size.
How to Print a WordPad Document
To qiuckly print a WordPad Document use shortcut key: Ctrl+P.
Step 1: In a WordPad document, click onВ File option, then click onВ Print option.
Step 2: To see how your document will look before you print it, clickВ Print Preview.
Step 3: Select the printer and preferences you want, and then clickВ Print.
Note: You must have a default printer set in the Printers folder.
How to Reset WordPad to its Default Settings
Step 1: Press Win+R to open Run, type regedit, and hit Enter.
Step 2: In Registry Editor, navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Wordpad
On the right pane of Registry Editor, under WordPad, delete Options key.
Exit and open WordPad again, you will see it with its default settings.
Usually printing out colored backgrounds is the last thing you want to do. It uses up a lot of ink, just like printing out photos does. But sometimes you need to print something with a lot of colors or a background image, like a booklet for example. In this case, you have two options: Go to an office print store, or use your work/home printer for the job. In either case, you’ll probably still end up printing it with Microsoft Office, and here is how to enable image and background printing with Word 2013.
Print Background Color and Images in Word Documents
First, open Word 2013 and click the File menu.
Next, from the backstage view click the Options button.
In Options, select the Display tab and then check the “Print Background Colors and Images” box. Then make sure to click OK to save the changes and exit.
Now when you print, background colors or background images will now show up. As mentioned above, this can use up a lot of ink. You may want to keep this feature disabled until you are ready to print your final copies.
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How to print word document with page color?
Normally, if you have a Word document with a filled page color, but this page color can not be printed when printing the Word file. This article, I will talk about how to print Word file with page color.
Print Word document with page color by using Word Options function
You can go to the Word Options to set an option for solving this task, please do as this:
1. Click File > Options to go to the Word Options dialog box.
2. And then click Display from the left pane, and check Print background colors and images option in the Printing options section, see screenshot:
3. Then, click OK to exit this dialog, and now, when you print this Word document, the page color will be printed as well, see screenshot:
Published Nov 1, 2014 by Baron Schwartz in Desktop at
You’re creating a document with Word that you want to turn into a nice full-page PDF. It has a gorgeous background color that will look great. But every time you convert it to a PDF, it ends up with ugly white borders at the edges, and Word warns you about printing beyond the printable margins. Dragging the margins and changing the Page Setup options does no good. How can you fix this?
The secret is that the printable margins are defined in the paper Word thinks it’s “printing” to, not in the document itself. You need to define a new set of paper settings and use that. Then you can print “full-bleed” to the edge of the document, including graphics, lines, text and background colors. Here’s how:
Go to “File > Page Setup.” In the “Paper Size” dropdown menu, select “Custom Paper Sizes.” Here’s what that looks like in a Mac.
Now add a new paper size, and call it “Full Bleed.” Set the non-printable area to 0 on all sides. Here’s what that should look like.
Now you’re done. Your PDF document will look just as you see it in the visual preview, including background colors and other elements that reach the edge of the page.
I’m a founder, author of several books, and creator of various open-source software. I write about topics such as technology, mindfulness, and fitness, and I tweet at @xaprb. More about me.
Last updated on January 10th, 2019
Recently, I upgraded a client’s computer from Office 2003 to Office 2013 and the following strange problem is occurred when printing from Word 2013: The print Preview looks OK, but the printer output is different and wrong. In fact, the printed document is smaller than the original and all margins are wrong.
The problem is occurred for many documents that printed fine in the past, using the same printer driver at the same machine.
In this tutorial you ‘ll find detailed instructions to fix the wrong size printed output (Margins) when printing from Word 2013 or Word 2016.
How to fix: Page preview and actual print don’t match (Word 2013 & Word 2016)
Print problems in Office or other programs, typically occur because of invalid printer drivers or a defective third-party add-in that affects the document layout. So, before you continue to the fix below, try the following steps:
Step 2. Uninstall the printer from your computer and then re-install the latest driver version for your Printer model and then try to print again. If after reinstalling the printer driver you face the same problem proceed to next step.
Step 3. Modify Scale Content options.
1. Open Word and from the File menu, select Options.
2. Click Advanced on the left and then at the right pane, scroll down to find the Print section.
3. Uncheck the Scale content for A4 or 8.5″x11″ paper sizes option.
4. Click OK and try to print a document. (At my case that was the solution to the “wrong print output” problem). *
* Note: If after unchecking the “Scale content…” option, you still receive a wrong print output, try the following:
a. Open Printer Properties and make sure that the Paper size is A4.
b. Go to File > Options > Advanced > Compatibility options and set “Lay out this document as if created in: Microsoft Word 2010” or “Microsoft Word 2007”, etc. Additionally, expand the Layout options and clear all boxes.
d. Go to File menu > Save As and save as type: “Word 97-2003 Document (*.doc)“, instead of .docx. Then, go to File > Options > Advanced > Compatibility options and at Layout Options check the “Use printer metrics to lay out document”.
That’s it! Let me know if this guide has helped you by leaving your comment about your experience. Please like and share this guide to help others.
Published Nov 1, 2014 by Baron Schwartz in Desktop at
You’re creating a document with Word that you want to turn into a nice full-page PDF. It has a gorgeous background color that will look great. But every time you convert it to a PDF, it ends up with ugly white borders at the edges, and Word warns you about printing beyond the printable margins. Dragging the margins and changing the Page Setup options does no good. How can you fix this?
The secret is that the printable margins are defined in the paper Word thinks it’s “printing” to, not in the document itself. You need to define a new set of paper settings and use that. Then you can print “full-bleed” to the edge of the document, including graphics, lines, text and background colors. Here’s how:
Go to “File > Page Setup.” In the “Paper Size” dropdown menu, select “Custom Paper Sizes.” Here’s what that looks like in a Mac.
Now add a new paper size, and call it “Full Bleed.” Set the non-printable area to 0 on all sides. Here’s what that should look like.
Now you’re done. Your PDF document will look just as you see it in the visual preview, including background colors and other elements that reach the edge of the page.
I’m a founder, author of several books, and creator of various open-source software. I write about topics such as technology, mindfulness, and fitness, and I tweet at @xaprb. More about me.
Usually printing out colored backgrounds is the last thing you want to do. It uses up a lot of ink, just like printing out photos does. But sometimes you need to print something with a lot of colors or a background image, like a booklet for example. In this case, you have two options: Go to an office print store, or use your work/home printer for the job. In either case, you’ll probably still end up printing it with Microsoft Office, and here is how to enable image and background printing with Word 2013.
Print Background Color and Images in Word Documents
First, open Word 2013 and click the File menu.
Next, from the backstage view click the Options button.
In Options, select the Display tab and then check the “Print Background Colors and Images” box. Then make sure to click OK to save the changes and exit.
Now when you print, background colors or background images will now show up. As mentioned above, this can use up a lot of ink. You may want to keep this feature disabled until you are ready to print your final copies.
The Track Changes feature in Word allows you to mark changes you make in a document so anyone else working on the document knows what changes you made. By default, these marks display on the printed document, but you can prevent them from showing.
To turn off the Track Changes marks when you print the current document, click the “File” tab.
On the backstage screen, click “Print” in the list of items on the left.
On the “Print” screen, a preview of the document displays. Note that it currently shows Track Changes marks on the document, indicating they will be printed.
To prevent the Track Changes marks from being printed, click the button below “Settings” (the button probably says “Print All Pages”). Under “Document Info” on the drop-down menu, notice there’s a check mark next to “Print Markup”. Select “Print Markup” to remove the check mark.
The Track Changes marks are removed from the preview of the document and they won’t be printed.
NOTE: Word changes whether the “Print Markup” option is on by default, depending on whether there are any tracked changes in your document. If not, then the “Print Markup” option is off and there is no check mark next to the option. If there are tracked changes (whether you have Track Changes currently on in your document or not), then the “Print Markup” is on (checked) by default. Therefore, if you have tracked changes and you don’t want them to show in the printed document, you need to check the “Print Markup” setting on the “Print” screen on the “File” tab before printing your document. Also, check the status of this option if you’ve copied and pasted text with tracked changes from another document into your current document and you don’t want to print the Track Changes marks.
You can quickly add visual appeal to your Microsoft Word document by adding a background color, image or texture. You can choose from a variety of colors and fill effects. Adding a colorful background image can be helpful when creating a brochure, presentation, or marketing materials.
How to Add a Background Color
To add a background color to your document, switch over to the “Design” tab on Word’s Ribbon, and then click the “Page Color” button. This opens a dropdown menu with a selection of colors, including Theme Colors and Standard Colors. Click a color to apply it to the background.
For even more color options, click “More Colors”.
In the Colors window that opens, click the “Custom” tab, and then click anywhere in the color prism to select a color. You can also enter RGB values in their respective fields if you’re looking for a specific color. When you’re done, click the “OK” button.
For even more options, click the “Standard” tab. Click a color from the palette, and then click the “OK” button.
How to Add a Picture to the Document Background
To add a picture to your document background, switch over to the “Design” tab on Word’s Ribbon, and then click the “Page Color” button. In the dropdown menu, click the “Fill Effects” option.
In the Fill Effects window, switch to the “Picture” tab, and then click the “Select Picture” button. The Insert Pictures window that opens lets you select an image from your local drive, via a Bing search, or from OneDrive. After making your selection, you’ll find yourself back in the Fill Effects window, where you can click the “OK” button to insert the picture background.
How to Add Texture to the Document Background
To add a texture to your document background, switch over to the “Design” tab on Word’s Ribbon, and then click the “Page Color” button. In the dropdown menu, click the “Fill Effects” option.
In the Fill Effects window, switch to the “Texture” tab, pick a texture, and then click the “OK” button.
You can also use gradients or patterns as your background by switching to either of those tabs. They work pretty much the same way as the texture tab.
If you select a dark color for you background, consider changing your text color to white or a light color so that it blends well and stands out. Adding a background color, picture, or texture to a Word document can make your document look more attractive as well as add a bit a flare.
