What Does WordPad Mean?
WordPad is a basic word processor available in every version of Microsoft’s operating systems since Windows 95. It can be used to create and modify documents. Although slower to load than Notepad, it can handle graphics and rich formatting, unlike notepad, along with handling larger files. WordPad is well preferred for taking quick notes and text-based writing.
Techopedia Explains WordPad
Similar to other word processing applications, WordPad consists of the program and word processing engine. The program has a title bar, menu bar, toolbar, status bar, format bar, document ruler and selection bar. The .RTF extension is used by both WordPad and Microsoft Word. With each release, Microsoft has added more file format support for WordPad like .txt, .doc and .odt.
