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==Plain Text Editors== | ==Plain Text Editors== | ||
The following programs always save text as plain text. Therefore, it is impossible to change font size, use boldface, etc. in these programs. | The following programs always save text as plain text. Therefore, it is impossible to change font size, use boldface, etc. in these programs. These are the safest programs to use because you need not remember to specify that your file be saved as plain text. | ||
===Microsoft® Windows=== | ===Microsoft® Windows=== | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notepad_(Windows) Notepad]: included with all Windows systems, but can't always handle very large files. Windows XP: Start, Programs, Accessories, Notepad. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notepad_(Windows) Notepad]: included with all Windows systems, but can't always handle very large files. Windows XP: Start, Programs, Accessories, Notepad. | ||
===Mac OS X=== | |||
* [http://barebonessoftware.com/ TextWrangler] is a free, plain text editor. | |||
==Saving Plain Text From Word Processors== | ==Saving Plain Text From Word Processors== | ||
===Microsoft® Windows=== | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPad WordPad] is included in all Windows systems. | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPad WordPad] is included in all Windows systems. | ||
** Windows XP: Start, Programs, Accessories, Wordpad. | ** Windows XP: Start, Programs, Accessories, Wordpad. | ||
**File, Save As, change '''Save as type''' to '''text document'''. To prevent automatic addition of ".txt" to the end of the filename, enclose the file name in double quotes before clicking the Save button. | **File, Save As, change '''Save as type''' to '''text document'''. To prevent automatic addition of ".txt" to the end of the filename, enclose the file name in double quotes before clicking the Save button. | ||
===Mac OS X=== | |||
* Word:mac (2008): File, Save As, then change '''Format''' to '''Plain Text (.txt)'''. At the ''Warning/Conversion'' dialog, check "Insert line breaks". | |||
Revision as of 02:20, 16 December 2009
Plain text editors are software programs that save text as a plain (ASCII) text data file. Plain text editors may be contrasted with word processing programs that insert markup codes to indicate special features such as font style, font size, boldface, italics, etc.
Some of the files that you may need to work with in connection with Proteopedia are required to be plain text. Examples include PDB files and Jmol script files. After editing their contents, they will not work unless they are saved as plain text.
Plain Text EditorsPlain Text Editors
The following programs always save text as plain text. Therefore, it is impossible to change font size, use boldface, etc. in these programs. These are the safest programs to use because you need not remember to specify that your file be saved as plain text.
Microsoft® WindowsMicrosoft® Windows
- Notepad: included with all Windows systems, but can't always handle very large files. Windows XP: Start, Programs, Accessories, Notepad.
Mac OS XMac OS X
- TextWrangler is a free, plain text editor.
Saving Plain Text From Word ProcessorsSaving Plain Text From Word Processors
Microsoft® WindowsMicrosoft® Windows
- WordPad is included in all Windows systems.
- Windows XP: Start, Programs, Accessories, Wordpad.
- File, Save As, change Save as type to text document. To prevent automatic addition of ".txt" to the end of the filename, enclose the file name in double quotes before clicking the Save button.
Mac OS XMac OS X
- Word:mac (2008): File, Save As, then change Format to Plain Text (.txt). At the Warning/Conversion dialog, check "Insert line breaks".