Windows 10: .txt print preview & line numbers

I volunteer at our senior center and will help someone on their computer when I can.
I like to create a .txt document on their desktop for notes & information on their computer.
Is there a way to do a print preview on a .txt document?
Also is their a way to number each line?

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Wordpad printing problem in Windows 10

Hi, I know how to open Wordpad, create document, save, do print preview and print. The problem I am having is, when the document is created and I want to print it, it prints differently than it should. I was doing a list of unit numbers, names and phone
numbers of owners, and the three columns are lined up perfectly on the document. However, if I do print preview, some of the lines are no longer in the same columns. It looks like there are additional spaces or another tab. To have it print correctly, I
have to go back, open the document and change the document so the problem areas are not in the proper columns, save the document, and then if I use print preview, it is lined up in the correct positions. Any ideas will be appreciated. I am going to check
to see if there is any updated print driver for the printer, although it is a new printer. Thanks for any help.

 

Printing problem Ricoh SP 112su Windows 10

Hi Jenicel,

This happening with all types of documents eg. Txt, docx or web Pages printing.

The pictures and logos are printed but the text / characters / letters not.

The print preview is correct in all cases

test page shows only a printer icon, Windows logo and line.

I have installed the newest driver.

Thanks,

BR

 

You can't do print preview with notepad but how about using Wordpad? It exists in every version of Windows for free.

Not sure about line-numbers but you could do bullet points (numbered) like this which work in a .txt file.





and you can definitely do print preview.





Wordpad is a great program to use as it always exists no matter what version of Windows you use. I would save as .rtf rather than .txt personally (in case they do more formatting) but either work for simple lists.

 

Thanks. Wordpad it is. What I'm trying to accomplish is set up the pages to print with the pertinent information like page 1, page 2 etc. Line numbering isn't necessary if I can determine how a document will print by page.

 

To see line numbers in WordPad:

1. Press Ctrl + A to highlight the text= Select All
2 Right click, select <<list>> and choose the numbering list.

The line number will be shown now when typing.

To remove them, repeat 1 and 2 but choose the first on the list = none.

All the best for the year to come,

 

Thank you. Wordpad works excellently for the purpose at hand.