Answer:
Start Notepad by using the Start button in the bottom left of your screen and following the path to Notepad: Start-Programs-Accessories-Notepad.
Start Notepad by using the Start button in the bottom left of your screen and following the path to Notepad: Start-Programs-Accessories-Notepad.
Here is what this looks like on my Windows computer as I start Notepad. (Your computer should look about the same, except that you might have better taste in wallpaper.)
Windows puts icons for recently used programs in the left-hand menu bar, so you might find Notepad there. Otherwise you may have to hunt for it. Try: Start/All Programs/Accessories/.
If you are using another programming editor (such as Crimson or Notepad++) find it the same way you find Notepad. But often a shortcut to the editor is located on the desktop. If so, just double click it.
After Notepad starts you should see this:
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