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Creating a document

You can use TextEdit as a word processor to create text documents or write HTML. You can also embed pictures, movies, and other files (including application files) in your text documents.

To create a document:

  1. Open TextEdit, located in the Applications folder, and then choose File > New.

    You can also click the TextEdit icon in the Dock and choose New Document from the pop-up menu.

  2. Type your text and add other files, if desired.

    To add pictures, movies, or other files or applications, drag them from the Finder into the document window.

  3. To save your document, choose File > Save.

You can create Rich Text Format (RTF) documents and plain text documents using TextEdit. For more information about choosing a document format, see:


Related Topics

Saving a document

About document formats