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Using Microsoft Editors for Editing C++ Source Files

You need to register the file type with the WINDOWS system. Here is the way I did it on my system.( If this does not work for you, goto help/index - type "file types" - follow directions)

1. Double-click the My Computer icon.
2. On the View menu, click Options, and then click the File Types tab.
3. click "New Type"
4. Type "C++ Source File" in the "Description of type" box
5. Type "cpp" in the "Associated extension" box
6. Select "text/plain" in the "Content Type (MIME)" pull down menu
7. For "Default Extension for Content Type" use ".cpp"

Now Notepad/ Wordpad and Word should allow you save with extension ".cpp"

• For Notepad
  • Select "File/Save as"
  • Change "Save as Type" for "all files"
  • In the filename box, type filename with the extension (e.g. "main.cpp")
• For WordPad
  • Select "File/Save as"
  • Change "Save as Type" for "Text Document"
  • In the filename box, type filename with the extension (e.g. "main.cpp")
  • IF a dialog box comes up, select "Text Document"
• For Word
  • to prevent lines from being split into two, set the page size very large as follows:
    • File/Page Setup
    • set "Paper size" to 11 inches should be good
  • Select "File/Save as"
  • Change "Save as Type" for "text only with line breaks"
  • In the filename box, type filename with the extension (e.g. "main.cpp")

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Last updated: September 25, 1999.