13 Awesome, Must Try Notepad Tricks

In on of my previous post, i shared notepad trick allowing the user  to  test  Anti-Virus  just clicking a file created using notepad ! In this post, however i have decided to compile the entire list of notepad tricks instead of writing separate posts for each one of them. Here goes the top 10 notepad tricks .

1.This App Can Break

This is one of the most popular notepad tricks because of its mysterious nature. In order to get an idea as to what this trick does, just follow the steps given below:

·         Open Notepad.

·         Type “this app can break” (without quotes).

·         Save that file with any name and close it.

·         Open It Again to see the magic.

Reason For This Behavior: It is known as the 4335 Rule. It means that if we enter four words separated by spaces, wherein the first word has 4 letters, the next two have three letters each, and the last word has five letters. Then Notepad Automatically hides the text into unknown code. 

2. Make A Personal Log-Book or A Diary

Did you know that you can also use Notepad as a simple digital diary or a personal Log-Book ? Well, if you didn’t then follow the below mentioned steps to make one for yourself !

·         Open Notepad.

·         Type .LOG (in capital letters) and hit enter.

·         Save it with any name and close it.

·         Open it again.

When you open the file again you will see the current date and time being inserted automatically after the .LOG line. This will happen automatically every time you reopen the the notepad file.

3.Test Your Anti-Virus

You can also test your anti virus program for its effectiveness using a simple notepad trick. Follow the steps below to know more:

·         Open Notepad.

·         Copy the code give below in the notepad file:
X5O!P%@AP[4PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

·         Save it with an .exe extension like testvirus.exe

As soon as you save this file, your anti virus program will detect the file (virus) immediately and will attempt to delete it. If this happens then your Antivirus is working properly. If not, then its time to look for some other reliable program.

NOTE: The EICAR test file (#3) is a 16-bit application and cannot be run on 64-bit versions of Windows.

4. Continually pop the CD Drive

·         Open Notepad.

·         Copy the code given below onto the notepad file:

Set oWMP = CreateObject(“WMPlayer.OCX.7?)

Set colCDROMs = oWMP.cdromCollection

do

if colCDROMs.Count >= 1 then

For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count – 1

colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject

Next

For i = 0 to colCDROMs.Count – 1

colCDROMs.Item(i).Eject

Next

End If

wscript.sleep 5000

loop

·         Save it as “Anything.VBS”.

Now open the file and see the magic! The file will continuously force the CD rom to pop out! And If you have more than one then it pops out all of them!

5.Matrix Effect

Not much to explain, just follow the steps and see the amazing matrix effect happen in your DOS window:

·         Open Notepad.

·         Copy the below mentioned text in your notepad file:

@echo off

color 02

:start

echo %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random% %random%

goto start

·         Save the file with .bat extension like Matrix.bat

Thats it. Just open the file to see the matrix effect right before your eyes!

 6. Change The Header/Footer Of Your Notepad File

More often than not whenever you get a printout of your notepad file, it starts with “Untitled” or the filename at top, and “Page ” on bottom. Now if you want to get rid of it or want to change it, just follow the simple steps given below.

·         Open Notepad.

·         Click on File -> Page Setup.

·         Replace the text written in the “Header” and “Footer” box (as shown above) by any of the following codes:

&l Left-align the characters that follow

&c Center the characters that follow

&r Right-align the characters that follow

&d Print the current date

&t Print the current time

&f Print the name of the document

&p Print the page number

7. 7. Constantly Repeat Messages

Using this notepad trick you can annoy anyone and can actually force them to log off or leave the computer (LOL….). This notepad trick will create an infinite cycle of a message in the computer. Follow the steps to know more:

·         Open Notepad.

·         Paste the following code in the notepad file:

@ECHO off

:Begin

msg * Hi

msg * Are you having fun?

msg * I am!

msg * Lets have fun together!

msg * Because you have been o-w-n-e-d

GOTO BEGIN

·         Save the file with any file name but with .bat as extension and close it. For eg. Freakymessage.bat

After saving the file just open it (by double clicking) and see what happens.

Pssstttt……. You can piss of your friends by sending it as an email attachment asking them to try it out !

     8. Shut-down The Computer After Conveying Any Message

This one is kind of an annoying trick and if used unknowingly can certainly cause problems (am serious). What this trick does is, after conveying a (any) message it shuts down the computerwithout any confirmation. In order to create the Shutdown file, follow the below mentioned steps:

·         Open Notepad.

·         Paste the following code in it:

@echo off

msg * Its time to get some rest.

shutdown -c “Error! You have to take rest! Byeeeeee” -s

·         Save the file with any name but with .bat extension and close it. For eg. TakeRest.bat

NOTE : Use this carefully. If you are playing prank then keep in mind that this may lead to loss as it shuts down the computer forcefully.

     9. Slowly Type Messages

This one is my favorite. Completely harmless trick and perfect for playing pranks on one’s friends. This trick can really freak out anyone! Follow the below mentioned steps to perform this trick:

·         Open Notepad.

·         Paste the following code in the notepad file:

WScript.Sleep 180000

WScript.Sleep 10000

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”)

WshShell.Run “notepad”

WScript.Sleep 100

WshShell.AppActivate “Notepad”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “Hel”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “lo ”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “, ho”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “w a”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “re ”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “you”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “? ”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “I a”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “m g”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “ood”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys ” th”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “ank”

WScript.Sleep 500

WshShell.SendKeys “s! “

·         Save the file with any name and with .vbs extension and close it.

Now open the file and see how freakishly slow the messages appear!

10. Type “You are a fool” Continuously

Not much to explain, the title says it all! Follow the steps to make this trick work:

·         Open Notepad.

·         Paste the following code in the notepad file:

·         Save the file with any name but with .vbs extension and close it.

Ope the file and see how it makes you type!

11.Open Notepad continuously

·         Open Notepad.

·         Paste the following code in your notepad file:

@ECHO off

:top

START %SystemRoot%system32notepad.exe

GOTO top

·         Save the file with any name nut with .bat extension and close it.

Now open the file and see how it annoys you by opening notepad again and again.

12.Convert Text Into Audio Using Notepad

  In this post i am going to share a similar notepad trick using which you can convert any text to audio with just a click. And it doesn’t even require you to pay for software or install any 3rd party software on your PC.

How To Do It ?

1.       Open Notepad file on your Windows PC.

2.       Copy and paste the below mentioned code :

Dim msg, sapi
msg=InputBox("Enter your text for conversion–www.theprotech.co.cc" , "KD Text-To-Audio Converter")
Set sapi=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
sapi.Speak msg

3.       Save this file with any name with .vbs as extension. For eg. Text-To-Audio.vbs

Thats it ! Your Text to Audio converter is ready to be used. Now open the saved file and key in the text you want to convert and click OK. If you find any difficulties in using this code, let me know via comments section.

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