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Download Scratchpad

Scratchpad is a freeware windows program. It allows you to easily change or create text in between cut and paste operations. Follow the instructions below to install Scratchpad.

1. Download the single All files archive by right clicking the link below and selecting Save Target As.
2. Open the zip file from your downloads folder. Leave this folder open for later.
3. Go to This PC => C: => Users then open your user folder.
4. If you don't already have one, create a folder in your user folder called Apps.
5. Open the Apps folder and create a subfolder called Scratchpad then open this folder.
6. Copy the contents of the zip file folder to the Scratchpad subfolder. Close the zip file folder but leave the Scratchpad folder open.
7. Left click and hold Scratchpad.exe in the Scratchpad subfolder then slide onto the Taskbar and release.
8. Open the Readme.txt file in the Scratchpad subfolder for additional information.

You have now installed Scratchpad and added it to the Taskbar. To use, simply click the Scratchpad icon on the Taskbar.