• Agent641@lemmy.world
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      I paste blocks of text or data into it, then copy it out again so I dont infect document B with document A’s weird formatting

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      Funny enough, I use it like a notepad. Oh s***, I need to write this down real quick. I need to grab an exerpt off a website, our store serial number or make a quick list. It’s literally scrap paper in digital form for me.

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      i use it constantly because it’s the only text editor that comes with windows 10

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      It has such a distinct lack of any features whatsoever, that it makes it a perfect tool for practicing written assignments for language exams.

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      I prefer having a bare-bones text editor over anything with formatting. Most of the time, I don’t want the formatting to carry over, I want it stripped down to just the content, just the text. Word can get annoying sometimes when you’re trying to copy and paste and it does something stupid like carrying over weird frames or tables or whatever the hell. That said, I’ll still use a “fancy” text editor like Notepad++ or Sublime Text.

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      I only use it to strip HTML text down to plain text. As long as it can do that, I’ll probably keep using it unless something better comes around.

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      I used to use it for taking quick notes when I had a slow computer. I didn’t want to wait for Word to load, so I’d just use Notepad. Now I use Post Its or just don’t write stuff down as much.