What Is a Text File?
Some text files use the .TXTfile extensionand don’t contain any images.
These sometimes use the TXT file extension, but don’t necessarily need to.
Another kind of text file is the “plain text” file.
These are binary machine code files built-in to a WindowsEXEfile, usuallyportable software.
Similar for TextEdit on a Mac.
Another free program that can open any text file isNotepad++.
Once installed, you’ve got the option to right-smack the file and chooseEdit with Notepad++.
Most web browsers and mobile devices can open text files as well.
Some other text editors and viewers includeMicrosoft Word,TextPad,Notepad2,Geany, and Microsoft WordPad.
Additional text editors for macOS includeBBEditandTextMate.
Linux users can also tryLeafpad,gedit, andKWrite.
Still Can’t bring up the File?
Are you seeing jumbled text when you open your file?
Maybe most of it, or all of it, is completely unreadable.
The most likely reason for this is that the file isn’t plain text.
FAQ
On Windows, right-click any open space on the Desktop >New>Text Document.
In Excel, select theDatatab >From Text/CVS> choose your text file >Import.
Next, selectDelimited> choose a delimiter >Next>General>Finish.
On a Windows PC,open Command Promptand navigate to the folder whose text contents you want to list.
Enterdir > listmyfolder.txttoredirect the command’s output to a file.
