How to Draw With Text in Notepad

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Learn the basics.

   They include the following characters:
   A dash, / or \, is used for drawing a slant line.
   
   A score,
   -, is used to make a dashed horizontal line.
   
   An underscore, _, is used to make a continuous horizontal line.
   
   A 'shift + \'
   
   resulting in |, is used to make a dashed vertical line.
   
   The brackets, including (), [] or {}, are used to make the end of a rectangle.
   
   The 'numbers square'
   
   #, is used to make a grid.
   
   The space bar is needed, too! You might find some use for any other characters, like the 'greater than' and 'less than' signs, < and >
   
   or the percentage sign, %, etc.
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   Step 2: Learn the 'alt codes'

   These codes might give you some options, like the playing cards shapes, ♥♦♣♠ (alt + 3, alt + 4, alt + 5 and alt + 6 on the numeric keypad only).
   
   This website might be of some help to you: http://alt-codes.org/list/. , Go to format again; click on 'font'; then set the text to 'Lucida Console'
   
   regular and
   20. ,, Try to draw a rectangle to see if it works with you or not. ,
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   Step 3: or keep a website containing them opened in front of you.

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   Step 4: Prepare your notepad: Open the notepad program; go to format; click on 'Word Wrap' to switch it on.

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   Step 5: Maximize the notepad so that it covers the screen.

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   Step 6: Start with simple things first

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   Step 7: to get the idea.

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   Step 8: Start experimenting!

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