Basic work

A

Click in a convenient blank area of the Word document, near where you want the popup to appear.

B

From the Insert menu select Object

C

The Object dialogue box will appear

D

Click on the Create New tab

E

Scroll down the Object type window and select WordPad Document

F

Click on the Display as icon check box to select it

Change the Icon

A

Click the Change Icon… button to open the Change Icon dialogue box.

B

Change the caption to something more meaningful, e.g. Hamlet 2. This caption will be displayed under the icon in your document.

C

Click OK to close the Change Icon dialogue box

D

The Object dialogue box will be displayed

E

Click OK again to close the Object dialogue box.

Final steps

A

WordPad window will open up.

B

Enter the required text in the WordPad window

C

Click on the close button (the x in the top right corner of the window)

D

The icon will then be inserted into the document.

E

Click on the icon to select it

F

Click and drag the icon to the desired position on the document.

 

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