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How to create a basic log file or diary with notepad

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It is a very easy tutorial, yet very useful. You may need to create a log file or diary like thing, which will allow you to add date and time automatically.

We do not need any third party software, we will use the Notepad in Windows 7 to create such log file.

Open notepad, write ” .LOG ” (without the quotation marks), like this:

How to create a basic log file or diary with notepad

Save it with the name as you like:

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Close it. Now, go to the location you have saved it (Desktop in our example) double click and open it:

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The date and time will be added automatically, each time you open it. Do not forget to save it every time by pressing CTRL + S (Or click File > Save).

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