For best results while working in this application, application should be maximized, and word wrap should be on. Note: How you use Notepad, will help determine how to configure it. How to create a log file: . Open a new blank document. . turn caps lock on. . type .LOG at the top of document. . Give the document a name, and then save it. Now, after each new entry in the document, a date and time stamp will be placed in the document.