How will you test notepad?

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hi,

   For notepad we could check the following things

1. Creating a file(functionality & usability)

2. opening a file(functionality & usability)

3. deleting a file.(functionality & usability)

4. size of file(capacity of file)

5. extension of file

6. formatting possible (bold, italics, first indent, hanging, single line spacing, bulletting, numbering, alignment, font size, font typeetc)

7.cut copy & paste functions in a file. (clipboard functions)

8.notepad's compatibility with other softwares

9. Installability

10. Minimum hardware & Software requirements.

According to me all of the above checks or tests could be included.

Reshma

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bharathp

  • Jul 11th, 2006
 

Test cases for NotePad

 

To test note pad we first go through all the functionalities of note pad by covering all menus and submenus

Here are some examples how to test notepad

To open notepad

1)Open the notepad from>start>programmes>accessories>notepad: it should open notepad

2)start>run>Type Notepad Then press Enter key : it should open notepad

 

Open a new file

1)Go to file menu select new: It should open a new blank file with untitled

2) using shortcut key: ctrl+N: it should open a new blank file  with untitled

 

Edititng:

Type some text in notepad using all keys in the notepad pressing shift key and typing upper case letter ,lowercase letters,ascii charecters

 

Verify for all fonts styles with bold,italic,underline

Verify for word wrap

 

Close:

Click on the close button or go to file menu select exit

If the notepad is blank it should close without any prompt

If some thing we edited in notepad so it u should prompt that ? do u want to save ? with yes , no, cancel buttons

If u say yes it should open a dialogue box

If u press No it should close

If u press cancel it should cancel the closing transaction

 

Verify  for cut, copy paste  with respective to the shortcut?s also

Verify for saveas  to save the file in different location or with different file name

Verify the title bar as it is showing the file name or not

Verify for maximize, minimize, close buttons

 

These r some idea?s iam giving regarding the How to test notepad so in the same manner try to test whole notepad

 

If any body is having any Doubts please feel free to contact me

 

Regards,

Bharath Kumar. Penimalla

(Bharath.P)

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SYSTEM and FUNCTIONAL TESTS

Testing MS Notepad is a huge project.  Here are a few tests that I would consider. 

Please note that this is not an exhaustive set of tests.
 

1) File Menu Options
   a) New file using mouse; shortcut 
   b) Open file using mouse; shortcut
   c) Save file using mouse; shortcut
   d) Save As
   e) Page Setup
   f) Print file using mouse; shortcut
   g) Exit file

2) Edit Menu Options
   a) Cut
   b) Copy
   c) Paste
   d) Delete
   e) Undo
   f) Find
   g) Replace
   h) Go to
      - Word Wrap on
      - Word Wrap off
   i) Select All
   j) Time/Date

3) Format Menu Options
   a) Word Wrap
      - Wrap
      - Unwrap
   b) Font
      - Change font type
      - Change font style
      - Change font size

4) Help Menu Options
   a) Open Help
      - Search Help
   b) Open About...

5) Mouse Right-click Options
   a) Right to left reading order
   b) Left to right reading order
   c) Show Unicode control characters
   d) Insert Unicode control characters
   e) Open IME (Input Method Editor)
   f) Close IME (Input Method Editor)

6) Application interaction with keyboard and mouse
   a) Initial focus after minimize and reopen
   b) Tab behavior
   c) Insert text
   d) Cut (Ctrl+X); Copy (Ctrl+C); Paste (Ctrl+V)
   c) Capitalization (Shift and Caps Lock)
   d) Extended ASCII (Alt+XXX)
   e) Backspace to delete
   f) Arrows to move right,left, up and down within page
   g) Page Up and Page Down
   h) Highlight and Delete
   i) Highlight and Enter
   j) Num Lock
   h) Character Map (Extended ASCII)

7) Character sets
   a) Complete ANSI
   b) Complete Unicode,
   c) Complete big-endian Unicode
   d) Complete UTF-8

8) Specifications
   a) Color scheme
      - Default
      - Accommodate themes
   b) Font types
   c) Font scripts
   d) Maximum and minimum font sizes
   e) Maximum and minimum file sizes

9) Location
   a) Desktop
   b) Task bar
   c) Quick-start menu
   d) Applications menu

10) Interoperability
   a) Different Windows Operating Systems
   b) Windows Emulation on Mac
   c) File conversion to/from MS Works
   d) File conversion to/from MS Word
   e) Copy to/from Notepad and MS Word
   f) Cut to/from Notepad and MS Word
   g) Copy from MS Word to Notepad with image
   h) Copy from MS Word to Notepad with table
   i) Copy to/from Notepad and MS Works
   j) Cut to/from Notepad and MS Works

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