Hi Lonnie,
Your best option is to copy your text out into Wordpad and then save that file
Wordpad has more functionality and more control over what your document will look like . . .
Click your Start Button, then just type wordpad and hit Enter
When Wordpad opens
In Notepad click Edit - Select All, then click Edit - Copy
In Wordpad, click Paste
Then choose File Save As
Give the document a name and save that file to a location of your choosing .. .