The main window of Notepad++ displays the application menu and toolbar which give you access to the most important features of the program and a tabbed view of the text files.
The Edit menu in Notepad++'s main window lets you perform the usual editing operations, but also change the font case, block comments, complete functions or words, etc.
In the MISC Preferences tab you can modify various settings, including the tab size, the maximum number of history files and the file status auto-detection.