Notepad within matlab?

I'm creating a tool that is used for data analysis which has a main figure window which has plots of the data. I want to have another empty figure docked onto this main figure which I want to work as a notepad. I want the user to be able to use this second window as a notepad to make notes or keep track of things. I can use a uicontrol edit and just have an empty box but I'd prefer it had more text controls displayed like add a checkbox or numbered list. Also uicontrol edit does not seem to allow a user to say hit enter and go to the next line and type. Is there a way to display text editor options for a uicontrol textbox?

[Stephen23]

"Also uicontrol edit does not seem to allow a user to say hit enter and go to the next line and type"

Really? This works works for me.

Are you sure that you have selected multi-line mode?

[Arvind Murali]

Just figured that one out! Did not have max set above 1. Multi line works now. I'd still like for it to give us some kind of text controls like font and checkbox or list. Trying to see if I can pin a toolbox to be in display or something but I doubt if matlab even has a text edit toolstrip at all. Will keep looking. Thanks for the heads up on the multi line.

[Image Analyst]

Why not just pop up an instance of Microsoft Word?