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Microsoft is updating Notepad with text formatting and Markdown support
Microsoft is adding text formatting to its Windows Notepad app. The significant Notepad update is available for Canary and Dev Channel testers on Windows 11, and introduces bold and italic styling, alongside hyperlinks and even Markdown support. The addition of text formatting in Notepad means there’s now a formatting toolbar at the top of the app, alongside the existing File,…
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Microsoft now testing Notepad text formatting in Windows 11
Microsoft announced today that the Windows 11 Notepad application is getting a text formatting feature supporting Markdown-style input. The feature is being introduced one year after Microsoft removed the WordPad basic word processing app that had text formatting capabilities, with the rollout of Windows 11 24H2 to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. “With this update, we are introducing lightweight…
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How to generate text with AI using Write for Notepad on Windows 11
Notepad version 11.2504.46.0 and higher can now write for you using generative AI. To use it, open the “Copilot” menu and choose “Write.” Compose your text prompt, click “Submit,” and “Keep text.” The Notepad Write feature is premium, and you’ll need a Microsoft 365 or Copilot Pro subscription. On Windows 11, the Notepad app includes a feature known as “Write”…
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Windows 11 Notepad gets AI-powered text writing capabilities
Microsoft is testing a new AI-powered text generation feature in Notepad that can let Windows Insiders create content based on custom prompts. Dubbed “Write,” the new Notepad feature is rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, who have upgraded to Notepad version 11.2504.46.0. “The new write feature helps you quickly draft text based on your…
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How to install (new) Microsoft Edit command-line text editor on Windows 11
Microsoft Edit is a tiny CLI text editor that offers basic functionalities on Command Prompt and PowerShell. It’s open-source, so anyone can download from GitHub, modify, and improve it. You can install Edit by running this winget install --id Microsoft.Edit command. Windows 11 has a new “Edit” text editor that you can use in Command Prompt, and in this guide,…
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Google’s New Accessibility Features Will Finally Make Small Text Easier to Read on Mobile
Ahead of Google I/O 2025, which starts on May 20, the company has announced a few big accessibility focused features for Android and Google Chrome. Among these are improvements to the Android screen reader, more expressive captions, and easier to read text in Chrome for Android. This follows Apple’s recent accessibility focused announcements, with both companies’ posts timed to mark…
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Google Keep brings text formatting to the web
Google Keep has finally expanded the text formatting options to its web app, almost two years after making them available for Android users. The update for Google’s web-based note-taking service is now rolling out to Google Workspace, Workspace Individual, and personal Google account users and provides new options for customizing text and heading styles. It may take a few weeks…
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No, an Em Dash Can’t Help You Detect AI Text
Summary Em dashes aren’t exclusive to AI; some expert human writers also use them extensively. The use of em dashes indicates skilled writing, not AI-generated content. Detecting AI text isn’t paramount; quality writing should be valued over spotting AI-generated content. With more and more AI-generated content on the internet, it makes sense that many people want a reliable way to…
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How to use ‘Click to Do’ to take AI actions for text and images on Windows 11
On Windows 11, “Click to Do” is an AI feature designed to help you quickly take different actions based on the content on your screen. It understands the text and images you click on and offers relevant contextual actions. In this guide, I’ll outline the steps to get started using this feature on your Copilot+ PC. What’s Click to Do…
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‘Text Lens’ Can Copy Any Text From Your Mac’s Screen
There are many ways to copy text that can’t be easily selected, but few that are as simple and fast as Text Lens ($6)—a new Mac app by prolific developer Sindre Sorhus. Text Lens lets you select any part of your Mac’s screen and automatically copy all of the text from that part. This makes it easy to copy text…
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