How-To Geek on MSN

I’m tired of pretending Microsoft Word doesn’t suck

In fact, Word's continued existence isn't a testament to its quality—it's a testament to corporate inertia and the sheer ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Markdown is the universal language of my productivity system

Given that I love trying out new productivity tools, this has happened to me a frustrating number of times. That’s why ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Adds Table Support to Notepad, More Responsive AI

The latest update for Notepad adds the ability to create and paste in tables, giving the text editor some expanded functionality for handling data. Microsoft is also upgrading Notepad's AI ...
PC World

Microsoft adds Markdown formatting to Notepad

A new version of Notepad for Windows 11 was released with support for Markdown, the popular markup language for all kinds of text. The update adds support for subheadings, italics and bold text, ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Brings Notepad Closer to Word With New Features

Microsoft has started rolling out an update to Notepad for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11. The updated version 11.2504.50.0 brings lightweight formatting options to the ...
PC Magazine

Microsoft Adds Gen AI Features to Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad

Microsoft is testing a slew of new generative AI features for Paint, its Snipping Tool, and Notepad. They're open to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11, though some require ...
CNET

Microsoft Paywalls Its AI Features in Notepad and Paint

For the first time ever, you'll need a paid subscription to access some features in Microsoft apps Notepad and Paint. Newer artificial intelligence capabilities have been added to these apps, such as ...
PC World

Microsoft is paywalling these features in Notepad and Paint

There’s some bad news for Windows users who want to use all of the built-in features of the operating system and its integrated apps. Going forward, Microsoft is restricting features in two iconic ...
TweakTown

After 40 years of being free Microsoft has added a paywall to Notepad

TL;DR: Microsoft has introduced a paywall for Notepad, requiring a Microsoft 365 subscription to access new features like the AI-powered Rewrite tool. Notepad has been around for more than 40 years, ...
HotHardware

Is Notepad Forcing A Microsoft Login On Copilot+ PC? Yes And No

If you read this website regularly—or even if this is your first time here—it's almost a given that you use or have used Windows Notepad at some point. It is one of the most basic text editors ...
Digital Trends

Windows Notepad is about to get way more useful

Microsoft is bringing AI capabilities to its simplistic Notepad app, which is known for its plain text functions, such as saving in .txt files. The new feature, called Rewrite will allow you to ...
Android

Microsoft's Notepad is getting generative AI to rewrite text

Microsoft is one of the biggest names in the AI segment. The company has its own AI-powered assistant, Copilot, and has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT. The ...