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Title: Microsoft Notepad's latest AI trick churns out custom text for you

Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 17:42:57 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-notepad...

Writer's block is no match for Microsoft's latest AI infusion for its Notepad
app. The long-neglected Notepad now has the ability to write custom content
based on any prompt you feed it, so long as you have Microsoft 365 or a
Copilot Pro subscription. Microsoft's updated Notepad even lets you fine-tune
the generated text with follow-up prompts.

This update comes several months after Microsoft added the Rewrite tool to
Notepad that lets you lean on generative AI to refine an existing chunk of
text. Instead of rewriting, you can now right-click where you want brand-new
text and hit Write from the Copilot menu, or use the Ctrl + Q shortcut. From
its humble start as a simple text editor with no spellcheck until recently,
Notepad is finally getting the modern AI makeover it deserves.

Notepad isn't the only app getting some love from Microsoft. The updated
Paint app can tap into generative AI to make custom stickers based on user
prompts. On top of that, there's an Object select feature that can isolate
specific parts of an image so you can just edit that portion. These two
features are only available on Copilot+ PCs, like the recently announced HP
laptops.

Lastly, Microsoft upgraded the Snipping Tool with the Perfect screenshot
feature that automatically edits your screen captures. With the Copilot AI,
the tool will automatically resize the screenshot so you don't have to spend
time getting the right crop. The Perfect screenshot feature requires a
Copilot+ PC, but Snipping Tool's new Color picker tool, which can provide you
with the HEX, RGB or HSL values of a color you see on screen, doesn't. As
usual, these AI features will roll out to Windows Insiders users first.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-notepad...
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