Microsoft is testing AI-powered summaries in Notepad. In an replace rolling out to Windows Insiders within the Canary and Dev channels, you’ll be capable to summarize data in Notepad by highlighting a piece of textual content, right-clicking it, and deciding on Summarize.
Notepad will then generate a abstract of the textual content, in addition to present an possibility to alter its size. You also can generate summaries by deciding on textual content and utilizing the Ctrl + M shortcut or selecting Summarize from the Copilot menu.
As is the case with different AI options in Windows 11, you have to be signed right into a Microsoft account to make use of Notepad’s AI summaries. You also can disable AI options utterly from the app settings menu. Microsoft first began testing an AI-powered Rewrite software in Notepad final 12 months.
Besides AI summaries, Microsoft is testing the flexibility to view your just lately closed information in Notepad. It’s additionally bringing a brand new characteristic to the Snipping Tool referred to as “draw & maintain.”
When marking up a screenshot utilizing the app, you may maintain your cursor for just a bit longer when drawing a line, arrow, rectangle, or oval, and it’ll mechanically straighten out your strains. You can then resize, transfer, or alter the form. It sounds fairly much like a characteristic Apple provides, too.
