Microsoft is testing AI-powered summaries in Notepad. In an update rolling out to Windows Insiders within the Canary and Dev channels, you’ll be capable of summarize data in Notepad by highlighting a bit of textual content, right-clicking it, and choosing Summarize.
Notepad will then generate a abstract of the textual content, in addition to present an choice to alter its size. You may as well generate summaries by choosing textual content and utilizing the Ctrl + M shortcut or selecting Summarize from the Copilot menu.
As is the case with different AI options in Home windows 11, you have to be signed right into a Microsoft account to make use of Notepad’s AI summaries. You may as well disable AI options utterly from the app settings menu. Microsoft first began testing an AI-powered Rewrite software in Notepad final 12 months.
Moreover AI summaries, Microsoft is testing the flexibility to view your not too long ago closed information in Notepad. It’s additionally bringing a brand new characteristic to the Snipping Device known 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 robotically straighten out your strains. You may then resize, transfer, or regulate the form. It sounds fairly much like a feature Apple offers, too.