https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/6/24289707/microsoft-notepad-ai-text-editing-rewrite Skip to main content The Verge logo.The Verge homepage * The Verge homepageThe Verge logo./ * Tech/ * Reviews/ * Science/ * Entertainment/ * AI/ * MoreMenu The Verge logo. Menu * Windows/ * Microsoft/ * Tech Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now Even Microsoft Notepad is getting AI text editing now / Along with adding AI to a text editor that launched in 1983, Microsoft will let Windows Insiders test generative fill-and-erase tools in Paint, too. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Nov 6, 2024, 7:29 PM UTC Share this story * * * Illustration of Microsoft's Windows logo Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is adding AI-powered text editing to Notepad, the stripped-down text editor originally introduced in 1983. The feature, called Rewrite, is rolling out in preview to Windows Insiders and will let you use AI to "rephrase sentences, adjust tone, and modify the length of your content," according to the Windows Insider Blog. If you're a Windows Insider with early access to the feature, you can try it by highlighting the text you want to adjust in Notepad, right-clicking it, and choosing Rewrite. Notepad will then display a dialogue box where you can decide how they want to change their text -- for example, if it needs to be longer or shorter. Rewrite will then offer three rewritten versions that you can replace your work with. You can try out Rewrite by highlighting and right-clicking the text you want to change in Notepad.You can try out Rewrite by highlighting and right-clicking the text you want to change in Notepad. You can try out Rewrite by highlighting and right-clicking the text you want to change in Notepad.You can try out Rewrite by highlighting and right-clicking the text you want to change in Notepad. You can try out Rewrite by highlighting and right-clicking the text you want to change in Notepad. Image: Microsoft It's worth noting that you'll have to sign in to your Microsoft account to use Rewrite, as it's "powered by a cloud-based service that requires authentication and authorization." Microsoft is launching this feature in preview on Windows 11 in the US, France, UK, Canada, Italy, and Germany. In July, Microsoft finally upgraded Notepad with spell check and autocorrect. Paint's Generative Fill feature can insert an image based on a prompt.Paint's Generative Fill feature can insert an image based on a prompt. Paint's Generative Fill feature can insert an image based on a prompt.Paint's Generative Fill feature can insert an image based on a prompt. Paint's Generative Fill feature can insert an image based on a prompt. GIF: Microsoft Along with bringing Rewrite to Notepad, Microsoft will let Insiders start testing the new AI image editing tools in Paint previewed last month. The Generative Fill feature allows you to make additions to an image based on a prompt, while the Generative Erase can remove part of an image and blend in the empty space left behind. Generative Fill will "initially" roll out to testers with Copilot Plus PCs, but Generative Erase will be available to all Insiders on Windows 11. Most Popular Most Popular 1. NYT tech workers are making their own games while on strike ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Did OpenAI just spend more than $10 million on a URL? ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Nintendo's next generation is off to a great start ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 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