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 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 choice to vary its size. You can too 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 Home windows 11, you should be signed right into a Microsoft account to make use of Notepad’s AI summaries. You can too disable AI options fully from the app settings menu. Microsoft first began testing an AI-powered Rewrite tool in Notepad final yr.
Moreover AI summaries, Microsoft is testing the power to view your lately closed information in Notepad. It’s additionally bringing a brand new characteristic to the Snipping Instrument 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 robotically straighten out your traces. You may then resize, transfer, or alter the form. It sounds fairly just like a feature Apple offers, too.