Microsoft is rolling out the previously announced spell checker for Notepad to Windows 11 users. The new spell check feature can also perform autocorrect.
Microsoft is improving its Notepad app in Windows 11 with a new spell-check feature. In March, the company introduced spell-check to testers, and now Microsoft has started rolling out the feature to all Windows 11 users. We already had access to the feature during our testing, and it is available immediately in Dutch.
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Notepad has been around since 1983, so it took a while for spell check to find its way into the app. What’s more, your incorrect typing only gets you a red line with the latest version of the app on Windows 11.
The feature works in a similar way to Microsoft Word or Microsoft Edge. Spelling errors are automatically underlined in red and can be easily corrected by right-clicking to apply spelling suggestions. Additionally, Microsoft is adding an auto-correct feature, so that small mistakes are corrected as you type. The spell checker in Notepad supports multiple languages.
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in Blog post It states that certain settings in the Notepad application can be easily changed. For example, the feature is enabled by default for some file types, except for files associated with encryption. For this, the user can temporarily enable or disable the current file in the context menu.
This article originally appeared on March 22, 2024. The text has been updated with the latest information.
