Microsoft's Notepad gets spellcheck and autocorrect 40 years after launch

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By Tom Warren, a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.

Microsoft Word first had a spellcheck feature in 1985, when it was known originally as Multi-Tool Word for Xenix and MS-DOS systems.

Microsoft originally created Notepad, which was first known as Multi-Tool Notepad in 1983, to be a stripped down version of Word.

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Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Word Features Years Notepad Microsoft First Spellcheck Autocorrect Users Windows Feature

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Published On: 2024-07-08 @ 11:57:17 (1 weeks ago)

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