Text editor first published by Microsoft in 1983 Notebook (also known as Notepad) has managed to become an iconic application that has been indispensable for Windows users for years. However, the program has had a major shortcoming for over 40 years:zoom control and autocorrect.

The company finally decided to take action on this front. The features, which began testing in March, have finally been added to Notepad. These features, which were quietly added, Windows 11 users accessible by.

It has a similar function to the spell checker in Word

*Screenshot taken by The Verge.

Spell check and autocorrect feature coming to Notepad as a word It works much like the features we see in other Microsoft applications. Underline a word you misspelled drawn in redabout you make suggestions and heIt can correct automatically.

The reason we say it’s largely similar to Word is they are not exactly the same. For example, when you right-click, the opened submenu doesn’t automatically expand like it does in Word. Instead, you have to click again to see the correct spelling. No word on why the company chose not to do the exact same thing.

In addition, it is also possible to prevent unwanted situations and ensure that the spell checker does not appear for every word you type. For certain file types If you don’t want to see verification (“.srt”, “.txt”, “.md”), you can disable it via the settings. Autocorrect can also be turned on and off via the settings.