Houston Chronicle

Does WordPad or Notepad Have Spellcheck?

Notepad is a very basic text editor with very few additional features beyond typing and saving. WordPad is slightly more sophisticated and is a stripped-down word processing program that offers a ...
PC World

Notepad has spell check. Here’s how to turn it on or off

Microsoft’s biggest apps — Word, Excel, and the rest in the Office suite — have all had spell checking for a long time now. But one notable app from which it was chronically missing? Notepad! Below ...
TweakTown

Microsoft adds spell check to Notepad after 41 years, but with an eye-rolling catch

Microsoft Notepad isn't considered among the top text editor programs, but it's certainly one of the oldest and most widely installed. Microsoft first introduced Notepad in May 1983, presenting it as ...
Bleeping Computer

Notepad finally gets spellcheck, autocorrect for all Windows 11 users

Microsoft has finally released a spell check and autocorrect feature in Notepad for all Windows 11 users, forty-one years after the program was introduced in 1983. The new features have been tested by ...
TechRadar

Microsoft’s Notepad goes from a simple text editor to a mini-Word thanks to spell check and autocorrect - but could it lose its charm?

The once-unloved Microsoft Notepad app continues to get new features, with spell check and autocorrect reportedly coming to the Windows staple next. Originally debuting as a heavily stripped-down ...
Hosted on MSN

Notepad's spellcheck needs a major overhaul

Notepad has come a long way over the years, establishing itself as a trusted staple for Windows users. It changed little, remained simple and fast, and offered a user-friendly experience. But things ...
PC World

41 years later, Windows Notepad finally gets spell check

Though it’s intentionally simple and there are some excellent alternatives, Microsoft’s humble Notepad text editor has gained a massive following through sheer ubiquity. Today it finally gets a ...
GIGAZINE

Windows Notepad finally gets spell check and autocorrect features

Notepad, which has been included with Microsoft's MS-DOS and Windows for over 40 years, will be getting spell checking and autocorrect features in Windows 11. https ...
Kotaku

40 Years Later, Microsoft Finally Adds Spell Check To Notepad

Microsoft’s free and simple text editor, Notepad, is finally getting a feature that many users have requested for years: Spell check. Finally, when you copy and paste random URLs or passwords into ...
Ars Technica

Notepad’s spellcheck and autocorrect are rolling out to everybody after 41 years

lol all the nerds are forgetting what the purpose of Notepad is. It's to let the USER who is NOT a programmer take NOTES. Spellcheck makes perfect sense. You want something to open config files and ...
Lifehacker

tinySpell Adds Spell-Check to Notepad, Wordpad, and Other Windows Apps

Windows: Most office suites and word processors have spell-check built in, but if you're working in a tool like Notepad, Wordpad, a web browser, or another tool that won't automatically check your ...