After 41 years, Microsoft adds spellchecking and autocorrect to Windows Notepad.

So Windows Notepad got spell-check. And it defaults to auto-correcting what you type. So it corrected “accessiBe” to “accessible” and now I have to go fix my post update. Anyway: Settings (gear icon) → Spelling → Autocorrect: off

I needed this in the 90s | Microsoft’s Notepad gets spellcheck and autocorrect 40 years after launch #SuggestedRead#devopsish

Windows Notepad Finally Gets Spellcheck and Autocorrect

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 Notepad real fast, you’ll be notified of any spelling errors. Read more... #press