Microsoft has announced that its long-running WordPad app will no longer be updated, and it will be removed in a future release of Windows. WordPad, which first debuted almost three decades ago as a ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft has made it abundantly clear that WordPad is slated for retirement. A newly published document outlines a specific timeline for the discontinuation of the longstanding ...

We probably should have known something was up when they didn’t give WordPad a dark mode. Just before the long holiday weekend, Microsoft added WordPad to its list of “Deprecated Features” for Windows ...

If you're looking to get away from Microsoft Word, and Microsoft, or if you're just looking to support a free and open-source project, there are a dizzying array of solid options out there. Here are ...

The word processor is a staple of the computer world. In response to writers needing to get work done, the late 1970s and early 1980s saw hundreds of word processors vying for market space. Microsoft ...

A: You’re welcome, Nancy! Before I answer you, here’s a bit of useless trivia for you: I grew up in Wisconsin, too. My community was more suburban than rural, and I didn’t live on a farm, but as you ...

The latest round of Windows 11 updates has finally delivered Notepad in its finest form, as arguably now the best, most reliable offline word processor around. It's always been a handy li'l app, ...

For as far as anyone can probably remember, Microsoft Word, notably renowned by many for its comprehensive features and widespread use in both professional and personal settings, has reigned supreme ...

The word processing software came online in 1983 and eventually came to eclipse every other word processing software in market share. Reading time 2 minutes There was a time when most folks weren’t on ...

In a nutshell: This week has been a special one for Microsoft Word as the venerable software reached its 40th birthday. To celebrate, Microsoft is looking back at the word processor's history and what ...

Microsoft Word is used by many businesses as its primary word-processing program and it can sometimes develop glitches. If the version of Word on your business computer is displaying grayed-out ...