Observe that whereas Generative Erase and Take away Background can be utilized free of charge, Picture Creator makes use of up AI credit related along with your Microsoft account. You possibly can’t purchase these individually, they arrive as a part of a subscription to Microsoft 365 or Copilot Professional subscriptions, so use them correctly. You possibly can learn extra about AI credit and the way they work right here.
AI in Home windows Notepad
Notepad is probably higher often called a code editor than a phrase processor, however in recent times Microsoft has added extra options in the way in which of formatting and auto-save. In case you open it in Home windows, you will see these options in addition to a Copilot button within the top-right nook of the interface.
You possibly can’t use Copilot inside Notepad to generate new textual content, as you possibly can in Copilot on the net or in different instruments like ChatGPT. As an alternative, the function enables you to rewrite and tweak what you have already written—so earlier than you click on on the Copilot button, you could put some textual content into Notepad after which choose it.
With the choice made, click on the Copilot button, and also you get a spread of choices: Make shorter and Make longer can clearly be used to vary the size of the chosen textual content, and you have additionally obtained a Change tone possibility if you wish to make the textual content extra inspirational, formal, informal, or humorous. There’s additionally Change format, which helps you to put the chosen textual content into a unique construction: A listing, advertising and marketing communicate, or poetry, for instance.
You may also select Rewrite from this menu for a extra complete set of choices—and to see previews of the rewritten textual content earlier than it is utilized. A brand new pop-up window seems, supplying you with extra choices for altering the size, tone, and format. You additionally get totally different variations to decide on between in every case. If you discover one thing you want, click on Substitute to swap it out for the present textual content.
On the time of writing, it appears Notepad is giving everybody a couple of AI-powered rewrites free of charge—however as with Picture Creator in Paint, you are going to want some AI credit with a Microsoft 365 or Copilot Professional subscription to make use of this extensively.
In fact, in the event you’d somewhat not use these AI instruments and do not wish to see the Copilot button hanging round, you possibly can flip it off altogether: Click on the gear icon (high proper), then flip off the Copilot toggle swap.
