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Office Insiders can try out the mica blur effect in Microsoft Word on Windows 11
By Sean Endicott published
Office Insiders in the Beta Channel can check out the mica blur effect in Microsoft Word on Windows 11. The mica effect uses fewer system resources than other types of blurring.
Your Word documents are about to sound a lot more natural
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft is bringing its improved Read Aloud feature from Edge to Word for Windows. The new voices should sound less robotic than those previously available.
Microsoft Word online is about to get this great feature from its desktop counterpart
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft is working on a Simple Markup view for the online version of Word. The view reduces the clutter created by tracking changes and comments.
Microsoft testing option to review selected text in Word for Windows
By Sean Endicott published
The latest Insider build for Microsoft Word allows you to review selected text with Microsoft Editor. The option should make it much easier to proof a specific portion of a document.
How to create a custom keyboard shortcut in Word
By Mauro Huculak published
In this guide, we'll show you the steps of adding and removing custom keyboard shortcuts for commands in Microsoft Word, whether you use the Microsoft 365 version of Office or Office 2019.
You can now convert Word documents into PowerPoint presentations with AI
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft 365 subscribers can now easily convert Word documents into PowerPoint presentations. The feature is in preview but is a promising start to streamline the process of making presentations.
Want to make a PowerPoint presentation? Insiders can now create them from Word documents
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft is testing a feature that allows you to create PowerPoint presentations from Word documents. The feature is in limited testing right now for Office Insiders.
Microsoft's new feature for Word will help you type faster
By Sean Endicott published
Microsoft Word for Windows will soon have a text prediction feature. The feature uses machine learning and suggestions words to allow you to type faster.
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