Security News > 2021 > February > Microsoft Word for Windows is finally getting predictive typing
Starting next month, Microsoft Word for Windows will include a new predictive typing feature that automatically suggests new words to use as you are typing.
The new feature is called 'Text Prediction,' and Microsoft states that it will go live for all Word for Windows users starting March 2021.
Introduced initially to users in the Office Insiders program in September 2020, as you type, Microsoft Word will offer greyed-out suggestions for the next word to use in your sentence, as shown below.
"The feature reduces spelling and grammar errors and learns over time to give the best recommendations based on your writing style," Microsoft explains in a blog post.
Predictive typing is not a revolutionary feature, and other applications and software have had it for a while, including Gmail and as a built-in feature in Windows 10.
For Windows 10 users, you can also enable the operating systems predictive typing feature by going into Settings > Devices > Typing and enabling 'Show text suggestions as I type' under the Hardware keyboard section.
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