Many people love a notebook for its simplicity, but others avoid this for the same reason. Despite the fact that Microsoft now blessed him with some additional functions, it has become a more powerful editor of a simple text. Well, I'm for that.
A notebook may seem that he is doing too much now, but I assure you, Microsoft has improved him so that he did not deprive him of what made him special – his simplicity. You don’t even need to interact with new functions if you do not want it, but I think they should be used.
Here's what makes a notebook feel depressed
If you threw a notebook for a long time, because it was too simple for you, you can look at the second glance. Some of the functions added over the years can return you to him.
Add a little light formatting to the documents
The notebook now supports the formatting of documents, allowing you to create headlines, bold text, italics or emphasized text. You can also create hyperlinks and add listed and numbered lists. The tool has become a viable way to create notes and simple documents with the best visual organization and clarity. He even has a check of spelling and a limited auto -charge to guarantee that the document is read properly.
The most pleasant thing is Formatting everything is done in the parkField editing There is a mark Something, what I used to do with the VS code (using expansion)The field is now glad that I have a simpler tool for this that does not require additions. In addition, the notebook makes it very easy to first view or convert the text to Markdown by pressing the button.
Minimum formatting in a notebook does not overload you with options. It also does not inflate the interface, as you would see in programs such as Microsoft Word or Libreoffice. He still offers an interface without distraction, which knows a notebook.
Work with several documents using tabs
One of the things of the notebook ++ Lord, not a notebook of users, there were tabs. Now I can edit several documents in one window, just like I can get access to several websites in a modern browser. In fact, this is important for an orderly and carefree work process-notepad, the big part of mine.
Preservation of the session-scope of life
Once I was instructed to interview candidates for a certain program, and I left all my notes about the meeting in the notebook. I began to focus on something after I completed the session of the interview when a panic suddenly entered – the notebook window was absent. I had no idea if I closed this or saved my work in advance. I quickly launched a notebook, and I was immediately met to the meeting, because it saved the session (I even heard some angels sing).
On the same day, these notes on the meeting would disappear forever. But now, at least, I have a chance to restore them until it was too late.
Another similar cool feature is the ability to open the latest files from the notebook. This greatly facilitates the selection of where I stopped, without the need to look for my computer for the last file that I worked on.
Generative AI saves time
Microsoft presses Copilot on its users. Although in some areas this caused damage to the Windows experience, I do not mind its inclusion in the notebook. It was shown that Pipylot improves the spelling of the wordAnd this does the same for me here. It is also quite easy to use to create ideas, rewriting the text, summarizing content and changes in tone and format.
My biggest problem with this is now that it is unstable when the window disappears from time to time. But as soon as Microsoft clarifies errors and adds some additional functions of artificial intelligence, this will be that it will make the notebook even more overcame.
In addition, to use the functions of artificial intelligence, you need a subscription to Microsoft 365 to use generative functions of artificial intelligence. I already have one, and I think this is just one of Many methods in which the subscription on Microsoft 365 costsField
What weakens the experience (and how to fix it)
The universal features of the notebook are excellent, but they were supplied with some complaints. For example, if you are minimalist, you can find an unnecessary inflating tool for formatting for a simple text editor.
Fortunately, you can easily turn it off by moving into the settings-plug the icon in the upper right corner-and switching “formatting” in the formatting section of the text. In a pop -up window, click “Disable”, and it will return the notebook to its clean interface and remove formatting from all open files.
In addition, when you open a new file in a notebook, it opens a new tab instead of another window. This may make it difficult for people who want to quickly compare the documents side by side or an open notebook in a separate monitor.
To change this behavior, go to the settings, scroll down to the “Opening Notepad” section and install the “Open Files” list on “Open in the new window”.
Another great irritation is that when you run the notebook, it will open the previous session with all his tabs. This can make the program slow loading, especially on aging equipment. The main reason for which people, like a notebook, is that this is fast, so I understand why this is anxiety.
To turn it off, go to the settings, scroll down to the initial section of the notebook and set “when it starts a notebook” to “start new sessions and abandon the non -hazardous changes”.
Many people who stopped using a notebook, because it was terrible to create formatted documents or brainstorming, would be happy to learn about these additional functions. Nevertheless, the tool usually serves everyone – those who want universality, and those who just want a simple, simple text editor. For fans of the latter, it is easy to disconnect or configure certain behavior that make a notebook, shedding for this classic experience.
