While it may take some time and fine-tuning to get used to the new grammar checker, Microsoft is on the path to making the feature useful for any style of writing. In one of my more recent posts, I ...

Check spelling as you type, or not? Choose here. You use Word’s spelling checker every day, and probably just as often encounter some of the tool’s puzzling behavior. Do you know how to get rid of a ...

Microsoft announced that the similarity checker tool bundled with the AI-powered Microsoft Editor writing virtual assistant will also be available within Microsoft Word, the company's word processor.

I got an email recently from a reader whose spell-checker flagged the word “uninvolved” as an error. I’m not sure what software she was using. My Microsoft Word ...

Microsoft word was first released 40 years ago and it has had a surprising affect on the way we use language today (Credit: Alamy) As Microsoft Word turns 40, we look at the role the software has ...

TECH giant Microsoft is trying to make the world more woke by rolling out an “inclusiveness” checker in its Word software. Along with the usual spellcheck, its word processing programme now highlights ...

If you know that the user has Microsoft Word installed—hardly a rare occurrence—you can use the spell check engine provided by Word. In this case, you can prompt a dialog box that provides the ...