Notepad On Windows 11 Is Finally Getting a Character Count

Microsoft's Notepad app on Windows 11 is getting a character count at the bottom of the window. 'When text is selected, the status bar shows the character count for both the selected text and the entire document,' explains Microsoft's Windows Insider team in a blog post. 'If no text is selected, the character count for the entire document is displayed, ensuring you always have a clear view of your document's length.' The Verge reports: This is the latest addition in a line of changes to Notepad this year, with the app recently getting a new autosave option that lets you close it without seeing the pop-up save prompt every time. Microsoft has also added tabs to Notepad, a dark mode, and even a virtual fidget spinner.

Alongside the Notepad changes in this latest Windows 11 test build, the widgets section of the OS is also getting some improvements. You'll soon be able to just show widgets and hide the feed of news and articles that appear inside the widgets screen.

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