Microsoft Paint and Windows Notepad get AI. Here's how to use it

In a post on the Windows Insider Blog, Microsoft announced two new features for users of Microsoft Paint and Notepad. The writing support and photo editing features don't yet have a set date for when they will be available to everyone, but they are exciting in several ways. Check out the first details of the AI ​​in Notepad and Paint.

New features in Microsoft Paint

Generative Fill

starting with Generative Fill or Generative Fill, the user must select and type a text command indicating what should be done to the photo (inserted, edited or removed), similar to what the Photoshop already does through the adobe firefly, so that a certain object appears in the processed image. All this requires only an internet connection.

Generative rubber

Already talking about Generative Eraser, the generative rubber of the Paint will allow intelligent selection so you can indicate what should be deleted. The artificial intelligence in Paint also needs internet to work. This way:

Co-creator of Paint

Processors with NPU (acronym for Neural Processing Unity or Neural Processing Unit) can give an additional function to the Paint: with the name of Co-creator of Paint, you can make sketches and see them transformed into true works of art through the dedicated chip for artificial intelligence. See the explanation below:

Models with processor intel core ultra first and second generation (with Lunar Lake architecture) can make use of the Paint CoCreator from Microsoft Paint at no additional cost.

Notepad Rewrite Feature

It took only 41 years for the Notepad have a spell checker to call your own and, after a long time, Microsoft is finally putting new features in this application.

Rewrite

Anyone in the Windows Insider program can use AI in Notepad in a very simple way: just select the text, press the right mouse button and click on “Rewrite”. It will also be possible to activate the functionality through the shortcutCTRL + I.

Once AI in Notepad is activated, a dialog box will open where you can select the intonation of your texts. There are options like “Longest”, “Pitch Selection” and “Format” above the “Replace” button. If you don’t want to use this feature, you can disable it in the Settings.

The feature is a way to prevent you from writing all the content and then having to paste it into other tools, such as Copilot or himself Chat GPT, most used worldwide by everyone. An internet connection will be required.

Availability

At this first moment, the AI ​​functionalities in Notepad and Paint were released only to those who are part of the Windows Insider program, which provides advance information about the operating system. Microsoft in exchange for feedback. The post on Windows Blog did not give details about when the new features will be released to all users, but it shouldn't take long for that to happen.

Also in November, the Microsoft will hold an event to showcase future updates and this could be an opportunity for us to learn more about AI in Paint and NotepadWe will update the article with this information when it is released.

In the meantime, tell us in the comments: did you like the idea of ​​having artificial intelligence features in Notepad and Paint?

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Text revised by Alexandre Marques in 07 / 11 / 2024.

With information: Windows Insider Blog