{"id":387584,"date":"2021-02-24T08:42:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T06:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=387584"},"modified":"2021-02-24T08:43:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T06:43:16","slug":"microsoft-word-to-get-text-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/387584-microsoft-word-to-get-text-predictions.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Word to get text predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft will add AI-powered text predictions to its Word desktop application in March 2021, according to a report by The Verge<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This feature was available in a beta stage last year and will now be offered through Microsoft Editor to all users of Microsoft Word.<\/p>\n

The predictive text feature aims to reduce spelling and grammar errors by adapting to the user’s writing style over time.<\/p>\n

Once enabled, Microsoft Word will begin offering predictions in greyed-out text ahead of your cursor.<\/p>\n

Pressing the Tab key will accept a prediction and move the cursor to the end of the offered word, and pressing the Escape key will reject the prediction.<\/p>\n

This predictive text feature is already available for English users of Microsoft Word who have signed up through the Windows Beta channel.<\/p>\n

It is also available on the web version of Microsoft 365, as well as the web version of Outlook for users in North America.<\/p>\n

“We typically release features over some time to ensure that things are working smoothly,” Microsoft states on its Insider blog<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The company added that it may remove the feature or parts of it to improve them before public launch.<\/p>\n

“Sometimes we remove elements to further improve them based on your feedback.”<\/p>\n

“Though this is rare, we also reserve the option to pull a feature entirely out of the product, even if you, as Insiders, have had the opportunity to try them,” Microsoft said.<\/p>\n

Privacy<\/h3>\n

Microsoft has assured users that there are no privacy concerns related to the predictive text feature in Microsoft Word and Outlook.<\/p>\n

It states that the content of your document never leaves your system and is not stored on its servers unless volunteered.<\/p>\n

“Text predictions use a machine learning model to make suggestions based on the text you have typed in the current document or email,” Microsoft states.<\/p>\n

“The content is not stored or seen by any human unless donated as part of the feedback mechanism.”<\/p>\n

The image below shows how the text predictions in Microsoft Word will work.<\/p>\n

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