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Text actions in Windows 11 refer to AI-powered features that let you interact with on-screen text without leaving your current context. Microsoft's Click To Do overlay turns visible text, images, and tables into actionable items you can edit, summarize, or send to Copilot. Recent Dev Channel builds introduce local AI-driven text actions for Copilot+ PCs, enabling intelligent text extraction and manipulation. The Snipping Tool now includes OCR and redaction, allowing you to copy or hide text from screenshots. These updates streamline workflows by reducing reliance on third-party tools and keeping text actions within the OS.
Microsoft’s Click To Do is the kind of small change that can quietly rearrange how you work: a system-level overlay that turns whatever is on your screen—text, images, even tables—into actionable items you can edit, summarize, or hand off to Copilot, all without leaving the context of your...
Microsoft’s evolution of Windows 11 continues to blur the line between productivity, creativity, and artificial intelligence, with its latest Dev Channel release, KB5058493 (build 26200.5581), introducing a sweep of features that target the next generation of Copilot+ PCs powered by both AMD and...
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Microsoft has recently enhanced Windows 11's Snipping Tool by integrating Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities, allowing users to extract text directly from screenshots. This update streamlines the process of capturing and utilizing on-screen text, eliminating the need for...
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