{"id":1792,"date":"2018-08-06T11:29:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T11:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/?p=1792"},"modified":"2018-12-19T06:11:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T06:11:49","slug":"new-features-of-notepad-in-redstone-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fileinspect.com\/blog\/new-features-of-notepad-in-redstone-5\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the new features of Notepad in Windows 10 Redstone 5?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Florence Nightingale<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Notepad is a simple text editor in the Windows operating system in which users can create documents. It was first released in 1983 as a mouse-based MS-DOS program and is now part of all Windows operating systems, starting from Windows 1.0.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have great news for the geeks who are still using Windows Notepad. After a very long wait, Microsoft is finally making changes and improvements to the app. They also announced that they are willing to use users\u2019 feedback to improve on the current features of the application.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The improved and updated version of Notepad will be released with the upcoming Windows 10 Redstone update, which will be available for users in October, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reason for this excitement is that Notepad has not changed much since its inception 33 years ago. This tool has been long forgotten by users for years. Probably, the newer generation does not even know of its existence. However, Microsoft has not forgotten about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updating Notepad is a huge step and an indication that Microsoft is changing. What made them decide to do this update remains a mystery. Perhaps, they have started listening to users. Even though Notepad is light years behind other tools like Sublime or Notepad ++, it is worth knowing that they have made many improvements to the app. The die-hard fans will no longer have to download third-party tools to replace Notepad.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we are going to talk about <\/span>how the Notepad 5 in Redstone 5 looks like<\/span>. Here are some of the new <\/span>features of Notepad in Redstone 5<\/span> that geeks will find fascinating:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Linux and Mac Line Breaks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Previously, Notepad did not support new lines in classic Mac OS and Unix-style text files. But after this update, it now supports them. This indicates that users are able to edit files which were created on the Linux or Mac operating system in Notepad and it will not have any issues. In the past, when you tried to do this, Notepad looked messy and did not identify any breaks. All the lines would be squeezed into one another without any breaks.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Windows-style line endings (CRLF) are still supported by Notepad and it uses them by default. But Notepad will automatically open and display a file with its line endings correctly. You will also be able to edit and save the file with the correct type of line breaks. The end of line characters Notepad is using are displayed on the status bar found at the bottom of the dialog box. Being able to use Linux software in Windows makes Notepad very useful, especially for developers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bing Search<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You can now use Notepad to search the web with Bing. Follow the steps below to use this feature:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n