John Warner and other writers have correctly observed that writing is thinking. It's a way of expressing ideas as they occur, reordering and rewriting as needed, and transforming those ideas into more ...

There was a time when the line between typewriters and word processing software was a bit fuzzy. [Poking Technology] found a Xerox 6040 which can’t decide what it is. It looks like a typewriter but ...

Faster is almost always better, at least when it comes to computers. So what’s the fastest way to open a word processor? You can create a keyboard shortcut to open Notepad, WordPad, Word, or any other ...

Dedicated word processors are not something we see much of anymore. They were in a weird space: computerized, but not really what you could call a computer, even in those days. More like a fancy ...

Adobe has acquired BuzzWord, a beautiful Flash-based word processor. But we recommend against using it until the company can add in necessary features. Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products ...

Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. Before we go any further, an invitation: On Thursday, April 23, at 1 p.m. ET, my colleague Jared Newman and I will be cohosting “The AI ...

These easy-to-learn skills will help you make the most of your word processing software and your time. If you do any computing at all, you probably use a word processing program, such as WordPerfect ...

I never thought that teaching my law students basic word processing principles would be part of my professorial duties; but since I started my First Amendment Amicus Brief Clinic, I realized that, if ...

Microsoft 365 Insiders are now testing changes to how documents are saved in Word for Windows. Microsoft 365 Insiders are now testing changes to how documents are saved in Word for Windows. is a ...

The AlphaSmart Neo2 is a portable word processor that was released nearly two decades ago as a device that provides a distraction-free writing experience without all the extra stuff that comes with a ...