A word processor is a program designed for creating and editing business and personal documents that are primarily text-based. Most modern word processors enable you to customize fonts and formatting ...

Microsoft has announced that its long-running WordPad app will no longer be updated, and it will be removed in a future release of Windows. WordPad, which first debuted almost three decades ago as a ...

Microsoft Word has been the default word processor on PC for a long time, and though the program is tremendously powerful, it ...

Microsoft Corp. plans to phase out WordPad, the free word processor that has shipped with Windows for the past 28 years. The company disclosed the move in a support note released on Friday. “WordPad ...

For as far as anyone can probably remember, Microsoft Word, notably renowned by many for its comprehensive features and widespread use in both professional and personal settings, has reigned supreme ...

Q: I just got a new laptop that doesn’t include Microsoft Word — what are my options? A: When you go to open a Word document on a new laptop, you’re likely to be presented with a prompt for Microsoft ...

Writer online word processor, with a look mimicking DOS-based text editors running on a green-phosphor display, makes it easy to create and return to a text file, with no sign-in. Dennis O'Reilly ...

When it comes to word processing, most people—and most businesses—still think of Microsoft Word. Whether it's a résumé or an essay, it's most likely to come as a .docx file, the universally recognized ...

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 ...

In the past, most small-business owners got by with a typewriter, handwritten notes and a basic text-editor program, but modern-day business professionals depend on a word processor. Whether you're ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TJ McCue is Seattle-based and covers tech & productivity tools. This article is more than 3 years old. Microsoft Word is arguably ...