Google Docs provides you with an online utility for text documents if you don't have a word processing program such as Word, in which you have many of the same options for formatting your documents as ...

We’ve all been there—staring at a Microsoft Word document that just doesn’t look quite right. Maybe the text feels cramped, the formatting is inconsistent, or that image you inserted refuses to stay ...

Google is adding Markdown support to Google Docs on the web, letting you format your document using text shortcuts rather than keyboard ones. In a blog post announcing the feature, Google says it’s ...

With Markdown, writing HTML-formatted documents is as easy as writing plain text. Software developers use it, but so do many others. The Markdown text format makes it easy for people—not only software ...

Microsoft Word has many, many tricks up its sleeve. The seven here will help you through some common snags in complex documents. Have a favorite we missed? Tell us about it in the comments. You can ...

Dave Grochocki, principal group product manager at Microsoft, said in a post on the official blog on May 30, 'With this update, we're introducing lightweight formatting capabilities to Notepad, giving ...

If there is any one aspect of software projects that is skimped on most often, it’s documentation. Undocumented software is, in the long run, unusable software. Problem is, writing software ...

Microsoft finally adds shortcuts for pasting text without formatting in OneNote, a long-awaited feature. Pasting in plain text prevents mismatched fonts and styles from other sources in your notes.