According to Windows Latest reports, as early as February last year, Microsoft added a text prediction function to Word for Windows. At the time, it wasn’t clear when the upgrade would hit the web client or Word for macOS, but thanks to the update’s roadmap, we now know the feature is coming to Macs later this year.
Microsoft quietly confirmed the text prediction feature for Word on macOS in an entry update on its roadmap page, which the company has yet to officially announce. Microsoft Word text prediction measures can greatly help users write documents quickly and easily.
As Microsoft noted, macOS Word will get text prediction in September 2022. This appears to be the current release target, with the caveat that the update won’t be available to everyone. Microsoft is targeting consumer channels, monthly enterprise channels and semi-annual enterprise channels.
How Text Prediction Works in Word
Through hands-on work with Word for Windows, you will find that this new feature can correctly predict what you plan to write next. This saves time and effort of complete typing.
After the update, text predictions will start appearing in real-time next to the words the user is typing, and by default the predictions will be grayed out, meaning the user will need to use the TAB key to approve the suggestion. The user can also reject the predicted word or phrase by pressing the ESC key.
The text prediction feature apparently uses machine learning to adapt to time and better understand your writing style or language preferences. It’s been in development for a year, and many users say the feature really helps minimize spelling and grammar mistakes.
It’s worth pointing out that Microsoft’s rival service, Google Docs, has been offering the same functionality across all platforms for some time.
Other improvements to Word
We don’t know when the feature will appear in the web version, but another roadmap update has confirmed that Word for Web will support dark mode. While the existing dark mode will only dim the toolbar and ribbon, Word for Web will use a new dark mode that will also apply to the editor screen.
Word for the web will also give users the option to toggle between dark levels.
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