Typography
The latest Typography coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
How to Run Phonto on Windows PC: Android Emulators for Photo Typography
Phonto has quietly become one of the most popular mobile applications for adding text to photos, offering surprisingly sophisticated typography tools in a simple interface. While designed primarily...
Windows 11 Adds Win+Minus Keys for En and Em Dash Typing
Microsoft has quietly introduced a game-changing productivity feature in Windows 11 that solves one of typing's most persistent frustrations—quick access to professional typography symbols. The new...
New Windows 11 Shortcuts: Win + Minus Now Inserts En and Em Dashes
Windows 11 Insiders in the Dev and Beta channels are getting a small but significant productivity upgrade: two new keyboard shortcuts that insert the en dash (–) and em dash (—) directly into any...
Windows 11 Finally Gets Native Em Dash and En Dash Keyboard Shortcuts — But There’s a Caveat
For the first time in Windows history, users can now type proper em dashes (—) and en dashes (–) with a simple keyboard shortcut — no numeric keypad or arcane Alt codes required. Microsoft has...
Windows 11 Insider Builds Deliver Long-Awaited Dash Shortcuts for Writers
Microsoft has quietly added two small but powerful keyboard shortcuts to the latest Windows 11 Insider previews—Win + - for an en dash and Win + Shift + - for an em dash. The change, buried in Dev...
Win+Minus: Windows 11 Insiders Get Native Shortcuts for Typographic Dashes
Writers and editors who have long cursed Windows' clumsy handling of en and em dashes can finally exhale: Microsoft is rolling out native system-wide keyboard shortcuts for both characters in the...
The Hidden PDF Inside Every AI File: How to Edit Illustrator Art on Windows Without Adobe
{ "title": "The Hidden PDF Inside Every AI File: How to Edit Illustrator Art on Windows Without Adobe", "content": "For decades, the .ai file extension has been synonymous with Adobe...
Windows 11 Preview Brings Apple Handoff-Style Spotify Resume from Android to PC
Microsoft is rolling out a new Android-to-PC handoff feature to Windows Insiders that lets you pick up a Spotify track exactly where you left off on your phone—with a single click on the desktop...
Microsoft Font Maker: A Tale of Creative Whimsy and Missed Opportunity
Microsoft Font Maker: A Tale of Creative Whimsy and Missed Opportunity In the ever-evolving landscape of the Windows operating system, new features often arrive with great fanfare, only to sometimes...
Microsoft Notepad Adds Markdown Support & Text Formatting in Major Update
Microsoft has finally answered a decades-old user request by adding built-in text formatting and Markdown support to Notepad, the venerable text editor bundled with Windows since 1983. This...
Windows 11 Ends Adobe Type 1 Font Support: What It Means for Designers
The rhythmic hum of your computer starting up carries a silent revolution—one where centuries of typographic history meet the relentless march of digital progress. Microsoft's decision to phase out...
Windows Notepad Adds Spellcheck: A Game-Changer for 1.4 Billion Users
For decades, Windows Notepad has been the digital equivalent of a trusty spiral-bound notebook—simple, reliable, and stubbornly resistant to frills. That austerity made its recent metamorphosis all...