For some silly reason, OS X’s TextEdit app’s default format is rich text. If you prefer plain text, Defaults Write points out that you can easily set that as your default with a Terminal command. All ...

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 ...

Looking back through my old files, I’m amazed to see how many word processors I’ve used over the years. I’ve got document files in formats ranging from MacWrite to Pages and everything in between. The ...

I’ve long been a fan of plain text for everything from notes to general writing, but it wasn’t until recently that I found my holy grail: An app that could sync with multiple devices and handle ...

Microsoft Office Outlook allows you to read all standard mail in the plain text option. If you are concerned that a virus or some malicious script could execute through HTML or through Microsoft ...

We've been using copy-and-paste shortcuts to move text between applications for years. And products like Microsoft's Word and other 365 productivity apps have annoyed us for just as long when copying ...

You can add clarity and detail to your articles and pages by formatting text. Formatting helps you organize content and creates a basic text structure, including headers, lists, indentations, and bold ...

Formatting is easily one of the biggest annoyances when copying text from the web into a local document. That’s not a problem if you’re using a plain text editor like Sublime Text, but it becomes a ...

Although modern word processing programs can do some amazing things—adding charts, tables, and images, applying sophisticated formatting—there’s one thing they can’t do: Guarantee that the words I ...