Once upon a time, a word processor was little more than a blank canvas for your finger-transmitted musings: You’d open up the program, type whatever you wanted — and, well, that was pretty much it.

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Try it. Add a “why” beside the items on your to-do list that seem hard, or boring, or intimidating. Write down why it matters ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Google Docs has become the universal document collaboration platform. Features such as Voice Typing, Smart Chips, and Version History surpass most word processors, but many have ...