Microsoft recently announced a new tool which he calls Similarity checker.
The new tool will work with the explwork of Microsoft Word and is supposed to help determine whether the text in a document is original or requires some citation to the source of the text.
Currently the new tool is only available for Microsoft 365 EDU customers in A3 and A5 editions previewof the Office suite. Similarity checker is expected to be released to everyone in July 2020.
Once released, the new feature can help you determine how much of a document is similar to online sources, and in some ways will help prevent plagiarism. The new application will have many other features, such as the appropriate tools that will tell you where to enter references to the original text.
This feature is supported by Bing, so it searches the web to find other sources that are similar to your document.
Microsoft's upgraded editing capability is an effort against Grammarly and others, which have recently appeared to be very popular due to the increased adoption of Microsoft Office.
Microsoft, of course, wants to keep users on its platforms, so the new processor is supposed to provide everyone with the tools they need to improve their writing without having to turn to third-party products.
