IN ANY MODERN browser, you can highlight a word or phrase, right-click it, and choose to search for more information on those specific terms. Now you can do it in Microsoft Word, as you write.
Microsoft’s Insights for Office is a new capability Microsoft added to Word Online—but not Office 365, Word 2013, or even the other Office Online apps. (Office Online (office.com/start) offers online versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, and Outlook, plus access to your calendar, People contacts, and OneDrive cloud storage.)
When you right-click a word in Word Online, Microsoft gives you several options, including cut, copy, and paste, the ability to add a hyperlink, and more. With the new addition, choosing Insights will bring up a right-hand sidebar that Microsoft says will offer up information from…