Get started with Help me write in Chrome

You can get writing suggestions when you write or refine text in open text fields on the web with Help me write. It can help you with short-form content like reviews or surveys.

Requirements

To use this feature, make sure that you:

Are located in the US and at least 18 years old.
Have English as the language of your Chrome browser. Learn how to change Chrome languages.
Are signed in to your Google Account.
Turn on Make searches and browsing better.

This feature is only available in English, and on Windows, Mac, and Linux at this time.

Get writing suggestions with Help me write

On your computer, open Chrome.
Go to a website.
Right-click on an open text field.
- To rewrite existing text, highlight the text you want to rewrite and then right-click on the text.
Select Help me write.
In the “Help me write” box, enter your prompt.
- The prompt can be a phrase, question, instruction, or sentence that helps you get started writing.
- If you previously highlighted text from the open text field, this text will get added inside the box for you.
Select a goal for your writing suggestion:
- Polish: Helps you to rewrite your text and add noticeable value without any change in user's tone.
  - This is the default option, but you can change it.
- Elaborate: Provides you a creative draft that lets you explore additional sentence structures and creative details you might want to include.
- Formalize: Helps you to add noticeable value with a more professional tone.
Select Create.
- To edit your input, select Edit Update.
- To edit the response, try the following:
  - To edit directly in the response, select anywhere in the response box.
  - To modify the response, at the bottom left of the response box, select your preferred option:
    - Casual
    - Formal
    - Elaborate
    - Shorten
    - Rephrase
    - Retry
  - To undo or redo a change to a generated text, select Undo or Redo .
Select Insert or Replace.

Tip:

You can rate the writing suggestion. In the “Help me write” box, select Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down .
- If you select Thumbs Down, you can provide feedback on why the writing suggestion didn’t meet your needs.

Troubleshoot errors with Help me write

Not finding Help me write in the context menu

If you don’t find Help me write in the context menu you may be signed out or have the “Make searches and browsing better” setting disabled. Learn more about the requirements to use Help me write.

To troubleshoot:

On your computer, open Chrome.
Go to chrome://settings/syncSetup.
Confirm that “Make searches and browsing better” is on.

Not enough text

You won’t be able to get writing suggestions if your prompt or phrase is less than 3 words. Input at least 3 words and try again. You can enter things like:

a few words that sum up your thoughts
a first draft
an instruction, “Reply yes to this wedding invite with excitement”

Unsupported language or unintelligible prompts

If the information you enter is an unsupported language or is unintelligible, you’ll get an error message.

Sensitive information

If the information you enter contains sensitive information, you’ll get an error message. Avoid entering personal information (like medical or financial details) or using this tool on sites that contain personal or sensitive information. You can try other requests without including the information.

About Help me write

Important:

Help me write doesn’t provide medical, legal or financial advice.
Do not include personal information like your name, phone, address, social security number, or credit card information to Help me write.
- If you do input any personal or sensitive information into Help me write, Chrome won’t use it for model training purposes.
Do not use this tool on sites that contain personal or sensitive information.

To help you write more easily and effectively across the web, you can use Help me write. It’s an experimental and creative writing aid tool that uses Generative AI.

The suggestions from Help me write can be inaccurate or offensive since it’s still in an experimental status. Always review Help me write suggestions before you accept them.

Help me write never submits text for you. When you insert a suggestion, it appears in the text box where you activated the feature. However, you must choose if you want to submit it, edit it, delete it, or close the webpage.

How your data is used for Help me write

When you use Help me write, your text, the content, and URL of the page you're writing on will be sent to Google. As described in our Google Privacy Policy, this information is used to improve this feature, which includes generative model research and machine learning technologies. This information is also used to offer more contextual writing suggestions. Learn more about our Google Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy.

For example, Google uses your feedback to increase the effectiveness of the safety policies and help address some of the challenges with large language models.

To improve Help me write, Chrome has a review process, which includes human review of data, to help us understand the types of problems that occur.

Generative AI Terms of Service

You agree that your use of Help me write is subject to the Google Terms of Service.

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