Get started with ChromeOS Help me write

When you write or refine existing text with Help me write, you get writing suggestions. You can write thank you notes and social media posts, rephrase your text to be more fluent and concise, or change length and tone.

Requirements

To use this feature, make sure that you're:

• Located in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, or United States.
• At least 18 years old.
• In use of any English input method.
• Signed in to your Google Account.

Tip: Currently, this feature is only available in these languages:

• Danish
• Dutch
• English
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Norwegian Bokmål
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Swedish

Turn on Help me write

Important: To use Help me write, you must have a Chromebook Plus.

If you received a notification about Help me write:

1. Right-click on the text box.
   • You'll get a “Write faster and with more confidence” notification.
2. Select Try it.
   • If you don’t want to use Help me write, select No thanks.
3. When you get the reminder, select Got it.

If you declined the original Help me write notification but would like to try it:

1. On your Chromebook, at the bottom right, select the time.
2. Select Settings .
3. From the left-hand menu, select System preferences.
4. Under “Search and Assistant,” turn on Help me write.

Tip: Generative AI is experimental, in early development, and currently has limited availability. If Help me write isn’t available, you can get writing help in the Text app.

Get writing suggestions with Help me write

To create a draft:

1. In a text box, right-click.
   • Make sure you don’t select any text.
2. In the “Help me write” card, enter a prompt.
   • The prompt is the instruction to the Help me write tool about what to write for you.
3. Select the arrow button or, on your keyboard, press Enter.
4. Select from the generated writing suggestions.
   • You can also further refine a suggestion to shorten, elaborate, add emojis, make it sound more formal, or rephrase it.
5. Select Insert.

To rewrite existing text:

1. In a text box, highlight the text you want to rewrite.
2. In the text box, right-click.
3. In the “Rewrite” card, select a predefined prompt like Rephrase, Emojify, Shorten, Elaborate, Formalize, or enter a custom prompt.
   • The prompt is the instruction to the Help me write tool about how to rewrite the text for you.
4. Select the arrow button or, on your keyboard, press Enter.
5. Select from the generated writing suggestions.
   • You can also further refine a suggestion to shorten, elaborate, add emojis, make it sound more formal, or rephrase it.
6. Select Replace.

Tips:

• 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

Can’t find Help me write in the context menu Not enough text, or too much text Unsupported language or unintelligible prompts Server at capacity

About Help me write

Important:

• Help me write doesn’t provide medical, legal, or financial advice.
• When you use Help me write, do not include personal information like:
  • Name
  • Phone
  • Address
  • Social security number
  • Credit card information
• ChromeOS won't use your input for model training purposes.
• Do not use this tool on sites that contain personal or sensitive information, like medical or financial sites.

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

Suggestions from Help me write might be inaccurate or offensive since it’s still in experimental status. Check 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.

How your data is used by 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 per 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:

• Google’s Privacy Policy
• Google’s Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy

For example, Google uses your feedback to improve safety policies and help address some of the challenges with large language models. Learn more about Generative AI Terms of Service.

Related resources

• Google Privacy Policy
• Google Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy