Write with Ask Spodus

Ask Spodus can draft new text in a doc or rework text you already wrote. Nothing goes into the page until you accept it.

Things to know

• Ask Spodus reads only what you selected, or the block your cursor is in. It doesn't read the rest of the page.
• To shorten, rewrite or translate text, select it first. On an empty line, you can only ask it to write something new.
• You can't use it on a doc you can only view, or on a protected doc.

Open Ask Spodus in a doc

Use any of these:

• Select text, then click Ask Spodus at the left of the toolbar that appears.
• Type / on an empty line and pick Ask Spodus.
• On an empty page, click Write with Ask Spodus.

Write something new

1. Open Ask Spodus with your cursor where the text should go.
2. In the box, tell Ask Spodus what to write.
3. Press Enter, or click the send button.
4. Read the suggestion, then click Accept, Discard or Try again.

Rework text you wrote

1. Select the text.
2. Click Ask Spodus in the toolbar that appears.
3. Pick what to do:

You can also type your own instruction in the box instead. 4. For Translate it, type the language, such as Spanish, and click Translate. 5. Spodus shows your text and the suggested version. Click Accept to replace your text, Reject to keep yours, or Try again for a new version.

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