
In Docs, the “Help me write” panel opens. (Click image to enlarge it.)Ĭlick this Help me write button. IDGįrom left to right, the “Help me write” button as it appears in a new Google Doc, an existing Google Doc, and in Gmail. In Gmail, the same icon appears on the toolbar along the bottom of the compose window. At the top of the document is a button that includes a pencil with a + sign and the words “Help me write.” Or, if you open an existing document, you’ll see a small button with the “pencil +” icon at the left edge of your document page. Once you’ve been granted access to Workspace Labs, start a new blank document in Docs. A major reason is the question of copyright - who owns the words that are generated by AI, especially if its service is free for public use?) Use Help Me Write to generate text Many articles about AI include a “twist” in which the author reveals that what you’ve been reading was, in fact, written by an AI. (On a meta note, no part of this article was written by Help Me Write.

Because it’s in preview status, keep in mind that there may be changes to its features, and the results it generates, when it’s finally rolled out to the public. This guide covers how to use Help Me Write in both Google Docs and Gmail to generate and rewrite text, and how to overcome some of the tool’s shortcomings. But its results come with caveats including factual errors, redundancy, and too-generic prose. Help Me Write can indeed write long passages of text that are reasonably readable. Whether you’re a professional writer or someone who dreads having to write for your job, the potential of AI assistance for your writing tasks is appealing. (You’ll be put on a waitlist before being granted access.) Like the well-known ChatGPT, Help Me Write is a chatbot tool that generates written text based on prompts (instructions) that you give it. The AI tools in Slides and Sheets are not yet available, but Help Me Write is in limited preview you can try it out in Google Docs or Gmail on the web by signing up for access to Workspace Labs with your Google account. These features will include automated project planning in Google Sheets, the ability to create images from text prompts in Google Slides, and an automated writing tool in Gmail and Google Docs called “Help Me Write.”



Joining the generative AI gold rush, Google last month announced plans to bring several AI-powered tools, collectively called Duet AI, to its Workspace office suite.
