How to Use AI in Google Docs to Write Content

Jun. 30, 2023

Enable “Help me write” in Google Docs

1. First, go ahead andjoin the waitlistfor generative AI experiences in Google Docs and other Workspace apps. Click on “Sign Up” on top.

2. Once you are whitelisted, you will receive an email. Now, open Google Docs (visit) andcreate a new document.

3. You should now see a “Help me write” floating button in the top-left corner.

4. Click on it, and that’s your magic window.Enter a promptfor anything you want to generate, be it a letter, email, blog post, poem, social media post, fictional story, marketing copy, you name it. Finally, click on “Create” here.

5. Within a few seconds, Help me Write will generate a response in Google Docs. If you like the output, click on “Insert,” and it will be added to Google Docs.

6. If you don’t like the generated text and want a new output, simply click on “Recreate” or refine it further from the drop-down menu.

7. Apart from that, you can alsoselect an existing paragraphand right-click to refine the text. You can rephrase the text, elaborate it, make it shorter, or formalize it.

8. If you don’t like the “Help me write” AI feature in Google Docs and want to disable it, click on Tools andopt out of the Labs program.

9. Finally, click on “Confirm” in the pop-up window.

And that’s how you can use Google’s AI tool inside Docs and other Workspace apps to generate content. You no longer need to rely onAI chatbots like ChatGPTfor help with essay, poems, and other content-related work.

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