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Having trouble figuring out how to word that important business email? Or maybe you’re quite sure how to word a text to your friend. Apple’s Writing Tools are here to help. Find out how to use Apple Intelligence to rewrite texts.
Why You’ll Love This Tip:
- Ensure you always sound professional or friendly when sending emails.
- Rewrite texts or notes to include the most important information.
How To Use Apple Writing Tools
System Requirements
This tip works on the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16, and iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 18.1 or later. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.
If you’re looking for writing apps for the iPhone, look no further; there’s one conveniently built into your device. Apple Intelligence-enabled devices can use AI to rewrite any body of text. You can use it to make your emails more professional, more concise, or friendlier. Let’s go over how to use Apple Intelligence Writing Tools:
- In any body of text, select all the text.
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- Tap the Apple Intelligence icon.
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- Tap Friendly.
![iphone mail app, new email screen displaying writing tools menu with a red box around friendly]()
- Your text will be rewritten to sound more friendly. The text I had written for this example was already pretty friendly, so you probably won’t find many differences here.
![iphone mail app, new email screen displaying friendly writing tools menu with a red box around rewritten text that now reads more friendly]()
- Next, tap Professional.
![iphone mail app, new email screen displaying writing tools menu with a red box around professional]()
- Now the text will be rewritten to sound more work-appropriate.
![iphone mail app, new email screen displaying professional writing tools menu with a red box around rewritten text that now reads more professionally]()
- Select Concise.
![iphone mail app, new email screen displaying writing tools menu with a red box around concise]()
- The rewritten text will be much shorter.
![iphone mail app, new email screen displaying concise writing tools menu with a red box around rewritten text that now reads more concise]()
- You can tap Revert at any point to change your text back to the original.
![iphone mail app, new email screen displaying concise writing tools menu with a red box around revert button]()
- Tap Done when you are satisfied to save your text.
![iphone mail app, new email screen displaying concise writing tools menu with a red box around done button]()
You can use Apple Writing Tools anywhere that you type text, from the Messages app to social media. But make sure to read the text you have Apple Intelligence rewrite: it's a new feature, and some of the suggestions may be a little out there. Next, find out how to use Apple Intelligence to remove people from photos.
