Generate text variations, plus grammar and copy suggestions, in InDesign

InDesign now helps you write, refine, and polish text without leaving your layout. You can generate new text, rework existing copy, and get grammar and copy suggestions as you work.

Note: Grammar and copy suggestions are available in InDesign (beta) and only in English (International) and English (North America).

Generate text variations

Select any text, or place the cursor in a text frame to include the entire story. Then open the Generate panel in any of these ways:

• Contextual Task Bar: Select Generate Text (Window > Contextual Task Bar).
• Menu: Go to Window > Generate.
• Right-click menu.
• Properties panel: Use Generate Text in the Quick Actions section.

From the Generate panel, you can:

• Fill a frame with placeholder text. Select Generate, and the frame fills with placeholder text that follows the Paragraph Style or fonts applied to it.
• Generate from a prompt. Describe what you want in the Prompt field and select Generate. The output language matches your prompt’s language, regardless of the document or text frame’s language.
• Refine existing text. Choose Rephrase, Shorten, Lengthen, or Fit Text, and set the tone to Formal, Casual, Inspirational, Academic, Personal, or Comical. These actions work in the language of the existing text in the frame.

Preview the generated variations in the Generate panel and in your document. Select Done or click anywhere outside the panel to commit a variation and replace the original text. Once committed, you can’t view the other variations.

Good to know

• Refining works best with up to about 1,500 words of input text.
• Lengthen expands text by 1.2 to 1.5 times the original.
• Rephrase, Shorten, Lengthen, and tone changes remove footnotes, hyperlinks, cross-references, and text variables from the frame. Fit Text preserves them.

Fix grammar suggestions (beta)

InDesign checks text in selected frames for grammar issues, including text you type or paste, and offers one-click fixes.

1. Select the text frame, or type or paste text into it.
2. Select a word with a blue squiggly underline to see up to two suggested corrections.
3. Select a suggestion to apply it, or dismiss it.

To manage suggestions or share feedback, select more options and choose Hide grammar suggestions, Go to preferences, or Give feedback.

Fix copy suggestions (beta)

InDesign checks your text for clarity, redundancy, and consistency, and suggests edits you can review.

1. Type or paste text into a text frame.
2. Select the suggestion icon on the frame to highlight all available copy suggestions.
3. Select a highlighted passage to open its suggestion card and review the change.
4. Select apply to accept it or dismiss to skip it. Applied changes stay highlighted until you move to the next suggestion.
5. Use thumbs up or thumbs down to rate the suggestion.

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Turn suggestions on or off

• Copy suggestions: Go to Edit > Preferences > Generative AI and select or clear Enable Copy Suggestion.
• Grammar suggestions: Go to Edit > Preferences > Spelling & Grammar and select or clear Enable Grammar Check.

Known issues

• macOS only: The “Now InDesign Has Copy Suggestions” onboarding message isn’t displayed in the correct position.
• Windows ARM only: Copy Suggestions and Grammar cards on the canvas don’t appear on click.
• Content in the InDesign Library created in an older build isn’t visible in the latest version (22.0.0).

Share your feedback

Grammar and copy suggestions are in beta, so your feedback helps shape them. Rate suggestions with thumbs up or down, or share your thoughts in the comments below. How are you using text generation in your layouts, and what would make these suggestions more useful?

Learn more: Generate text variations in InDesign