Edit Claude’s Drafts In-Place for Faster Polish
Update specific sections of drafts instantly without full rewrites.
Use Claude's inline editing feature to highlight specific text in an artifact and request revisions to just that section.
The Scenario
You are finalizing a long project proposal in Claude's artifact window and realize the third paragraph is too wordy. You need to fix just that section without affecting the rest of the formatted document.
Before & after
Users previously had to copy-paste drafts back into chat or write long descriptions of which paragraph to change, taking 5–10 minutes per revision.
Highlight the specific text in the side-by-side artifact window and type your change; Claude updates only that section in 15–30 seconds.
The Prompt
[HIGHLIGHT_TEXT_IN_ARTIFACT_WINDOW] Rewrite this section to be more [TONE: e.g., professional/concise] and include a mention of [SPECIFIC_DETAIL].
Claude's 'edit in place' feature for drafts (reports, briefs, plans) allows for surgical edits without regenerating the entire document.
Source
Release notes | Claude Help Center"Highlight the part you want changed, type the change, and Claude makes the edit right where you marked it."