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Refine Long-Form Content Efficiently Using Gemini Canvas

Use the Canvas interface for seamless side-by-side content editing and refinement.

Switch to Gemini Canvas when working on long documents to edit text directly alongside the AI, enabling more granular control over the final output.

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The Scenario

You are drafting a long-form article or marketing copy and want to iteratively refine specific paragraphs based on AI feedback without losing your place.

Before & after

The old way

Copying a draft back and forth between a chat window and a word processor to make incremental edits takes 15–20 minutes.

With AI

Highlight the text in Gemini Canvas and prompt it to 'Rewrite for a professional audience' or 'Add a section on ROI.' This takes 2 minutes.

The Prompt

I am writing a blog post about [TOPIC] in Gemini Canvas. Please rewrite the second paragraph to be more persuasive and add a bulleted list of 5 benefits.

Gemini Canvas provides a side-by-side editing environment where you can refine specific parts of a long-form draft without losing the context of the entire piece.

Source

Release notes  |  Gemini API  |  Google AI for Developers
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