Changing one paragraph without touching the rest

The third paragraph is clumsy. You ask for a fix and the whole email comes back rephrased, including the opening line you were proud of. Select the part that bothers you and the edit is scoped to it. Everything else is left alone, and the result arrives as a pending revision you approve before it lands.

Step 1: Select the text you want changed. A floating toolbar appears.

Select the text you want changed. A floating toolbar appears.

Step 2: Pick a recipe: Tighten, Tone, Add. Or type your own instruction.

Pick a recipe: Tighten, Tone, Add. Or type your own instruction.

Step 3: Review the pending revision banner.

Review the pending revision banner.

Step 4: Apply, Reject, Tweak or Redo.

Apply, Reject, Tweak or Redo.

Good to know

Tweak treats the pending draft as the new baseline. Redo rolls back to the original and re-runs with your extra feedback. This mirrors how article editing works. The original is always recoverable, so Reject is safe no matter how many tweaks you have made.

Can I refine the subject line separately?

Yes. Select it and the same toolbar applies.

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