Apple Intelligence Writing Tools in Apple Pages

Proofread, Rewrite, or Summarize Text are the "Writing Tools" You'll Get with Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence Writing Tools have arrived and with it come great writing features. From proofreading to summarizing, you'll have various ways to improve your writing* and quickly get the gist of your content. While this post will delve into how to use these features in Pages, know that you have access to Writing Tools anywhere you write! This includes any third-party apps too. Either way, the method to access these tools is the same no matter what app you're in. In this post, I'll show you all features you'll get with Writing Tools and how you can use them.

Things to Know

• Writing Tools isn't limited to Pages. You can use these tools in almost any app you write in. Even third-party ones!
• The main features the come with Writing Tools are: Proofreading, Rewriting, and Summarizing
• To use Apple Intelligence Writing Tools, you must have the proper hardware (Mac and iPad with an M chip series, iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max or iPhone 16 Models) AND the proper software (macOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1, iOS 15.1). Otherwise, while you can still upgrade your software, but you won't have the option to use any Apple Intelligence features.

What is Apple Intelligence Writing Tools

Writing Tools is a feature of Apple Intelligence. It's just one of several new features Apple has come out with starting with macOS 15.1 and iPadOS 18.1 & iOS 18.1. With Writing Tools, you now summarize selected text, proofread what you've written, and rewrite selected text with different tones to better address your audience.

Writing Tools are available almost anywhere you write, including third-party apps and websites. This makes it even more useful. Imagine writing review for a product or services on a website. Want it to sound concise? You can certainly do that before submitting. Want it proofread too? Got it covered with Writing Tools.

Of course, there are a ton of use cases for using these features. It's simply up to you how you want to use them.

How to Use Writing Tools with Your Writing

To use Writing Tools, first select the text you want to refine. Then, right click to bring up the pop up menu. From there, go to the "Writing Tools" option to see further options.

Keep in mind, no matter what option of all the Writing Tools you choose, you'll always get a preview the changes Apple Intelligence's suggests. It won't automatically replace what you've written which is great, especially if you're using it for comparison purposes. Additionally, you'll have the option to either "Replace" what Apple suggests for your text or "Copy" it instead.

If you already know what revilement you want to see, feel free to select it from the options list. Otherwise, elect "Show Writing Tools" to bring up al Writing Tools pop up box. Once selected, you're presented the following option.

1. Proofread

Proofreading will have Apple Intelligence check from spelling and grammatical errors.

You might be thinking, "Doesn't Pages already have Spellcheck?" And the answer is yes. The difference is Apple Intelligence can aggregate all the spelling errors at once and make the adjustments. In fact, it'll adjust grammar at the same time too. Here's an example below.

First, you'll see a couple of misspelled words underlined in red. With Proofread, those are corrected. However, there are 2 other errors. In the sentence, "...explore strange new world" it should actually say "worlds" (with an "s" at the end). Also, in the last sentence, "To boldly go when no one has gone before" it should actually say "where", not when. Apple Intelligence corrects both. That's the improved benefit of spellcheck and grammar check with Proofread.

2. Rewrite

Rewrite lets Apple Intelligence rewrite the text you select. Apple gives examples of when a rewrite would be helpful like class notes or a blog post. In these cases, you may have to write fast and not necessarily coherently. A rewrite can make sense of what's there.

Of course, you can use rewrite for pretty much anything you want. In fact, there are 3 tones you can also select in addition to a standard rewrite. You can choose a tone of:

• Friendly
• Professional
• Concise

These tones are all self explanatory. Overall, I would suggest experimenting with them depending on your use case. Remember, you'll always get a preview of what Apple suggests before it'll override what you have.

For some more context, here is that same paragraph from the example above using the 4 rewrite tones.

STANDARD REWRITE

FRIENDLY REWRITE

PROFESSIONAL REWRITE

CONCISE REWRITE

3. Summarize and Organize Text

You can let Apple summarize and organize the text you've written. There are 4 methods you can choose from that are:

• Summary
• Key Points
• List
• Table

Similar to rewrite tones, these summaries are also self explanatory. To better articulate the differences, we'll take the same above example and summarize using these 4 methods.

SUMMARIZE

CREATE KEY POINTS

MAKE LIST

MAKE TABLE

Overall, not too shabby with the summarizations. It's certainly a tool I'll use to up my productivity.

Things to Keep in Mind

There are a few things to keep in mind about Apple Intelligence writing tools:

System Requirements for Apple Intelligence

You must have the following system requirements to use Apple Intelligence Writing Tools

1. These features are only available on
   • Only Macs and iPads that have the M Chip Series (i.e. M1, M2, etc.)
   • iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max & all iPhone 16 models
2. Available only on macOS 15.1, iPadOS 18.1, and iOS 18.1

You must have the proper software and hardware outlined above to use the Writing Tools features.

Accuracy and Appropriateness of Writing Tools

Using Apple Intelligence Writing Tools is on you. With any AI, you are ultimately responsible for what you use which includes accuracy and appropriateness concerns. Don't be that person who blames the pan for cooking a dull meal. Likewise, you're on the hook for whatever you use Apple Intelligence for. These are all fantastic tools to make something great, but you are the craftsmen/craftswomen at the end of the day.

Blocking Access to Writing Tools

If ultimately you don't want to even have the option to use Writing Tools and would like to block access, you can certainly do that. Perhaps it's privacy concerns or simply would like that book report your child has to turn in to be written by, well, your child and not a computer.

You can setup the restriction by doing the following on any device:

1. Navigate to Screen Time in System Settings.
2. Click Content & Privacy, then turn on Content & Privacy restrictions.
3. Click Intelligence & Siri, then turn Writing Tools off.

Wrap Up of Apple Intelligence Writing Tools

The Writing Tools you now have access to are going to seem like second nature going forward. Proofread, rewrite, and summarize to your hearts content. No doubt these tools will continue to improve as time goes on. Improve your writing and reading comprehension with these tools, but remember that you are the one responsible on how to use these tools at the end of the day.

You can learn more about Apple's Writing Tools on its website.