How do I draft a reply with AI?

AI can write a first draft of your reply from the conversation. You read it, change what you want, and send it yourself.

Step by step

1. Open the conversation and click Reply. Leave the message box empty.
2. Under it, Draft with AI shows a few replies suggested from the conversation. Click one. If the reply box was already open, click into it to see them.
3. Or click Describe…, say what the reply should say, choose Short, Medium or Detailed, and click Draft (or press Enter).
4. The draft is written into the message box. To stop it, click Stop or press Esc: what's already written stays.
5. When it's done, click Keep (or press Enter), Undo to clear it, or ↻ (Retry) for another version.
6. Edit the draft if needed, and click Send.

Other ways to draft

• Redraft from the thread: in the AI menu (AI or ⌘ J), this replaces what you wrote with a new draft based on the conversation. Undo brings your text back.
• From the / menu: type / and pick Ask AI to write…, or press ⌘ J while the menu is open. In an empty reply it opens Describe….

Autocomplete

While you type a reply, Breakcold suggests how to finish your sentence in grey text, at the end of a line. Press Tab to accept it, or Esc to dismiss it. Keep typing to ignore it.

Good to know

• Drafts and suggestions are for replies only: not for Forward, notes or the Compose window. Autocomplete also works when you forward an email.
• The draft follows the conversation's language and channel.
• Nothing is sent until you click Send.
• A draft prepared by Karen shows Karen drafted this above the message. Click Discard to clear it.

Related

• Rewrite a message with AI
• Reply to a conversation
• Use quick replies