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Drafting an Article with AI

Learn how to draft and rewrite articles with HelpDocs AI, including outlining tips, choosing a writing style, and spotting AI features in the editor.

River Sloane
Updated by River Sloane
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Ready to revolutionize your article creation process? Let's dive into how HelpDocs AIcan help you draft and rewrite amazing content.

This guide will walk you through creating AI-generated articles that are both informative and tailored to your needs.

Need to refine or expand your content? See Rewriting an article with AI for the steps to use the Rewrite feature and review the AI's draft.
This feature is available on certain plans.
How to spot when it's HelpDocs AI πŸ‘€

Look for the pink sparkle icon when using HelpDocs AI. You'll find it in dropdown items or as a clickable icon

Writing a Draft Article

Click the dropdown on the Create article button
Click Draft with AI
Write your title and content

Not sure what to write? We recommend bullet points, or use one of our Templates

Configure your Style
If you have a style guide and it's enforced, you won't see this.
Click Create Draft

Once you're ready, click Create Draft and watch it comes to life!

Click Draft with AI in Home
You'll need to make sure it's enabled first in your AI configuration.
Write your title and content

Not sure what to write? We recommend bullet points, or use one of our Templates

Configure your Style
If you have a style guide and it's enforced, you won't see this.
Click Create Draft

Once you're ready, click Create Draft and watch it comes to life!

Creating a Detailed Outline

Creating an outline for the best draft article is important, since the more context you give, the better the result. Here's a few tips:

  • Use bullet points. Split your content into different sections by using dashes, and then use two dashes to indicate a subsection like so:
    - Main topic
    -- Subtopic
  • Add specific examples. When mentioning a specific thing you'd like it to write, include at least one example in brackets to give context.
  • Mention formatting. HelpDocs AI knows about the formatting options in the text editor, so don't be afraid to ask for something in a code block, table, or Fold.

Defining Your Style

Different brands and even different companies have different styles of writing. To make the generated content as you as possible, choose a style from our list or add a custom one.

You can set your default style in Settings

Style

Description

Neutral

Informative and instructional.

Formal

No puns here. Keeps the tone consistent and writes for learning.

Casual

Has a little more fun with the tone and voice, but still instructional.

Technical

Drills down into the nitty-gritty and doesn't veer off-course.

Custom

Add your own style to make it fit your brand.

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