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The Canvas is Wissly’s document workspace. When you ask the chat to draft something, the result lands on the Canvas — where you can edit it directly or select a section and hand it back to the AI for revision.

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When the Canvas Opens

The Canvas opens automatically when Wissly detects a writing or editing intent in your request. Requests like “draft a business proposal” or “create a report outline” are typical triggers. Even a summary or comparison will open on the Canvas when you ask for the output as a new document — for example, “write this up as a memo.” When the Canvas is open, the result is immediately editable — ready for refinement by you or by selective re-prompting.

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How to Use It

  • Edit directly — the Canvas behaves like a standard editor. Move paragraphs, refine phrasing, fill in information yourself.
  • Revise a section — select a paragraph or sentence and instruct the AI (“make this more persuasive,” “cut to three lines”) — only the selected region is rewritten.
  • Draft from a template — provide a template document alongside your source material, and the draft will follow its structure and writing guidelines.

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Example: Template-Based Grant Proposal

Tag the public notice, template, company information, and supporting files with @, then issue a structured request.
The draft that appears on the Canvas already reflects the evaluation criteria, follows the required order, and marks the fields you need to complete yourself. From there, polish it paragraph by paragraph.

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When the Canvas Is Most Useful

  • Documents bound to a specific template and guidelines (government grant proposals, RFP responses, R&D project plans)
  • Work that pulls content from many source documents into a single draft
  • A rough-draft-first, polish-by-paragraph workflow

Writing Effective Questions

Tagging and phrasing tips that raise the quality of the output.

Requesting a Cross-Check

Verify the finished draft against the required template and rules.