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What it does

Text Formatting uses AI to edit or reply to selected text. Unlike AI Calls (which use custom prompts), Text Formatting provides pre-built actions for common text operations.

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Formatting types

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Configuration

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Edit mode

Edit mode modifies selected text based on your voice instruction.

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How to use

  1. Select the text you want to edit
  2. Trigger the action
  3. Speak your editing instruction
  4. The text is transformed

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Example instructions

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Example

Selected text:
“I wanted to reach out regarding the upcoming project timeline and discuss the various deliverables we need to complete.”
You say: “make it shorter” Result:
“I wanted to discuss the project timeline and deliverables.”

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Reply mode

Reply mode generates a response to selected text.

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How to use

  1. Select the text you want to reply to
  2. Trigger the action
  3. Speak your response intent
  4. A formatted reply is generated

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Examples

Selected email:
“Can you join the meeting tomorrow at 2pm?”
You say: “yes that works” Result:
“Yes, 2pm tomorrow works for me. I’ll be there.”
Selected Slack message:
“Hey, can you review my PR when you have time?”
You say: “sure, I’ll look this afternoon” Result:
“Sure! I’ll take a look this afternoon.”

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Context awareness

Text Formatting understands context from multiple sources:
  1. Selected text — The text you highlighted
  2. Vision (if enabled) — What’s on your screen
  3. Text field context — Surrounding text
  4. App context — Which app you’re in
This helps generate appropriate edits and replies.

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Creating a Text Formatting trigger

1

Open Triggers

Go to Settings → Triggers.
2

Create new trigger

Click + or New Trigger.
3

Set the phrase

Enter your trigger phrase (e.g., “edit this” or “reply”).
4

Choose Prefix matching

Select Prefix so you can speak your instruction.
5

Select Text Formatting

Choose Text Formatting as the action type.
6

Choose Edit or Reply

Select the formatting type.
7

Configure options

Enable Vision if helpful for context.
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Save

Click Save.

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Text Formatting vs AI Calls

Use Text Formatting for quick, common operations. Use AI Calls when you need custom prompts.

AI Calls

Custom AI prompts for more control.

Hermes Edit

Built-in edit feature.

Hermes Reply

Built-in reply feature.