How to turn off Rephrase on a Mac computer?

Turning off Rephrase is simple. Below, we’ve included steps to show you how to turn it off within each ProWritingAid integration on a Mac computer.

If you're using a Windows computer, you can find instructions for turning off Rephrase here.

Web Editor

To turn off our Rephrase feature in your Web Editor, please follow the below steps.

  1. Click on the Menu tab in the top left-hand corner of the Editor.
  2. You should see the 'Show Rephrase Toolbar' option listed in the drop-down menu.
  3. Press the slider next to that option (as shown in the below screenshot) to toggle our Rephrase feature on or off.

ProWritingAid Desktop Everywhere for Mac

To turn off our Rephrase feature in ProWritingAid Desktop Everywhere for Mac, please see the below steps.

  1. Go to the ProWritingAid Desktop Everywhere icon in the top toolbar of your screen

  2. Then, click 'Settings'

  3. You should see the 'Show Rephrase Toolbar' option in the Settings pop-up that will appear. Like this:

  4. Simply uncheck that option to turn off Rephrases for your ProWritingAid Desktop Everywhere for Mac integration.

Chrome Browser Extension

To turn off our Rephrase feature in your browser extension, please follow the below steps.

  1. Click on the PWA logo in your extensions bar in the top right-hand corner. You should then see a similar menu to the one below:

  2. Un-check the option circled below to disable rephrases in your browser extension.

Desktop Editor

⚠️ This section shows an older version of our brand look and feel. Other integrations and extensions available may look different to the screenshots below.

We won’t be updating our Desktop Editor in the future. We recommend that you download ProWritingAid Desktop Everywhere, which is compatible with the most commonly used writing apps.

To turn off our Rephrase feature in the Desktop Editor, please see the below steps.

  1. Go to the 'Tools' tab at the top of the Desktop Editor.
  2. Click on 'Rephrase Toolbar'.
  3. Check the 'Disabled' option to disabled rephrases.

If you have questions about Rephrase that we haven’t already answered, please get in touch with us at hello@prowritingaid.com. We’ll be happy to help you!

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