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Rewrite the microcopy on this screen
Before shipping a screen where the words started as placeholders you never revisited.
Rewrite every piece of text on this screen so it earns its place. For each string, in order: 1. Quote the current text. 2. Say what the user is trying to do at that exact moment. 3. Give a rewrite, or say "leave as is" if it is already right. Rules: - Lead with the verb the user cares about, not our internal noun. - Cut any sentence that only tells the user something they can already see. - No "please", no "simply", no "just", no exclamation marks. - Keep labels under four words unless clarity genuinely needs more. - Match the tense and person used elsewhere on the screen, and tell me what that convention appears to be. Do not rewrite copy that is already clear just to show effort. Mark those lines as fine and move on. Screen:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Interface copy. Every word inside the product: button labels, error messages, empty states and what things are called.
Related prompts
Pick the right words for this buttonWhen the options are "OK / Cancel" and nobody is sure what OK does.Design the empty state for this screenThe screen looks great with data and blank the first time anyone opens it.Rewrite these error messages for humansYour UI says "An error occurred" and support is fielding the fallout.Name this thing in the interfaceNaming a feature, tab, or object that users will have to learn and repeat.A better label for this buttonWhen the options are "OK" and "Cancel" and nobody is sure what OK does.Halve the words on this screenInterface copy that grew one clause at a time through review.
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