User level: Level 1 (34 points)I have been using the writing tools in Pages for several months—most notably proofread. After upgrading to Golden Gate, they now appear in the Siri AI popup. This would be fine except it doesn't work right anymore! It used to point out what the error is (insert a comma, use a semicolon, etc.), and if there are multiple errors, it misses most of them.
Posted on Sep 17, 2026 7:44 PM
User level: Level 1 (34 points)Sep 18, 2026 1:47 AM in response to PreCognition
While Siri is on, all references to writing tools within Pages are gone. If I turn Siri off in System Settings, it behaves as it did before, and yes, it catches errors that Siri missed. It's a shame—I like the new interface, but it appears that it still needs work.
User level: Level 10 (131,878 points)Sep 18, 2026 1:57 AM in response to PaulRS
Turn off Siri like I do. Select the text in your Pages document, right-click and choose Show Writing Tools and then Proof Read. It will scan your selection and indicate changes (if any) found. Click the > button to get a pop-up dialog with a recommendation for the change. Works fine here.
Tested: Pages v15.3.1, macOS 27.0
User level: Level 1 (4 points)Sep 24, 2026 3:55 PM in response to PaulRS
Thanks PaulRS - I've turned off siri on my mac and writing tools (including custom keyboard shortcuts to it) have returned.
It's a shame we have to choose between writing tools or Siri AI and that we can't have both.
User level: Level 6 (12,236 points)Sep 18, 2026 12:37 AM in response to PaulRS
That sounds like the new Siri AI integration rather than the old Writing Tools workflow.
I’d try selecting the text, Control-clicking it, then choosing Writing Tools > Show Writing Tools > Proofread. Apple still documents that method in macOS 27, and you can use the Next/Previous controls to review each change and its explanation.
If Proofread is still consistently missing errors that it caught before the upgrade, I’d treat that as a macOS 27 behavior/regression rather than a Pages document problem. Pages’ regular Edit > Spelling and Grammar > Check Grammar With Spelling is also worth using as a fallback.
User level: Level 10 (131,878 points)Sep 21, 2026 3:35 AM in response to agentq
These are strictly fellow user-supported, public communities without any Apple employee participation. Requests for product changes are not read here by Apple. The Pages application does have a Provide Pages Feedback menu item for that purpose.
User level: Level 1 (4 points)Sep 24, 2026 4:01 PM in response to PaulRS
I use Outlook and found that I can't get writing tools to come up no matter what.
Once Siri AI is enabled, it seems that writing tools is no longer available system-wide.
I used to be able to invoke it via keyboard shortcut, from the Edit menu from the menu bar and via secondary-click menu.
User level: Level 1 (79 points)Sep 20, 2026 8:20 PM in response to PaulRS
To Apple, bring back the old proofread submenu. Is faster to access it.
User level: Level 1 (4 points)Sep 24, 2026 4:04 PM in response to pug6navy
Siri Classic works too~
(sounds like a flavour of coke😄)
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Nov 5, 2026 8:24 PM in response to VikingOSX
Thank you so much! I needed this.
User level: Level 1 (8 points)Nov 5, 2026 8:25 PM in response to PaulRS
Thank you so much! This is super helpful. I'm so happy I got it back.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256359421