Goodbye copy-paste! OpenAI is quietly bringing a silent revolution to the ChatGPT interaction experience. According to tech media BleepingComputer, on December 25th, ChatGPT has begun rolling out a new feature called "Formatting Blocks" in batches. When users write emails, blogs, reports, and other structured content, the system will automatically generate a rich text editing area and support built-in formatting tools such as bold, italic, and lists, without needing to switch to an external editor.

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From "Chat Window" to "Lightweight Word"

Previously, long texts generated by ChatGPT were of high quality but only presented in plain text format, requiring users to manually copy them into tools like Word or Google Docs for secondary formatting. Now, the new feature recognizes content as a "formatted document" rather than a regular conversation. When detecting that users are drafting emails or writing articles, it automatically generates an interactive rich text box.

More importantly, users can simply highlight the text to bring up a mini toolbar similar to Gmail or Microsoft Word, allowing direct formatting operations such as:

- Adjusting font styles (bold, italic, underline)  

- Paragraph formatting (bullets, numbered lists, quote blocks)  

- Quick formatting actions (alignment, indentation, etc.)

Reducing Cognitive Load and Enhancing Creative Flow Efficiency

This design significantly reduces the operational breakpoints of "generate-copy-paste-format," making the creative process more seamless. Especially for users who frequently use ChatGPT to write business emails, social media copy, or content drafts, the efficiency improvement is significant, with almost zero learning cost—interactive logic fully aligns with users' familiar mainstream editors.

Phased Rollout, Future Support for More Document Types

Currently, this feature is being rolled out in phases to some Plus and Pro users, and is not yet fully available. OpenAI stated that in the future, it will expand support for more complex document elements such as tables, code blocks, and image embedding, and adapt to more content scenarios (such as resumes, PPT outlines, academic papers).