Editing Your Messages
Learn how to modify your messages after sending them to improve your conversation with Omnifact
Omnifact gives you the flexibility to edit your messages after you’ve sent them. This feature is invaluable when you want to correct typos, clarify your question, or refine your to get better results from the .
Think of message editing as your “second chance” button. It allows you to refine your prompt without starting over, helping you maintain conversation while getting more precise and helpful responses.
Why Edit Your Messages?
There are several scenarios where editing a message can be helpful:
Fix Typos or Errors
Correct mistakes that might lead to misunderstandings or inaccurate responses.
Clarify Your Question
Make your request more specific when the initial response doesn’t address your needs.
Refine Your Prompt
Improve the wording of your message to get more targeted and useful responses.
Add Missing Context
Include important information you forgot to mention in your original message.
How to Edit Your Messages
Editing a message in Omnifact is straightforward:
Locate the Edit button
Find the “Edit” button in the top right corner of your message. This button appears on your messages after they’ve been sent.
Enter editing mode
Click the “Edit” button to transform your message into an editable text field. Your original message will become editable directly within the chat interface.
When you enter editing mode, you’ll see a warning message: “Attention: Editing this message will remove all following messages in this conversation.” This is important because changing your message will change the context of the conversation.
Make your changes
Modify your message as needed. You can:
- Correct spelling or grammar mistakes
- Add more specific details
- Rephrase your question entirely
- Add context that was missing from the original message
Save or cancel your edits
After making your changes, you have two options:
- Click “Save & Submit” to update your message and get a new response
- Click “Cancel” to discard your changes and keep the original message
View updated conversation
Once you click “Save & Submit,” your edited message will replace the original one in the chat. Omnifact will then generate a new response based on your edited message.
The AI assistant will generate a completely new response based on your edited message. Any previous responses to the original message will be removed from the conversation.
Understanding the Impact of Editing
When you edit a message in Omnifact, it’s important to understand what happens:
Editing a message effectively changes the conversation’s history. Since the AI assistant’s responses are directly related to what you asked, changing your question means the previous answers no longer match the new context. This is why Omnifact removes subsequent messages and generates a new response based on your edited message.
Best Practices for Editing Messages
Before editing, consider if a follow-up question might be more effective than editing your original message. Sometimes adding clarification in a new message preserves useful context from the AI’s initial response. Learn more about Conversational Flow & Follow-Up Questions.
Be purposeful with edits
Make edits that genuinely improve your prompt or question, rather than making minor changes that don’t significantly affect the meaning.
Review the warning message
Always pay attention to the warning about removing subsequent messages, and only proceed if you’re comfortable losing those responses.
Save important information
If the AI’s response contains valuable information you want to keep, consider copying it before editing your message.
Next Steps
Now that you understand how to edit your messages in Omnifact, you can:
- Learn about Stopping and Regenerating Responses when you need to interrupt AI responses
- Discover how The Privacy Filter protects your sensitive information
- Explore techniques for Writing Effective Prompts to get better results