The ‘Ghost Writer’ feature in Google Docs is amazing — but don’t forget to turn off this one setting

Google Docs logo on laptop.

I spend a good portion of my day in Google Docs. Between writing articles for Tom’s Guide, drafting chapters for my sci-fi novels and managing the endless administrative chaos of a family of five, that blinking cursor is the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing I see at night.

For a long time, I loved the "Ghost Writer" features powered by Gemini inside Docs — specifically Smart Compose. You know the one: you start typing a sentence, and gray text appears ahead of your cursor, guessing what you’re about to say. Hit "Tab," and it finishes the thought for you.