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Editing by chatting

After your first version exists, every change you make is just another message. There’s no separate editing mode to learn — you describe what you want different, and the app updates. Getting good at that follow-up request is the whole skill, and it’s an easy one.

One idea per message

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The single biggest thing you can do for good results: change one thing at a time. A message that asks for five unrelated changes is harder to get right — and harder for you to check afterward. Ask for one, look at the result, then move to the next. You’ll always know exactly what moved.

Talk about outcomes, not mechanics

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Describe the result you want your visitors to see, not how you imagine it’s built underneath. You focus on what should happen; Exepad handles the how.

Instead of Say
“Add a priority field” “Let me tag each task high, medium, or low”
“Set up a new page URL” “Add a page where people can contact us”
“Change the background hex code” “Give the homepage a warm, cream background”

When something comes out wrong

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If a change isn’t what you pictured, don’t start over — just say what’s off. Being specific about the part that’s wrong works better than “no, try again.”

  • “That’s close, but make the buttons bigger and line them up on the right.”
  • “The list should show newest first, not oldest.”
  • “Keep the new layout, but bring back the old header color.”

Undo and go back

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Made a change you don’t like? Ask to undo it — “undo that last change, I preferred the previous version.” Exepad keeps a history of your app, so nothing is ever lost. You can step back to any earlier version and pick up from there. See Version history.

Examples by kind of change

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Grouping the same request styles by what they affect:

Design — the look and feel

  • “Make the header dark and add our logo.”
  • “Use a rounded, friendly font throughout.”
  • “Give the whole app a calmer, more minimal look.”

Content — the words and screens

  • “Change the homepage headline to ‘Book your session today.’”
  • “Add an About page with our story and a team photo.”
  • “Rewrite the welcome text to be shorter and warmer.”

Behavior — what buttons and actions do

  • “After someone submits the form, show a thank-you message.”
  • “Let me filter the list by status.”
  • “Email me whenever a new booking comes in.”

Data — the information the app remembers

  • “Add a phone number to each customer.”
  • “Let each task have a due date.”
  • “Track whether an order has been paid.”

Next steps

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