Content Studio — Article Preview & Select-to-Refine
The right-panel article view — styled markdown, citation links, and text-to-refine selection that opens the Manus drawer.
What is it?
The Blog Article tab on the right panel of Content Studio. It renders the generated article as styled markdown (Tailwind prose classes), including headings, lists, blockquotes, tables, inline citations, and internal links. Key features:
- SEO Meta Description callout at the top.
- Written for these personas section below the article (clickable persona cards).
- Sources panel listing references with clickable titles (Manus drafts only).
- Select-to-refine — highlight any passage to open the Refine drawer pre-filled with that text.
When should I use it?
- You're reviewing a draft before approving, scheduling, or publishing.
- You want to refine a specific paragraph — highlight it and Manus opens on that section.
- You want to read the article in its styled form before exporting to Word or Drive.
How to use it
- Generate a draft. When it completes, the Blog Article tab shows automatically.
- Scroll through the article. Click any reference citation number (Manus drafts) to jump to the Sources list.
- To refine a specific section: select any text with your mouse. If the draft was generated by Manus, the Refine drawer auto-opens with the selection pre-populated.
- To copy the article as clean markdown or Word, use the Download ZIP or Save to Drive buttons.
Tips and best practices
- The preview updates immediately when you click Apply Changes in the Refine drawer. Changed paragraphs glow green briefly.
- Use select-to-refine for surgical edits. It's faster than describing the section by heading.
- Read the Written for these personas block to confirm the article actually addresses each persona's goals — good sanity check before approving.
- Check the citation numbers visually — rare but possible for Manus to miss a number.
Gotchas and limits
- Selecting empty or too-short text (<10 chars) doesn't open the drawer.
- The preview is a visual render — if you edit the underlying markdown via another tool (Drive, Word), the preview won't reflect it until reload.
- Non-Manus drafts don't have a Sources panel or a Refine button.
- Very long articles (6000+ words) may scroll slowly on older devices.