Common Issues & Solutions
Installation Issues
Problem: The app won’t install Solutions:- Make sure you’re using the correct marketplace:
- Google Workspace: Google Workspace Marketplace (search for “ChatGPT AI for Workspace”)
- Microsoft 365: Microsoft AppSource (search for the specific app name)
- Clear your browser cache and try again
- Try a different browser
- Click Grant permissions when prompted
- Allow the app to:
- Read and modify your documents
- Display content in sidebars/panels
- Sign out and sign back in
- Reinstall the app if permissions were denied
- Refresh your browser or app
- Sign out and sign back in
- Clear your browser cache
- Try a different browser
- Restart your computer
Feature Issues
Problem: The generated results don’t look right Solutions:- Be more specific in your request
- Provide more context
- Try regenerating to get different options
- Review the result before inserting
- Make manual edits if needed
- Be clearer about what you want:
- Instead of “Make it better,” try “Rewrite in a professional tone”
- Instead of “Summarize,” try “Summarize in 2-3 sentences”
- Provide more context
- Use examples to show what you want
- Try regenerating multiple times
- AI translations are good but not perfect
- Always review translated content
- Make manual edits as needed
- For important documents, consider professional translation
- Report issues to help us improve
- Check that cell references are correct
- Verify the data types match (numbers, text, dates)
- Test on a small data set first
- Make manual edits if needed
Error Messages
“Permission Denied” This means the app doesn’t have permission to access your document. Solutions:- Grant the app permission when prompted
- Check your account permissions
- Make sure you have edit access to the document
- Sign out and sign back in
- Check your internet connection
- Refresh your browser or app
- Try again in a few moments
- Try a different browser
- Contact support if the issue persists
- Wait until your next billing cycle
- Upgrade to a higher plan for more usage
- Contact support for additional quota
- Wait a few minutes and try again
- Try a different browser
- Contact support if the issue persists
App-Specific Issues
Google DocsSidebar won't open in Docs
Sidebar won't open in Docs
Generated text won't copy
Generated text won't copy
Solutions:
- Make sure you have edit access to the document
- Try clicking Copy in the chat panel
- Refresh your browser
- Try a different browser
- Reinstall the app
Formulas aren't working in Sheets
Formulas aren't working in Sheets
Solutions:
- Check that cell references are correct (A1, B2, etc.)
- Verify the data types match
- Test on a small data set first
- Make manual edits if needed
Classification results are wrong
Classification results are wrong
Solutions:
- Be more specific about categories
- Provide more context
- Try regenerating
- Make manual edits if needed
Speaker notes won't generate
Speaker notes won't generate
Solutions:
- Make sure you have text on your slide
- Try refreshing your browser
- Clear your browser cache
- Try a different browser
- Reinstall the app
Design changes aren't applying
Design changes aren't applying
Solutions:
- Refresh your browser
- Try applying the design again
- Make manual design edits if needed
- Try a different browser
ChatGPT AI for Outlook won't open
ChatGPT AI for Outlook won't open
Solutions:
- Make sure the app is installed
- Refresh your browser
- Sign out and sign back in
- Try a different browser
- Reinstall the app
Email drafts aren't copying
Email drafts aren't copying
Solutions:
- Make sure you’re in compose mode
- Try clicking Copy in the chat panel
- Refresh your browser
- Try a different browser
- Reinstall the app
ChatGPT for OneNote won't open
ChatGPT for OneNote won't open
Solutions:
- Make sure the app is installed
- Refresh your browser
- Sign out and sign back in
- Try a different browser
- Reinstall the app
Notes won't copy
Notes won't copy
Solutions:
- Make sure you have edit access to the notebook
- Try clicking Copy in the chat panel
- Refresh your browser
- Try a different browser
- Reinstall the app
CoreGPT AI MeetSync won't open in Teams
CoreGPT AI MeetSync won't open in Teams
Solutions:
- Make sure the app is installed
- Refresh your browser
- Sign out and sign back in
- Try a different browser
- Reinstall the app
Messages won't copy
Messages won't copy
Solutions:
- Make sure you’re in the message compose box
- Try clicking Copy in the chat panel
- Refresh your browser
- Try a different browser
- Reinstall the app
Still Having Issues?
If you’ve tried these solutions and the issue persists:Contact Support
Our support team is here to help. Contact us with details about your issue.
Tips for Reporting Issues
When contacting support, please include:- What you were trying to do
- What happened instead
- Which app you were using (Docs, Sheets, Outlook, etc.)
- Your browser and operating system
- Any error messages you received
- Steps to reproduce the issue