---
title: stopWritingTools()
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: appkit/nswritingtoolscoordinator/stopwritingtools()
---

# stopWritingTools()

Stops the current Writing Tools operation and dismisses the system UI.

## Declaration

```swift
func stopWritingTools()
```

## Discussion

Discussion Call this method to abort the current Writing Tools operation. This method dismisses the system’s Writing Tools UI and stops any in-flight interactions with your view. This method does not undo any changes that Writing Tools already made to your view’s content.

## See Also

### Managing the current state

- [state](appkit/nswritingtoolscoordinator/state-swift.property.md)
- [NSWritingToolsCoordinator.State](appkit/nswritingtoolscoordinator/state-swift.enum.md)