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Understanding Draft Auto-Save: Never Lose Your Work

By Samantha Chen Published: 2026-01-25

Protecting Your Work with Auto-Save

Losing lesson plan work due to browser crashes, network issues, or accidental navigation is frustrating. MyLesson.AI's draft auto-save feature ensures your work is always protected, automatically saving lesson plans as drafts before you explicitly save them.

How Draft Auto-Save Works

When you generate a lesson plan with MyLesson.AI, the system automatically:

  • Saves your lesson plan as a draft immediately after generation
  • Stores all lesson content, including objectives, stages, resources, and glossary
  • Assigns a unique lesson ID for easy access
  • Marks the lesson with a "draft" status until you explicitly save it

Draft vs. Saved Lessons

MyLesson.AI distinguishes between draft and saved lessons:

  • Draft Lessons: Automatically saved after generation, marked as "draft" status. These are your work-in-progress lessons that haven't been finalized.
  • Saved Lessons: Lessons you've explicitly saved or completed through the wizard. These are marked as "saved" status and are your finalized lesson plans.

Benefits of Auto-Save

Auto-save provides several important benefits:

  • Data Protection: Never lose your work due to technical issues
  • Seamless Workflow: Continue working without interruption
  • Easy Access: Access draft lessons from your lessons page
  • Progress Tracking: See which lessons are drafts vs. saved

Managing Your Drafts

All your draft lessons are accessible from your Lessons page. You can:

  • View all draft lessons alongside saved ones
  • Continue editing draft lessons
  • Complete the wizard to convert drafts to saved lessons
  • Delete drafts you no longer need

Converting Drafts to Saved Lessons

Draft lessons are automatically converted to saved lessons when you:

  • Complete the lesson wizard
  • Explicitly save the lesson from the lesson view page
  • Generate additional components (quizzes, exercises, etc.)

Best Practices

  • Don't worry about manually saving—auto-save handles it
  • Review your drafts regularly to keep your library organized
  • Complete the wizard to finalize important lessons
  • Use drafts as templates for similar future lessons

Conclusion

Draft auto-save is a powerful feature that protects your work and enhances your productivity. With MyLesson.AI, you can focus on creating great lessons without worrying about losing your work. Every lesson plan is automatically saved, giving you peace of mind and more time to focus on teaching.