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Author: kbatuigas

modules/get-started/pages/whats-new-cloud.adoc

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ This page lists new features added to Redpanda Cloud.
 
 === SQL editor in Redpanda Cloud Console
 
-Redpanda Cloud Console now includes a built-in SQL editor. You can write and run `SELECT` queries against your Redpanda topics directly in the Console without installing a separate PostgreSQL client. The editor supports syntax highlighting, autocomplete, query history, and CSV and JSON export. For Iceberg-enabled topics, an indicator shows when results span both live topic data and Iceberg-committed history. See xref:sql:query-data/sql-editor.adoc[Use the SQL Editor].
+Redpanda Cloud Console now includes a built-in SQL editor. For SQL-enabled environments, you can write and run `SELECT` queries against your Redpanda topics directly in the Console without installing a separate PostgreSQL client. The editor supports syntax highlighting, autocomplete, query history, and CSV and JSON export. For Iceberg-enabled topics, an indicator shows when results span both live topic data and Iceberg-committed history. To enable Redpanda SQL, see xref:sql:get-started/deploy-sql-cluster.adoc[Enable Redpanda SQL]. To use the editor, see xref:sql:query-data/sql-editor.adoc[Use the SQL Editor].
 
 == June 2026
 

modules/sql/pages/query-data/sql-editor.adoc

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ To run the query in the active tab, click *Run* or press kbd:[Cmd+Enter] (macOS)
 
 To run a portion of the query, select the text you want to run, then click *Run selection*.
 
-The SQL editor supports only `SELECT` statements. `CREATE TABLE` and permission statements (`GRANT`, `REVOKE`) are not available in the editor. Use the <<add-topic,Add a topic wizard>> to create tables and xref:sql:manage/manage-access.adoc[Manage access] to manage grants.
+Because Redpanda SQL is a read-only query engine, the SQL editor supports only `SELECT` statements. `CREATE TABLE` and permission statements (`GRANT`, `REVOKE`) are not available in the editor. Use the <<add-topic,Add a topic wizard>> to create tables and xref:sql:manage/manage-access.adoc[Manage access] to manage grants.
 
 == View results
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Scroll the results grid to view all rows. If the server's row limit is reached,
 
 When a query reads from an Iceberg-enabled topic in the Redpanda catalog, a *Bridge query* chip appears in the results status bar. This means the query returned data from both the live Redpanda topic and its Iceberg committed history.
 
-If there are messages not yet committed to Iceberg, a message below the status bar shows the approximate offset lag at the time the query ran.
+If there are messages not yet committed to Iceberg, a message below the status bar shows approximately how many offsets are not yet in Iceberg at the time the query ran.
 
 For details on querying across live and Iceberg-tiered data, see xref:sql:query-data/query-iceberg-topics.adoc[Query Iceberg-enabled Topics].