20 ways to use Claude in 2026:

(bookmark this. You'll need it tomorrow.)

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1. Bookmark this image. You'll need it tomorrow.

2. Full guide + prompts at: how-to-ai.guide.

3. Don't pay anything. It's free in the email.

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1. ASK → Chat

☑ Quick questions. Quick answers.

☑ Don't use Cowork for "write a good email?"

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2. THINK → Opus 4.7

☑ The smartest model. Always switch to it.

☑ For deep work, complex writing & thinking.

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3. SPEED → Sonnet 4.6

☑ Faster, cheaper, still excellent.

☑ Use it for grammar, summaries, short answers.

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4. REASON → Extended Thinking

☑ Toggle it on for hard problems.

☑ Turn it off for simple ones (saves tokens).

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5. BUILD → Cowork

☑ Where serious work happens. .docx, .xlsx, .pptx.

☑ Point it at a folder. It works like an employee.

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6. SHIP → Claude Code

☑ For developers (and curious non-devs).

☑ Build websites and apps from your terminal.

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7. MODEL → Claude in Excel

☑ Install the add-in from the Excel store.

☑ Real formulas, real models, no copy-paste.

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8. SLIDES → Gamma connector

☑ One prompt. Full presentation. With research.

☑ Connect Gamma inside Claude.

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9. MOCKUP → Claude Design

☑ Go to claude .ai/design. Build websites in 1 hour.

☑ Upload a DESIGN .md. Export to Canva, PDF.

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10. BROWSE → Claude in Chrome

☑ A browsing agent. Reads any page for you.

☑ Acts inside the browser, not just talks about it.

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11. CLICK → Computer Use

☑ Settings > Turn it on.

☑ Claude clicks, types, browses on your Mac.

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12. REMOTE → Dispatch

☑ Connect your phone. Text a task.

☑ It works on your computer while you're away.

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13. SEARCH → Web Search

☑ Click the '+'. turn it on.

☑ It reads the live web before answering.

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14. INVESTIGATE → Research

☑ For deep multi-source reports.

☑ 13 minutes. 50+ sources. One markdown file.

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15. TRIGGER → Skills

☑ "Use the skill-creator to build a skill for [task]."

☑ Type /skill. It fires automatically.

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16. STACK → Plugins

☑ Cowork > Customize > Browse Plugins.

☑ Bundles of skills for marketing, legal, sales.

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17. PERSIST → Projects

☑ One Project per recurring deliverable.

☑ Upload one gold-standard example.

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18. AUTOMATE → Scheduled Tasks

☑ Every Monday at 7am, Claude runs your report.

☑ Set it up once. No manual work.

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19. CONNECT → Connectors

☑ Gmail, Drive, Slack, Notion, Granola, Calendar.

☑ 50+ apps. Claude reads, writes & acts inside.

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20. RENDER → Artifacts

☑ Side pane where Claude opens charts, docs.

☑ Interactive. Editable. Shareable.

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