Don't read another guide on how to master Claude

Here's every feature on one page (with prompts):

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How to (actually) use Claude in 2026:

1. Stop opening Chat for everything

2. Download the Claude desktop app.

2. Pay for the monthly $20 plan.

3. Open the Cowork (it's the best).

4. You must create a "Cowork" folder on your PC.

5. To download my folder, go here: how-to-ai.guide.

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

7. Then get my Notion with text files to download.

8. I made a guide for the next steps for Cowork.

9. Copy my entire setup: claude-co.work

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1. Chat → just like ChatGPT.

☑ Select Opus 4.7 with Extended Thinking on.

☑ Sonnet for quick stuff. Opus for the hard ones.

☑ I barely use chat now. I only use Cowork.

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2. Cowork → the only one that matters right now.

☑ Create 4 folders under one main folder 'Cowork':

☑ 'About me', 'templates', 'projects', 'Output. md'

☑ To download mine, go to how-to-ai.guide.

☑ Pay nothing. Get the link to download in the mail.

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3. Projects → Cowork with memory baked in.

☑ One Project per recurring task.

☑ Drop your 5 best past outputs inside.

☑ Don't build one mega-Project for everything.

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4. Artifacts → interactive files inside the chat.

☑ It builds calculators, trackers you can edit live.

☑ Try "Build a monthly budget calculator with rent.."

☑ Iterate: "Add dark mode." "Make column 3 wider."

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5. Design → live HTML in your browser.

☑ Connect your Figma. It extracts your system.

☑ Faster than Figma for first drafts.

☑ Prompt:

Prototype a meditation app landing page. Calming colors, big CTA.

6. Excel + Word → add-ins that see your real cells.

☑ Insert → Get Add-ins → "Claude by Anthropic."

☑ It explains & edits. It doesn't click buttons.

☑ Prompt:

Why is cell B4 showing # REF? Trace the error.

7. Connectors → Claude inside your tools.

☑ Settings → Connectors → Browse → click "Add."

☑ Slack, Drive, Gamma, Granola. 50+ tools. Free.

☑ Prompt:

Find the Q3 sales deck in my Drive.

8. Plugins → pre-built skill packs for your role.

☑ Customize → Browse plugins → Install. Also free.

☑ Don't install all 11. Pick 2 that match your job.

☑ Type / to trigger: /draft-post, /build-dashboard.

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9. Skills → teach Claude once, reuse forever.

☑ Type: "use skill-creator to build a skill for [task]."

☑ Trigger with /command: /linkedin, /contract.

☑ One good Skill replaces an entire SOP document.

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10. Code → a revolution for developers.

☑ It writes, debugs & ships. No copy-pasting.

☑ Skip if you don't code. Cowork is Claude Code.

☑ Turn on "Auto accept edits" before you start.

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