General Tips and Tricks | Claude

Use Projects to keep Claude focused on specific topics with all relevant context loaded
Set Profile Preferences once and every conversation follows your defaults
Create a Custom Style with sample content if Claude's default tone does not match what you need
Use Artifacts for anything interactive: calculators, dashboards, visualizations, mini apps
Upload spreadsheets and ask Claude to analyze the data and create charts via Artifacts
For complex problems, ask Claude to "think step by step" or select extended thinking mode
Pin important conversations so they stay accessible
Use incognito mode for sensitive conversations you do not want saved to memory
Browse the Artifact Catalog for inspiration and ready made tools you can remix
Connect your Google Workspace to let Claude reference your email, calendar, and documents