INTRODUCTION 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 2
Beyond the Book 3
Where to Go from Here 3

PART 1: GETTING STARTED WITH CLAUDE 5
CHAPTER 1: Introducing Claude 7
CHAPTER 2: Setting Up and Managing Your Account 17
CHAPTER 3: Having a Successful First Conversation 39
CHAPTER 4: Crafting Prompts That Get Results 55
CHAPTER 5: Working with Projects and Memory 79
CHAPTER 6: Customizing Claude with Skills and Connectors 101

PART 2: MASTERING PROMPTING 119
CHAPTER 7: Starting with Proven Prompt Templates 121
CHAPTER 8: Understanding and Evaluating Claude's Responses 143
CHAPTER 9: Combining Techniques for Power Results 155

PART 3: USING CLAUDE EVERY DAY 167
CHAPTER 10: Writing Everything Better and Quicker 169
CHAPTER 11: Learning Anything Faster 185
CHAPTER 12: Solving Problems and Making Decisions 199
CHAPTER 13: Handling Data and Documents 211
CHAPTER 14: Creating Content for Work and Life 227
CHAPTER 15: Looking at Complete Workflow Examples 241

PART 4: MASTERING ADVANCED FEATURES 259
CHAPTER 16: Working with Artifacts 261
CHAPTER 17: Accessing Current Information 283
CHAPTER 18: Using Extended Thinking and Research Mode 301
CHAPTER 19: Taking Control with Claude's Desktop Agent Cowork 317
CHAPTER 20: Fixing Common Problems 337

PART 5: THE PART OF TENS 351
CHAPTER 21: Ten Ways That Claude Saves You Time Every Day 353
CHAPTER 22: Ten Signs That You Need to Rewrite Your Prompt 357

INDEX 363