Day 5: Projects, Files, Documents, and Master Prompts
Move from one-off chats to organized project workspaces that save real time and reduce repetitive effort.
Learning objectives
- Understand when to use Projects versus regular chats.
- Work effectively with files, PDFs, spreadsheets, and long-form docs.
- Build reusable master prompts and prompt libraries.
- Turn repeated tasks into consistent workflows.
Mini project
Build a mini project workspace with one source file, one master prompt, and one reusable output template.
Topics covered
11 lessons00 What Projects Are
What Projects Are in ChatGPT If your chats keep turning into a junk drawer of half-finished ideas, random follow-ups...
01 Project Instructions
Project Instructions: The Rules Your Project Runs On If a regular chat is a sticky note, project instructions are th...
02 Uploading Files
Uploading Files to ChatGPT Ever asked ChatGPT to summarize a document, then realized you never actually gave it the ...
03 How Files Affect Answers
How Files Affect ChatGPT’s Answers Upload a file, ask a question, and suddenly ChatGPT sounds a lot smarter. That is...
04 When To Use A Regular Chat Versus A Project
When to Use a Regular Chat Versus a Project If every conversation in ChatGPT turns into a junk drawer, this lesson i...
05 Documents And Long Form Writing
Documents and Long-Form Writing in ChatGPT If you’ve ever asked ChatGPT to write something long and gotten a messy b...
06 Canvas For Drafting And Editing
Canvas for Drafting and Editing If you have ever tried to write something long in a regular chat, you already know t...
07 Pdfs Word Docs Spreadsheets And Csvs
PDFs, Word Docs, Spreadsheets, and CSVs If you have ever stared at a 47-page PDF and thought, “Absolutely not,” this...
08 Master Prompts
Master Prompts: One Prompt to Run the Whole Job Ever find yourself typing the same instructions over and over, like ...
09 Prompt Libraries
Prompt Libraries: Stop Rewriting the Same Prompt Forever If you keep typing the same prompt over and over, congratul...
10 Reusable Workflow Prompts
Reusable Workflow Prompts If you find yourself typing the same prompt over and over, congratulations, you have inven...