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Claude Essentials

Learn Claude the practical way: plans, models, Projects, Artifacts and connectors, with something to try in every lesson.

A hands-on tour of Claude by Anthropic for working professionals. You will sign in, pick the right model and thinking setting, build Artifacts and Projects for real work, connect your files and tools, and see where Claude Code and Claude Design fit. Three hours, and every lesson has something to click.

What you will be able to do

  • Pick the right Claude plan, app and model tier for a given task
  • Decide when extended thinking, web search and Research are worth turning on
  • Build Artifacts and Projects that hold real work: documents, small apps, knowledge files and instructions
  • Connect Claude to your files, mail, calendar and tools through connectors and MCP, safely
  • Explain where Claude Code and Claude Design fit, and set Claude up for a team with good habits

Course outline

1

Getting started with Claude

3 lessons · quiz

Who makes Claude, the plans and apps, a tour of the screen, and what happens to your conversations.

  • Anthropic, Claude and the plans 10 min
  • The interface: chats, models, Projects and styles 10 min
  • Privacy and data: what happens to your conversations 10 min
  • Module quiz 5 questions
2

Models and thinking

4 lessons · quiz

Opus, Sonnet and Haiku, when extended thinking is worth the wait, and web search versus Research.

  • The Claude model family and what each tier is for 10 min
  • Extended thinking: when to turn it on 10 min
  • Web search and research 10 min
  • Exercise: thinking on vs off exercise · 20 min
  • Module quiz 5 questions
3

Artifacts and Projects

4 lessons · quiz

Making things in the side panel, Projects that hold files and instructions, and Styles that fix your tone.

  • Artifacts: documents, code, diagrams and small apps in a side panel 12 min
  • Projects: knowledge files plus instructions 12 min
  • Styles and custom instructions 10 min
  • Exercise: a Project for one real piece of work exercise · 25 min
  • Module quiz 5 questions
4

Files, connectors and integrations

3 lessons · quiz

PDFs, images and spreadsheets, connectors built on MCP, and Claude in your browser and on the desktop.

  • Working with PDFs, images and spreadsheets 12 min
  • Connectors and MCP: Google Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Slack, GitHub and more 12 min
  • Claude in Chrome and on the desktop 10 min
  • Module quiz 5 questions
5

Beyond chat

4 lessons · quiz

Where Claude Code and Claude Design fit, running Claude for a team, and your own setup checklist.

  • Claude Code: the terminal agent 10 min
  • Claude Design: visual work with artboards 8 min
  • Claude for teams: sharing Projects, admin and good habits 12 min
  • Exercise: your Claude setup checklist exercise · 20 min
  • Module quiz 5 questions