Starter prompts for ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and Gemini. Copy one, paste your own dummy text under it, and read the answer before you send or ship it.
Don't paste confidential client data into a public chat. Prefer Copilot, or another tool your work account already approves, when the file is sensitive.
WritingStarter prompt
Rewrite this email so it sounds like me
Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or Gemini.
Paste the draft under the prompt. Read it before you send it. The prompt tells the tool not to add commitments.
Rewrite this email so it's clear, polite, and sounds like a real person, not a corporate template. Keep my meaning. Don't add new commitments. Don't add filler like "I hope this email finds you well."
Make it shorter if you can. Then give me two subject lines: one direct, one softer.
Here's the draft:
[paste the email here]
A bit about how I usually sound:
[optional: "short sentences, informal, I work in IT support"]
ExcelStarter prompt
Explain this Excel formula
Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or Gemini.
Use a dummy formula, not a client workbook. The formula tool on this site fills the same prompt for you.
Explain this Excel formula like I'm new to Excel.
1. Say in one or two sentences what it returns, in plain English.
2. Walk through the formula left to right and explain each function and range.
3. Call out anything fragile: hard-coded values, volatile functions, or ranges that will break if I insert rows or copy the formula down.
4. If there's a simpler or clearer way to get the same result in modern Excel (including dynamic array functions), show it and explain the tradeoff.
5. Give two examples: one normal case and one edge case (blank cells, text where a number is expected, or a missing match).
Here's the formula:
[paste the formula here]
CodingStarter prompt
Review this like a senior engineer
Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot.
Paste the code under the prompt. Fix one issue at a time, then run the prompt again.
Review this like a senior engineer on my PR. What breaks, what's slow, and what would you push back on?
Rank the issues by risk, and tell me what you'd fix first. Don't rewrite the whole file unless I ask.
Here's the code:
[paste the code here]
MeetingsStarter prompt
Turn meeting notes into action items
Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or Gemini.
Paste notes or a transcript. The prompt tells the tool not to invent owners, dates, or decisions.
Turn these meeting notes into a clean recap I can paste into an email or Teams chat.
Include:
- Decisions (only if they were actually decided)
- Action items, each with an owner and a due date if one was mentioned
- Open questions
- Anything I might have missed or that's ambiguous, listed separately so I can confirm it
If an owner or due date wasn't mentioned, say "not assigned" instead of inventing one. Don't invent decisions.
Notes:
[paste notes or transcript here]
IT fixesStarter prompt
Explain this error and what to try next
Works in ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, or Gemini.
Paste the exact error text and what you were doing. Skip account numbers and passwords.
Explain this error in plain English, as if you're helping someone who isn't a technician.
1. What it usually means.
2. The safest things to try first, as a numbered list.
3. What I should not do (especially anything that could delete data or break a work account).
4. What details you'd need from me if it still isn't fixed.
Here's the exact error text and what I was doing when it appeared:
[paste the error and a short description]
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