Free guides and cheat sheets
Set up any AI assistant safely, in about nine minutes
Six entry-level guides, each with a printable cheat sheet. Each one maps the screen on desktop and phone, walks through nine setup steps with the exact menu paths, and ends with the habits that make the tool genuinely useful. Printable, and checked against the official help pages.
Guide 1, entry level, 9 steps
ChatGPT
The most-used assistant. Account, privacy, memory and temporary chats.
Guide 2, entry level, 9 steps
Claude
Strong for writing and documents. Projects, memory and incognito chats.
Guide 3, entry level, 9 steps
Google Gemini
Built into Google. Activity controls, Personal Intelligence and temporary chats.
Guide 4, entry level, 9 steps
Microsoft Copilot
Built into Windows and Edge. Personalisation toggles, memory and chat history.
Guide 5, entry level, 9 steps
Grok
The X assistant, also on its own app. Training opt-out, Private Chat and history deletion.
Guide 6, entry level, 9 steps
Perplexity
Search with sources. AI data retention opt-out, memory and incognito sessions.
Next Move
Your next step
General information only, checked on the date shown and provided free of charge. These apps change their settings and menus often, so confirm every step against the app in front of you. Nothing here is legal, financial, security or privacy advice, and you use it at your own risk. To the extent permitted by law, AJILITY PTY LTD (trading as Apply AI Co and Adopt AI Co) excludes all liability for any loss arising from reliance on this guide. Our Terms apply.
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