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Write a simple instruction card for a gadget
Someone keeps asking how it works. Get a one-page how-to card in plain words.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Write a simple instruction card. Gadget: [name] Who will use it: [relative / staff / guests] Top 3 tasks: [list] What goes wrong often: [optional] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A one-page card with big steps. 2. A 'if it fails' line. 3. Safety/don'ts. 4. A version even shorter for sticky notes. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. name: a short note you already have. relative / staff / guests: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Write a simple instruction card. Gadget: [name] Who will use it: [relative / staff / guests] Top 3 tasks: [list] What goes wrong often: [optional] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A one-page card with big steps. 2. A 'if it fails' line. 3. Safety/don'ts. 4. A version even shorter for sticky notes. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. name: a short note you already have. relative / staff / guests: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You name the gadget and audience.
The assistant asks about the three tasks that matter.
You get a one-page card.
What happens
Use Copilot to write a simple instruction card for a gadget
Someone keeps asking how it works. Get a one-page how-to card in plain words.
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Paste the prompt, fill the blanks, copy the draft.
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