Claude for non-developers.Learn the app by using it. Safely.
Most people use ten percent of Claude because nobody showed them the rest. This track is a working replica of the Claude desktop app with a guide beside you. You click, type and set things up yourself: projects, artifacts, connectors, scheduled tasks, privacy. Nothing is real behind it, so you cannot break anything.
Who it is for
Operators, marketers, analysts and founders who use Claude daily and know they are missing things
People who have never opened Projects, Customize or Scheduled and are not sure what they are for
Anyone nervous about what Claude keeps, shares or trains on
Teams who want everyone on one way of working with Claude
By the end
You will be able to
Move around the desktop app without hunting: chats, projects, artifacts, settings
Get useful work out of a conversation, then steer, edit and reuse it
Set up projects and artifacts so you stop re-explaining your context
Connect Google Drive and Gmail and schedule a task that runs on its own
Control memory, training and chat history, and delete what you want gone
Non-Developers
What you will set up, with your own hands
Every module is a short guided session inside the simulator. You do the steps, the guide explains why, and you finish knowing exactly where everything lives in the real app.
01
The desktop app
The sidebar, new chats, the model picker, where settings live. A good conversation and how to steer one.
02
Projects
A home for one kind of work, with standing instructions and files Claude reads every time.
03
Artifacts
Documents and small apps Claude makes for you. Open, edit in place, share with a link.
04
Connectors
Find them under Customize, plug in Google Drive and Gmail, understand the permission screen, use your real files in a chat.
05
Scheduled tasks
A prompt on a schedule. Build a Monday briefing and read the result it produces.
06
Privacy and memory
What is used for training, what memory stores, how to switch it off and delete everything.
Curriculum
7 modules. Every one hands-on.
01Meet the desktop appFind your way around: the sidebar, new chats, the model picker and where settings live.15 min+
Start a new chat and see what the empty screen is offering you
Pick a model and learn when Opus or Sonnet is the right call
Find your past chats, your projects, Customize and your settings in one move each
Know where privacy controls live before you ever need them
02Your first real conversationAsk for something useful, push back, edit your own message and take the result with you.20 min+
Write a request with enough context to get a usable first draft
Steer with a follow-up instead of starting over
Edit an earlier message and watch the answer regenerate
Copy a result out of the app in one click
Set a role at the start of a chat so every reply fits your work
03ProjectsCreate a project, give it standing instructions and a file, and see every chat inside it behave.20 min+
Create a project for one recurring kind of work
Write instructions once so you never repeat them in a chat
Add a reference file Claude can read in every conversation
Start a chat inside the project and see the instructions take effect
04ArtifactsTurn a request into a real document, edit it in place and share it with a link.20 min+
Ask for something that becomes a document instead of a chat reply
Open the artifact panel beside the conversation
Edit the document with a one-line instruction
Share it with a link anyone can open
Find every artifact you have ever made in one list
05ConnectorsConnect Google Drive and Gmail, approve access, and use your real files in a chat.20 min+
Find Connectors under Customize, next to Skills and Plugins
Connect Google Drive and understand the permission screen
Connect Gmail the same way
Ask a question that makes Claude search your files for you
06Scheduled tasksCreate a scheduled task that runs on its own, then open the result it produced.20 min+
Create a scheduled task with a name and a trigger
Write the prompt it will run every time
Run it once by hand to check the output
Open the run history and see where future runs will land
07Privacy and data settingsDecide what Claude remembers, what is used for training, and how to delete it all.15 min+
Do I need to know how to code to use Claude Code or take this course?+
No. The Non-Developers track assumes zero code and never leaves the desktop app. The Developers track assumes you already write software and want Claude Code, skills, subagents and MCP to be part of how you ship.
What does "hands-on in a simulator" mean?+
The course runs inside a working replica of the Claude desktop app, in your browser. A guide tells you what to click or type, you do it, and the app responds the way the real one does. Nothing is real behind it, so you cannot break anything or spend anything, and every learner gets the same path. When you open the real app afterwards, you already know where everything is.
Can I use Claude for non-coding work like emails, reports and spreadsheets?+
Yes, and that is the whole point of the Non-Developers track. You connect Claude to Drive and Gmail, set up projects for the work that repeats, turn requests into documents with artifacts, and schedule tasks that run without you.
Do I need a Claude Pro or Max subscription to take this course?+
The Developers track uses Claude Code, which needs a Claude Pro or Max plan or API access. The Non-Developers track works on any paid claude.ai plan, including Pro. The course price does not include a Claude subscription.
How long does it take to learn Claude Code or finish a track?+
Each module is a 15 to 30 minute guided session inside the simulator. Most people finish a track in one afternoon and come back to replay the modules they use most.