Complete tour of Claude.ai

Complete Tour of Claude.ai

Claude.ai is the official web interface for interacting with Anthropic's Claude models. In this lesson you'll explore every corner of the interface and understand the differences between plans.

The Main Interface

When you open Claude.ai you'll find:

| Element | Function | |---------|---------| | Chat box | Type your prompts here — supports very long text | | Projects | Folders organizing conversations by topic | | Artifacts | Side panel for code/HTML/SVG output | | File upload | PDF, images, Word docs up to 30 MB | | Voice mode | Voice conversation in the mobile app |

Available Models

Claude Haiku — Fastest and cheapest. Ideal for simple, quick tasks.

Claude Sonnet — The perfect balance of speed and quality. The default model for subscribers.

Claude Opus — Most powerful for complex tasks: deep analysis, advanced code, multi-step reasoning.

Core Claude.ai Features

1. File and Image Uploads

You can upload:

• Images (PNG/JPG/GIF/WebP) → Claude analyzes and describes them
• PDFs and documents → Claude reads the full content
• Code (any language) → Claude reviews and improves it
• Excel/CSV tables → Claude analyzes them and extracts insights

2. Artifacts

When you ask Claude to write code, HTML, or formatted Markdown, it displays it in a separate Artifacts panel that allows:

• Direct HTML preview in the browser
• One-click code copying
• Editing and asking Claude to update the result

3. Projects — A Real Game Changer

Projects transform your daily workflow:

• Persistent context memory (any context added to a project is saved for all conversations)
• Custom project instructions (permanent System Prompt)
• Reference files organized within the project
• Team collaboration (on paid plans)

Plan Differences

| Plan | Models | Context Window | Projects | |------|--------|----------------|---------| | Free | Haiku only | 100K tokens | ❌ | | Pro | Haiku/Sonnet/Opus | 200K tokens | ✅ | | Team | All models | 200K tokens | ✅ Shared | | Enterprise | All + Fine-tuning | 200K+ | ✅ |

Context Window — What It Means in Practice

The 200K tokens means approximately:

• 150,000 English words
• A complete 500-page book
• More than 10,000 lines of Python code

This makes Claude capable of analyzing entire projects at once.

Practical Daily Tips

1. Start with Projects for any recurring work (job, projects, studies)
2. Use Artifacts when requesting code — you can edit it directly
3. Attach files instead of pasting text — more accurate
4. Write Project instructions once and Claude remembers them forever