All you need to know about Canvas in ChatGPT (+ prompts to start exploring)

In this edition: In this edition: Prompts to try with ChatGPT Canvas, generate your website with AI, ads in Google’s AI search summaries, and more.

Welcome to Stay Ahead #45 from FlexOS!

Every Wednesday, we share the latest tools and tips to help you work smarter, not harder.

In this week’s edition:

1. News of the Week: The latest AI updates that will directly impact your work.
2. Productivity Tools: Apps and tools to boost your productivity.
3. Must-read News: Google’s AI search summaries officially have ads.
4. Job Board: Future-forward remote roles.

Let’s dive in!

ChatGPT Canvas will change the way you write and code forever

It’s funny to think that only 5 editions ago, in Stay Ahead #40, I mentioned how if there is one thing that makes me choose Claude over ChatGPT, it would be the Artifacts. Then in Stay Ahead #42 we have Copilot Pages (but only for teams and businesses). 

And now, ChatGPT is up to the game with ChatGPT Canvas. ChatGPT 4o can pull its response in Canvas, a separate window where you can further work on and further your work. 

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Canvas is designed specifically to aid the writing and coding process. It has different shortcuts that are tailored to the needs of each task. 

Writing shortcuts

• Suggest edits: Generates comments on how your writing can be better
• Adjust the length: Makes your document shorter or longer
• Reading level: How simplified or complex should the content be, from Kindergarten to Graduate School
• Final polish: Checks for grammar, clarity, and consistency
• Add emojis

Coding shortcuts

• Code review: Inline suggestions on how to improve the code
• Port to a language: Translates your code into JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, C++, or PHP.
• Fix bugs: Detects and rewrites error codes. 
• Add comments: Adds inline comments to explain each function in the code
• Add logs: Inserts print statement to make the code easier to understand and be debugged

Other things you can do with Canvas

• Create Rich Content: Draft essays, blog posts, and emails in a rich text editor.
• Code Editor: Write, test, and refine code with built-in syntax highlighting across various programming languages.
• Switch Between Formats: Flexibly transition between different content types—text, code, or more—to suit your needs.
• Ongoing collaboration: Highlight specific sentences or sections, and ask ChatGPT to fix or improve them directly. ChatGPT can also comment on your document to help you refine your work.
• Revision Control: Edit and refine documents while keeping track of your original ideas or earlier versions.

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In comparison, we would say here are the notable features that make Claude Artifacts, ChatGPT Canvas, and Copilot Pages distinctive to each other, catering to different needs:

• Artifacts: You can preview what the code looks like when it runs.
• Canvas: You have more aiding features for coding and debugging.
• Pages: You can invite your team to work on the same Page and call internal documents.

Most ChatGPT plus, team, and Enterprise users should now have access to ChatGPT 4o with canvas. OpenAI also plans to get this feature to free users when it’s out of beta. 

To OpenAI, here is a suggestion for your next update. ;)

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Prompts to start exploring Canvas

Boost your productivity at work:

1. “Write an email campaign to promote our upcoming events about Technology in Recruitment.”
2. "Provide feedback on this blog post draft to improve flow and clarity."
3. "Review this quiz for clarity and provide suggestions to make it more engaging for learners."
4. “Review this onboarding document and provide suggestions to make it more welcoming and informative for new employees.”
5. "Help me debug this code snippet and suggest improvements to optimize performance."

Fun ideas to try out:

6. "Write a short mystery story where the reader has to guess the ending."
7. "Create a simple text-based game where the player solves coding puzzles to advance through different levels."
8.  "Write a simple Python script that generates a random motivational quote."
9. "Create a fun quiz with surprising facts about the US."
10. "Help me combine 'Harry Potter' and 'Star Wars' into a fun, original story."

‍→ Read more news at the end.

Best Productivity Tools To Try Out This Week

‍PostPulse - AI-crafted posts to boost your SEO.

durable - let AI generate your website.

Metaforms - AI forms for feedback, survey, and market research.

Riverside - Transcribe video and podcast in one click.

More cool AI newsletters that I love:

​Morning Brew—Quick and insightful updates about the business world every day of the week from Wall St. to Silicon Valley.

​Innovating with AI—Courses, community, and coaching on AI.

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The best AI tools for Recruiting, Marketing, Accounting, and HR.

​10 Tools Anyone Can Use (Writing, Powerpoints)

​10 AI Productivity Tools (Meeting Notetaking, Writing, Brainstorming.)

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JOBS TO LEVEL UP

We want you to thrive at work, and do it from wherever you want. Here are the this week’s remote and hybrid jobs that caught our attention:

Trending Companies Hiring Now

1. ​Abridge remote jobs​
2. ​Parafin remote jobs​
3. ​Ambient AI remote jobs​

More Exciting Remote Job Opportunities

1. ​Software Engineering Jobs​
2. ​Marketing Jobs​
3. ​Business Development / Sales Jobs​
4. ​AI Jobs​
5. ​Human Resources Jobs​
6. ​Product Jobs​

Need more options? RemoteOK, Jobgether, WeWorkRemotely, and FlexJobs are great places to get vetted remote-friendly roles.

→ Also, check out our guide on “How to Get a Remote Job Today.”

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