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GUIDE 01 GPT-6 ASTRA

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Research, documents, spreadsheets, images: learn to delegate complete work to Astra, from your first message to a result you can use.

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YOUR MATERIALSA DELIVERABLE TO REVIEW
By Initial IAUpdated on 15 September 202612 chapters · Copyable prompts
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What you can delegate to Astra.

Research, a spreadsheet, a document or an image: start with the work you want to finish.

With ChatGPT Work and Astra, you can delegate a task involving several steps: finding information, examining files, organising results and preparing a deliverable for review.

Want to understand a topic? Ask for a source-backed note. Comparing proposals? Supply the documents and criteria. Analysing activity? Attach the spreadsheet. You can also prepare a presentation or create an image from a brief, depending on the tools available in your account.

This guide shows how to turn that intention into a usable request, then support the work through to the result. You will find several examples to choose what is useful today.

Choose a useful outcome, then provide the materials needed to produce it.
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Five uses: source-backed research, PDF comparison, CSV analysis, image creation and presentation preparation. Each task connects supplied materials to the expected deliverable.

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The examples are illustrative. They describe trials to perform, not measured gains.

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The right starting point.

Choose the workspace, then the model available in your account.

In the ChatGPT app, open Work. Select GPT-6 Astra if it is available in your selector. Work suits tasks requiring several steps or a deliverable to review; a conversation is often enough for a short question.

If you can choose the effort level, Medium is a possible starting point for your trial. Adjust according to complexity, results and your usage budget. This setting is not a universal optimum.

Two things to find: Work at the top, and the model and effort in the input area.Screenshot from Ruben Hassid's guide, accessed on 14 September 2026. The interface may vary with your account.
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Screenshot from the reference guide: Work is selected at the top; the GPT-6 Astra Medium selector is at the bottom of the input area. Two red arrows point to them.

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Names and options may vary with the version and your account access. Check the model in the application's selector.

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Start with the work to finish.

Choose an example below and adapt the request to your needs.

A useful starting point specifies what you want, what it is for and what Astra can use. Add a simple check: sources for research, calculations for a spreadsheet, format and text for an image.

For your first trial, choose a topic you know well enough to judge the result. Attach the files mentioned and replace the brackets. The examples below describe tasks to try, not results already obtained.

The same framework works for research, a document, a spreadsheet or an image.
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An annotated comparison of two proposals in four parts: expected table, decision to make, source PDFs and page references.

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The framework to remember
I want [result and format] for [use and recipient].
Use [files, notes or sources to research].
Respect [important constraints].
Before delivery, check [specific points].
If missing information changes the result, ask me.
Carry out source-backed research

Understand a topic and find the information supporting the summary.

Carry out source-backed research
Prepare a two-page note on [topic] for [audience].
Research recent official sources and state the verification date.
Present established points, limitations and open questions.
Place links beside important claims. Distinguish facts from your inferences.
Finish with the three points to examine for [decision].
Compare several documents

Place proposals side by side without losing their differences.

Compare several documents
Compare the attached PDF proposals in an editable table.
Use these columns: scope, price, timeframe, exclusions and questions to ask.
For every value, identify the source document and page.
Write “not specified” when information is missing. Do not equate services with different scopes.
Add a short summary of the differences that matter for [our need].
Analyse a data table

Get an analysis you can check in the file.

Analyse a data table
Analyse the attached CSV to understand changes in [indicator] over [period].
Check units, dates, missing values and duplicates before calculating.
Prepare an editable summary table with calculations and a readable chart.
Keep the source data in a separate sheet.
Compare totals with the original data and explain the analysis's limitations.
Create an image from a brief

Turn a visual intention into an initial proposal using an available image-generation tool.

Create an image from a brief
Create an image for [use] in [dimensions or aspect ratio].
The main subject is [subject]. The image should communicate [message].
Use the attached sketch for composition and [reference] for colours.
Keep [essential elements] and leave space for [text or logo to add].
Deliver the image, then check framing, format and the requested elements.
If the required tool is unavailable, say so before starting.
Prepare a presentation

Organise your notes into a presentation suited to your audience.

Prepare a presentation
Create an editable five-slide PowerPoint from the attached notes.
It should enable [audience] to [understand or decide]. Allow five minutes for presenting.
Keep one main idea per slide and place details in speaker notes.
Do not invent figures or commitments. Flag information to confirm.
Before delivery, check facts, readability and text overflow.

You have enough for a first trial. The rest explains how to specify the result, use files, let work proceed and check what is delivered.

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Guide written by Initial IA, updated on 15 September 2026. Adapt the examples to your tools and access.

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