In this topic, I’d like to share ChatGPT prompts for content creation. Do you use ChatGPT when creating content? If so, what are some of your favorite prompts?
I’m happy to share, but I have a problem getting Chat GPT to work with my TextExpander, and Perplexity tells me that it is an issue. It works fine with Claude, Perplexity, and others, but not Chat GPT. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
Two quick prompts that work well for me:
Post-Prompt Prompt: Step back and read this like a tough but fair editor. One who’s allergic to fluff, suspicious of clichés, and always looking out for the reader. What assumptions don’t hold up? Where does the logic wobble? What parts drag, ramble, or sound like I fell in love with my own words (it happens)? What would make someone stop reading—or stop trusting me? Be specific, be sharp—but keep the red pen warm, not cruel.
Pre-Prompt Prompt: Before you write anything, verify every factual claim you’re about to make. If you reference research, studies, statistics, or expert opinions, either cite specific sources you can verify, or clearly mark them as questions to investigate. If you’re making assumptions about what ‘research shows’ or what ‘studies indicate,’ stop and rewrite those as hypotheses or areas for reporting. Do not create false authority by stating things as fact when they’re actually your logical inferences. When in doubt, say ‘I don’t know’ or ‘this would need to be researched’ rather than manufacturing credibility.
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Hi Peter, thanks for those prompts. Can you be more specific? Are you having trouble with the ChatGPT desktop app or the web app? Which version of TextExpander are you using?
You are an expert at extracting information from genealogical forms and also an expert at textexpander, Family Tree Maker 2024 sofware, genealogy . Only use the information given in the images. Extract the pre-printed info on each part of the form presented separately and in order. Leave out the info written in handwriting. Present in a list format. Double check that all the items are on the list presented.
[[[i uploaded an image of a census page]]]
From the list of items above, create a TextExpander snippet template to import into the TE extension for use in Family Tree Maker 2024 as a resource to enter data and source citation information. Make the format flexible enough by dividing the list into groups and using the micro-tools provided by TE - Single Line Field, Multi Line Field, Optional Section, Popup Menu and other where appropriate.
Take the snippet template for the form and make an exportable .csv file for importing into TextExpander.
Previous csv file TextExpander put all the fields in the abbreviation. For CSV files, the field order is: abbreviation,snippet[,optional label]
Please fix it
TextExpander didn’t correctly recognize the popup tool. Please fix
still wrong
Example:
• On a farm? (AM/PM)opup:name=Farm Status:default=No, Yes%
• On 3+ acres? (AM/PM)opup:name=Three Plus Acres:default=No, Yes%
This example should use a popup with a yes/no option, you puy am/pm ..similar other areas on form
Still not correct. The opttions are appearing all together as one option, should be multiple options in the popup, one option for each
The correct TextExpander popup syntax to have “Yes” and “No” as distinct options (with “No” as default) should use fillpopup, not just popup, and each choice must be separated by a colon—default is specified directly before the desired option. The proper syntax is:
text
On 3+ acres? %fillpopup:name=Three Plus Acres:default=No:Yes%
Please fix all popups accordingly
IS ENUMERATION DISTRICT AND ED CITATION THE SAME DATA?
%optional:Supplemental Questions (Sample Lines Only) STILL NOT FORMATED CORRECTLY
INSTEAD OF USING %optional … USE %fillpart:name=
INCLUDE Supplemental Questions (Sample Lines Only) AND Only use if on sample line
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Hey @LarrySolesbee, just to clarify, is this prompt not working for you? If not, I can see if I can get ChatGPT to generate one that will work more consistently.
Thanks Peter, I made a video for the second prompt:
I finally got the snippet to work and made some adjustments putting in things like your 50 states and various date embedded snips…it still has room to get even better and i need to verify all the other snippets we created. Still work to do, but if interested in their unfinished state they are in this share…https://app.textexpander.com/public/cc862d0adf270a8fba1bfac6ebadca1e
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Awesome, glad to hear!
I’ve only tried it once or twice. Can’t even remember whether it was Gemini or perplexity.
I believe I did get something, but it was using the old text expander format, which looks a lot more like code, but it didn’t work
I remember, I had tried to do some very basic coding with it, and despite repeated corrections of program that was created it still wasn’t working well and this had nothing to do with text expander but the point I’m making is I gave up because it seemed like a limitation of AI
that’s why I’m so hopeful that when the new AI version of text expander comes out maybe it’ll have some of these features where we might be able to just dictate to it what we want
The ability to create, if… Then templates that have multiple variables, and only after a meeting so many of the variables, does it then become a diagnosis a condition or some sort of other problem may be financial
But it would make it much easier to screen, and that once the criteria are meant for screening having an option template that follows where the official condition or diagnosis is made.
but I think as the AI is getting smarter, some of the programs are now starting to actually work within one or two tries.
And it sounds like SOME OF THE PROS have gotten it to work. Very encouraging!!!
I mean, it always does feel good to complete a new snippet that has quite a bit of detail. And to you get a sense of accomplishment..
But wow, if we were able to just tell it what we wanted🤫
Oh wait that reminds me. I think I got a notification that it was up, but I had to do something restart it.
Or am I making things up? I don’t think I’ve used the AI feature. I know I haven’t used it, but is it out now?
AFAIK, the AI beta hasn’t been rolled out to testers yet, but you can sign up in this topic:
https://community.textexpander.com/t/exclusive-early-access-to-textexpander-ai/334/13
I believe I did get something, but it was using the old text expander format, which looks a lot more like code, but it didn’t work
The trick there is to paste the code into the Snippet editor set to JavaScript instead of Rich Text or Plain Text. Then you can switch the type to Rich Text or Plain Text and the code will convert to the related elements.