> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guide.plusai.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guide.plusai.com/ai-for-presentations/generate-a-presentation/how-to-write-a-good-prompt.md).

# How to write a good prompt

## Structuring your prompt

Here are some quick tips. You can read more on our [blog](https://www.plusdocs.com/blog/how-to-write-an-effective-ai-prompt).

* Include context about the type of presentation and audience.
* In addition to the overall topic, you can also ask for specific content to be included.

Remember you can always use text to presentation and slide-by-slide mode if you need more control than a short prompt.

<figure><img src="/files/GhpeGRNnxJzPEvb3AaVR" alt=""><figcaption><p>Save this cheatsheet for writing a good AI prompt.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Do's and Don'ts

Here are some types of instructions that don't work well with Plus AI and suggestions for what to do instead.

* ❌ **Don’t** put specific design instructions in the prompt. Plus AI will ignore your instructions about colors and fonts. ✅ **Do:** Create a [custom theme](https://guide.plusdocs.com/plus-ai/custom-themes) to use when generating presentations.
* ❌ **Don’t** add instructions about the number of slides in your prompt. ✅  **Do:** Use the dropdown in the add-on to select the exact number of slides you want. (If these instructions conflict, Plus AI tends to get quite confused 🥴)
* ❌ **Don’t** ask Plus AI to create a presentation on current events. Plus AI doesn’t know about them. ✅ **Do:** Use [text to presentation](https://guide.plusdocs.com/plus-ai/generate-a-presentation/text-to-presentation) mode to paste in a news article or other document and transform it into a presentation.
* ❌ **Don't** add URLs in the prompt for Plus AI. It will not be able to navigate to them to read or digest your website or document. ✅ **Do:** Use [text to presentation](https://guide.plusdocs.com/plus-ai/generate-a-presentation/text-to-presentation) mode to paste in the content that you want Plus to summarize.


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