How to Use Claude Cowork (Step-by-Step Tutorial)

Learn how to use Claude Cowork step by step to work with files, analyze data, connect your apps, and automate repetitive tasks with AI. In this beginner-friendly Claude Cowork tutorial, I’ll show you how to set up Cowork and use the Claude Desktop app to work directly with files and folders on your computer. We’ll combine sales data from PDFs, spreadsheets, and text files to build an interactive dashboard, then connect Google Drive to bring in additional data from the cloud. You’ll also learn how to create reusable Claude Skills, schedule tasks to run automatically, and use Zapier MCP to connect Claude Cowork to thousands of additional apps and actions. By the end, you’ll know how to use Claude Cowork to go beyond chatting with AI and actually get work done. Host: Kevin Stratvert Sponsor: Zapier 📚 RESOURCES - Get Started with Zapier MCP: https://zapiercowork.kevinstratvert.com ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Introduction 0:25 - Set up Claude Cowork 1:35 - Work with local files 4:11 - Connect Google Drive 5:34 - Update your dashboard 6:08 - Create a reusable skill 7:08 - Run your skill 7:27 - Schedule recurring work 7:55 - Connect apps with Zapier MCP 9:35 - Wrap up 📺 RELATED VIDEOS - Playlist with all my videos on Claude: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlKpQrBME6xLjkQJWaRWv6gKuO3jiX2kJ 📩 NEWSLETTER - Get the latest high-quality tutorial and tips and tricks videos emailed to your inbox each week: https://newsletter.kevinstratvert.com 🔽 CONNECT WITH ME - Official website: http://www.kevinstratvert.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstratvert/ - Discord: https://bit.ly/KevinStratvertDiscord - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevstrat - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kevin-Stratvert-101912218227818 - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinstratvert - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinstratvert/ 🎁 PARTNERS & DISCOUNTED OFFERS 💻 Hostinger | https://hostinger.kevinstratvert.com 📋 Notion | https://notion.kevinstratvert.com 💵 Quickbooks Online | https://qbo.kevinstratvert.com 🎙️ Voicemod AI Voice Changer | https://voicemod.kevinstratvert.com 🕵️ VidIQ | http://vidiq.kevinstratvert.com 🎒 MY COURSES - Go from Excel novice to data analysis ninja in just 2 hours: https://kevinstratvert.thinkific.com/ 🎓 TRAINING - Take your skills, or your team’s, to the next level by partnering with us for expert training: https://kevinstratvert.com/training 🙏 REQUEST VIDEOS https://forms.gle/BDrTNUoxheEoMLGt5 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/kevlers?sub_confirmation=1 🙌 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL - Hit the THANKS button in any video! - Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3kCP2yz ⚖ DISCLOSURE Some links are affiliate links. Purchasing through these links gives me a small commission to support videos on this channel. The price to you is the same. #stratvert #claudecowork #cowork #zapier