For now, Google Bard is limited to text output—it can’t produce fancy charts or infographics for you in the iteration we’re using at the time of writing. However, the text that it outputs can be formatted in a variety of ways. Think about getting it to produce a checklist of items to take on a camping trip, for example, or bullet points to go over in an interview, a table comparing the various features of two different cars, or a FAQ document for an event.

You might be familiar with the idea of adding keywords to your normal Google searches, and this works with Bard too: If you’re asking it to write a poem, for example, try keywords you want it to focus on (like “love” or “dream”). Bard is smart enough to differentiate between the actual prompt and the extra keywords.

Bard can also improve something you, as a humble human, have created. You can ask it to spot errors in your code, to explain why a certain blurb of text isn’t engaging, or to assess your ideas for a particular project. The more context you give Bard, the better—and bear in mind that Bard is more of a companion to bounce thoughts off than the definitive authority on every aspect of life and culture.

Bard can adapt its output to any audience, whether that’s kids at school or company executives—try including a specific audience in your prompt and see how the output changes. If you’re not completely happy with the response, you can always tweak the audience description or add more details.