# One idea. Six ways to see it. > Turn your ideas into notes, comparisons and clear diagrams. Choose a visual style, copy a prompt and give your idea a clearer shape. Start with notes, diagrams or a simple comparison. - Use with: An AI tool with image creation - Bring along: A topic, your facts and the exact words you want to show. - Topic: Create content - Web page: https://aimayuri.tech/guides/visual-shortcuts - Published: 2026-10-11 - Last updated: 2026-10-11 ## A few useful labels. Plenty of possibilities. You can ask for an image in ordinary words. These six shortcuts simply save you from describing the same kind of image every time. > **These are your own labels, not built-in commands.** Paste the setup first. The images in this guide were made separately to show each style; they are not a record of a tested shortcut conversation. 1. Open a conversation in an AI tool that can create images. 2. Paste the full setup below once. 3. In the same conversation, send an example prompt or add your own topic. 4. Read the image carefully. In a new conversation, paste the setup again. ## 1. Set up your shortcuts Copy this whole block. It tells the tool what each label means. **THE COMPLETE SETUP:** ```text For this conversation, use these six labels as shortcuts for the image styles below. These are labels I am defining here, not built-in app commands. When I send a label followed by a colon and a topic, create one image using that style. Read the whole label, including spaces. If I leave out the topic, ask me for it. /handwritten: Clear handwritten notes on light paper, with short headings, simple sketches and useful connections. /infographic: A picture that explains a topic with short labels, clear sections and simple shapes. /decision matrix: A table that compares options. Use only facts, scores and weights I provide. Ask for missing details. Check the totals and show tied scores honestly. Mark made-up example data clearly. /roadmap: A step-by-step plan with arrows pointing forward. Do not invent dates or promise results. /cycle: A repeating process. Use arrows to show each step in the order I give, including an arrow from the last step back to the first. /exploded view: A picture of an object's parts, separated to show how they fit together. Use the real parts and clear labels. This is a simple explanation, not a plan for building the object. Use a tall image, about four units wide and five units high. Use large, readable English text, wide margins, an off-white background and lilac and violet details. Use objects and diagrams without people, app screens or logos. Follow any different colours I request in my example. Keep the exact words and data I give you. Check spelling, numbers, arrows and facts before creating the image. If you cannot create an image here, say so and give me a full image prompt I can use in another tool. Do not claim to have checked the finished image unless you can see it. For now, reply only: "Ready. Send a shortcut and a topic." Wait for my next message before creating an image. ``` ## 2. Pick a style and try an example Open an example below to copy its complete prompt. Keep the label and change the words after the colon to make it yours. A “workflow” in the plan example simply means a set of steps for a task. ### 1. Handwritten notes Put ideas on a page you can quickly scan. ```text /handwritten: Create clear handwritten notes titled "ONE IDEA, THREE POSTS". Put "Topic: Better AI prompts" in the centre. Connect it to three branches: "TEACH" with "Show one useful tip."; "DEMO" with "Show a before-and-after."; and "ASK" with "Invite a useful question." Use dark navy writing on light squared paper, blue and pale yellow highlights, and simple drawings of a lightbulb, a blank card and a question mark. Make every word easy to read. No other words. ``` ### 2. A picture that explains Explain a topic with short labels and clear sections. ```text /infographic: Create a picture titled "A CLEAR AI PROMPT". Show four numbered sections from top to bottom: "1" "GOAL" "What should AI do?"; "2" "CONTEXT" "What should it know?"; "3" "FORMAT" "How should it answer?"; "4" "CHECK" "What makes it useful?" Use large plain lettering, simple matching symbols and arrows pointing down. Use an off-white background, navy text, and blue and yellow details. No other words. ``` ### 3. A comparison table Compare options using facts and scores you provide. ```text /decision matrix: Create a comparison table titled "PICK A CONTENT FORMAT". Add "Illustrative scores, not measured data" below the title. Use exactly these columns: FORMAT, SPEED, DEPTH, REUSE, TOTAL. Rows: REEL = 3, 2, 3, 8; CAROUSEL = 2, 3, 3, 8; STORY = 3, 1, 2, 6. Give each of the three scores equal importance. At the bottom, write "1 = low · 3 = high" and "Equal weights. Speed means faster to produce." Highlight both totals of 8 equally because they tie. These are made-up scores to show how the table works, not measured results or advice about which format is best. ``` ### 4. A step-by-step plan Show where to start and what comes next. ```text /roadmap: Create a picture of a four-step plan titled "BUILD YOUR FIRST AI WORKFLOW". A workflow means a set of steps for a task. Show these steps in order: "1" "PICK ONE TASK" "Choose a repeatable job."; "2" "WRITE A PROMPT" "Add goal, context and format."; "3" "TEST & REVIEW" "Check results on real examples."; "4" "REFINE & SAVE" "Keep the version that helps." Use arrows that point forward, large labels and simple pictures of objects. Start at the top and finish at the bottom. No return arrow, dates or extra text. ``` ### 5. A repeating process Show steps that return to the beginning. ```text /cycle: Create a circle of four steps titled "THE CONTENT LOOP". Put PLAN at the top, CREATE at the right, PUBLISH at the bottom and REVIEW at the left. Draw exactly four arrows in a clockwise direction: PLAN to CREATE, CREATE to PUBLISH, PUBLISH to REVIEW and REVIEW back to PLAN. Put "REPEAT" in the centre. Use large labels, simple matching pictures, an off-white background, and blue and yellow details. No other words. ``` ### 6. An object, part by part Separate parts to explain how they fit together. ```text /exploded view: Create a simple picture titled "INSIDE A STORAGE JAR" with "Simplified exploded view" below it. This means a picture of parts separated to show how they fit together. Show exactly three parts in one vertical line with space between them: one blue screw-on LID at the top, one green silicone SEAL below it, and one empty transparent GLASS BODY below that. Match the sizes so the parts could fit together. Show the grooves where the lid screws onto the jar. Draw a thin line from each part to its label. At the bottom, write "Parts separated for illustration." Use an off-white background and soft shadows. No extra parts, food, measurements or claims that the image can be used to build the jar. ``` AI-generated illustrations. The comparison scores are made up to demonstrate the layout. Your results may vary. ## 3. Give the result a careful look - **Words:** read every label and check spelling. - **Numbers:** check totals, scores and any facts. - **Arrows:** check the order. A repeating process needs a return arrow. - **Parts:** compare object details with a real reference. If the image is crowded, use fewer labels or split the idea into two images. ## If something looks wrong **I got a written answer instead of an image.** Ask: “Please create the image now using my previous instructions. If image creation is unavailable, give me a complete image prompt to use elsewhere.” Your tool needs image creation to produce the finished picture. **The labels are too small to read.** Ask for fewer labels, larger text and more space. Put longer explanations in your caption or document instead of inside the picture. **Do I need to use the slash labels?** No. You can ask directly: “Create an image of a step-by-step plan…” The labels are just a convenient way to reuse a style. Replace the example details with your own. Check facts, words and images before you use the result. AI results can vary.