# Which way should I create a course?

Coassemble has four ways to create a course: transform a document, convert a presentation, generate from a prompt, or start from scratch. The right one depends on what you're starting with.

There are four ways to create a course in Coassemble. They differ mainly in what you start with and how much you want AI to reshape it.

| Method | What it does | Best when |
| :---- | :---- | :---- |
| **Transform a document** | AI summarises and reformats your document into a learning-designed course, chunking text into clean screens | You have raw content (like a Word doc or PDF) you want reshaped into a course |
| **Convert a presentation** | Brings your slides across word for word, keeping your exact wording and images | Your content is finalised or approved and the wording must stay intact (product, compliance, policy) |
| **Generate from a prompt** | AI builds a course from a description you write, with no source file | You have no source material, or you want a quick first draft to react to |
| **Start from scratch** | You build the course screen by screen yourself | You want full control, or have a specific structure in mind |

## How to choose

- **Reshape raw material?** Transform a document.  
- **Preserve exact, approved content?** Convert a presentation.  
- **Starting with just an idea?** Generate from a prompt.  
- **Want to craft it yourself?** Start from scratch.

Whichever you pick, you refine everything in the editor afterwards, and most people mix methods across a course.

## Frequently asked questions

### What's the difference between transforming and converting?

Transforming a document summarises and reformats your content into a learning-designed course. Converting a presentation keeps your wording word for word. Use transform to reshape raw material, and convert to preserve finalised content.

### Can I switch methods or combine them?

Yes. You can generate or import a course and then keep editing by hand, and build different parts in different ways. The methods are starting points, not locked paths.

### Do I need a file to create a course?

No. Transform and convert use a file, but you can also generate from a prompt or start from scratch with no file at all.

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