Seven ChatGPT settings I rely on as a power user

ChatGPT has evolved into a full-featured chat app, and many useful controls live in its settings. On desktop you access them by tapping your account name in the lower-left corner; the Personalization and Settings menu items open the same panel, with Settings landing on the General tab and Personalization opening that tab directly.

Appearance and model choice are simple but powerful tweaks. In General you can pick dark, light or System mode and change the accent color so your prompts stand out. Plus users can enable Show Additional Models to use the model picker in the upper-left of the chat window, switch between Auto and Thinking modes, or select a legacy model when a new release appears — for example preferring 5.2 while testing 5.3.

The article also notes GPT-4o is being retired within the next few days. Personalization lets you tune ChatGPT’s tone and behavior. Use the Personalization tab to set a base style and adjust characteristics like Headers & Lists, which affects whether answers come as lists or paragraphs.

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