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Get Started with Bing Chat

Last updated on April 17, 2023

Bing Chat is a generative AI built with internet search results in mind. Like other language models, it will respond to prompts in a conversational manner. In its responses, it will include links to the websites that it used to generate the information it provides. It works as a search engine that will automatically synthesize results for you. It also has a composition function, where it can create written works in a number of different formats and in different tones. You could use it to write a funny paragraph or a professional email, for example.

Directions

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Download and Install Microsoft Edge

Bing AI can only be used with the Microsoft Edge web browser. If you’re using a Windows computer, Edge should already be installed. Follow the steps below if you’re using a Mac. Please note that if you’re using a computer provided by the university and you don’t have admin privileges, you will need to contact ITS for assistance with installing software.

  1. Go to microsoft.com/edge.
  2. Click Download in the top-right hand corner.
  3. Select the correct version for your system.
  4. Run the Installer.
  5. Open Microsoft Edge.
  6. Click the Profile button in the top right-hand corner.
  7. Log-on with an existing Microsoft account or create a new one.
    • This needs to be a different Microsoft account from your MSU Denver single sign-on.

Use Bing Chat

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.
  2. Click the Discover button in the top-right hand corner.
    • This looks like a speech bubble with the Bing logo in it.
  3. Click Chat in the tabs along the top of the Discover panel.
  4. Select a Tone of Responses for Bing AI’s answers.
    • More Creative will provide answers that are more original, More Precise will provide answers that are more accurate, and More Balanced will provide a mix of the previous options.
  5. Type a Question into the search bar at the bottom of the panel.
  6. Click any of the Numbers or Links in Bing AI’s response to open the web page Bing AI used to generate its answer.
  7. Click on the Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down buttons that appear when you move your cursor over Bing AI’s answer to indicate if the response was helpful or not.
  8. Click the New Topic button in the bottom left-hand corner of the Discover panel to clear out previously generated information.
    • Like other generative AI, Bing AI will recall previous questions and answers to ensure its answers are relevant to your conversation. Clearing out this information will help it switch topics.

Use Bing Compose

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.
  2. Click the Discover button in the top-right hand corner.
    1. This looks like a speech bubble with the Bing logo in it.
  3. Click Compose in the tabs along the top of the Discover panel.
  4. Enter a prompt in the Write About text box.
  5. Select a Tone.
    1. The content of Bing AI’s response will remain largely the same, but it will adjust word choice and focus.
  6. Select a Format.
    1. Bing AI will adjust how it presents information. For example, Paragraph will be the most direct, but Email will incorporate a greeting to the reader and Ideas will present information in a list.
  7. Select a Length.
    1. Length can differ depending on Format. Blog Posts will tend to be longer than Paragraphs even with the same length selected, for example.
  8. Click Generate Draft.
  9. Click Regenerate Draft in the bottom right-hand corner to get another response.