# Chatting

When you are connected to an API, send messages to the AI by typing in the chat bar at the bottom of the screen. Then click Send or press Enter.

The AI will respond with a message that continues the conversation.

You can now:

• Send another message
• Swipe the response: Click the Swipe button on the message to generate a different response.
• Edit the message: Click the Edit button on any message to edit the message content.
• Message actions: Click the Message actions button on a message for more message options like translation, image generation, and story branching.
• Chat options: Click the Options button next to the chat bar for more chat options like author's notes and chat file management.

# Message actions panel

Manage individual chat messages via the ellipsis (•••) button on the message.

To display these options for all messages in your chats, enable the Expand Message Actions setting in your user settings.

# Core Functions

• Translate: Convert message to different language
• Generate Image: Create an image from message content
• Narrate: Text-to-speech conversion
• Prompt: View the generation prompt and token usage

# Message Visibility

• Included: AI sees this message; click to exclude it
• Excluded: AI does not see this message; click to include it

# Content Management

• Embed: Attach files or images
• Checkpoint: Create story checkpoint
• Checkpoint Navigation: Click to open checkpoint chat, Shift+Click to update existing checkpoint
• Branch: Start alternate story path
• Copy: Copy message text
• Edit: Edit message content

# Edit message content

A compact panel of message manipulation tools that appears when you Edit a chat message.

# Core Actions

• Confirm: Save message changes
• Cancel: Discard message changes

# Message Operations

• Copy: Duplicate message content
• Delete: Remove message

# Message Position

• Move Up: Shift message higher in chat
• Move Down: Shift message lower in chat

Note: Movement controls may be disabled based on message position in chat history.

# Chat options panel

Manage chat settings and operations via the Options button at the bottom left of the chat interface.

# Display Controls

• Close chat: Exit current chat session
• Toggle Panels: Show/hide interface panels

# Generation Settings

• Author's Note: Custom context instructions
• CFG Scale: Adjust response creativity
• Token Probabilities: View token generation stats

# Chat Navigation

• Back to parent chat: Return to main conversation
• Save checkpoint: Create story checkpoint
• Convert to group: Transform into group chat

# Chat Management

• Start new chat: Begin fresh conversation
• Manage chat files: Chat file operations such as import, export, and renaming

# Message Controls

• Delete messages: Select and remove multiple messages
• Regenerate: Create new response
• Impersonate: AI writes message as user
• Continue: Extend last message

Note: Some options may be hidden depending on context and chat state.