The chat box

The box at the bottom of a chat is where you type. It has a few buttons around it.

Sending

• Enter sends your message.
• Shift + Enter starts a new line without sending.
• While the model is working, the send button turns into a stop button. Press it to stop the answer.
• If you send another message while it is still working, it waits in a short list above the box, Queued, and goes as soon as the current answer finishes. Up to five can wait. Each one has three small buttons: Send now (stops the current answer and sends this one), Edit, and Remove.

The buttons, left to right

Attaching files and pictures

There are three ways:

1. Press + and choose files.
2. Paste a picture or screenshot straight into the box.
3. Drag files from your computer onto the box.

Pictures and PDFs show as small previews. Click one to see it bigger; from there you can Copy image or Save it. Click the small × on a preview to remove it before you send. Pictures are shown to the model, so you can ask things like "what does this chart say?".

Shortcuts inside the box

Type / to see the model's own commands, for example one that shortens a long conversation. What is on the list depends on the model.

Type @ to pick either:

• a model, which sends just this one message to that model, or
• a file in your project, which sends the file along with your message.

Use the arrow keys to move, Enter to pick, Esc to close the list.

Reading the answer

• "calling tool: ..." rows show what Atlas looked up or did. Click one to see the details.
• "Thinking" rows hold the model's working. Click to read it.
• Charts from Atlas show right inside the chat, under the answer that made them.
• Right click any message and choose Copy message to copy it.

When something goes wrong

A problem, like a model that stopped or lost its connection, shows as a short notice at the top of the window. It goes away after a few seconds, or press its ×. If it says to pick the model again, click the model name and choose it.