---
title: Move around a long thread
type: how-to
section: ai-studio
summary: From eight messages on, a conversation map appears at the right edge. Open it to jump to any message, and collapse your own prompts to see replies only.
applies_to:
  clients: [web]
sources:
  - evolve-front-end/app/[lng]/studio/components/Chat/ConversationNavigator.tsx
  - evolve-front-end/app/[lng]/studio/components/Chat/Chat.tsx
  - evolve-front-end/app/[lng]/studio/components/ChatEllipsisDropdown.tsx
  - evolve-front-end/app/[lng]/studio/components/Full Conversation/**
  - evolve-front-end/app/i18n/locales/en/powerflow.json
verified:
  at: 2026-09-04
  env: code
  by: content-lane-ai-studio
ttl_days: 45
related: [ai-studio/find-a-past-thread, ai-studio/fork-a-thread, ai-studio/export-a-thread]
---

Hover the dots at the right edge of a long thread to open the **Conversation map**, then select an entry to jump to that message.

The map appears once a thread has eight or more messages, and on wide screens only.

## Use the map

1. Move the pointer to the dot rail at the right edge, or focus the control labelled **Open conversation map**.
2. The panel lists one entry per message, marked **You** or **Assistant**, with the first line of the message.
3. Select an entry. The thread scrolls to that message and highlights it.

## Hide your own prompts

Open the thread's **More options** menu and select **Collapse prompts** to leave only the replies on screen. The same item then reads **Show prompts**. The map follows: with prompts hidden it lists replies only.

## Read a finished thread end to end

Opening a thread from the **Threads** page gives a read-only view with a sticky header. It carries the same **Show prompts** and **Hide prompts** control, and a **Back** button to the list.

To carry on writing in that thread, select **Continue**.

## If it did not work

- No dots at the right edge: the thread has fewer than eight messages, or the window is too narrow.
- The map lists fewer entries than you expect: prompts are collapsed. Select **Show prompts**.
- Selecting an entry moves to the wrong place: reload the page so the message list re-measures.
- The read-only view will not accept a message: you are not the author of that thread. Use **Fork**. See [Fork a thread](/help/ai-studio/fork-a-thread).