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# Starting a New Chat

The **New Chat** button is gone. Instead there are three equivalent ways to start fresh, depending on where you are:

* **From Home** — just type in the prompt box. Qolaba opens a new chat automatically.
* **From anywhere** — click the **＋** icon next to Chat in the left rail.
* **Keyboard shortcut** — `⌘⇧O` on Mac, `Ctrl⇧O` on Windows/Linux (unchanged).

#### Before

![Orange New Chat button in the top left of the old chat sidebar](/files/f15911071e0487da1c90f14fd9a89f984ec199b1)

Old: a dedicated button — easy to find, but it meant navigating to the Chat page first.

#### After

![New chat — no standalone New Chat button, but the Home prompt box and the + icon in the sidebar both start new chats](/files/571ceb5a3c31fc62daf6bb6b757107a640630179)

New: start a chat from Home (most common) or tap + in the rail. You never need to be "inside" Chat to begin a conversation.