> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How do I start a new chat or return to a past one?

> Use the New chat button and Recent chats menu in the Hero panel header — your active chat follows you across dashboard pages, past chats stay saved in Recent chats, and each person's chats are private.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * Your chat stays with you as you move between dashboard pages. A full page reload starts a fresh chat panel — but your previous conversation isn't lost, just reopen it from the **Recent chats** menu.
  * Chats are private to you. You only ever see your own Hero conversations, never another staff member's.
  * A new chat is auto-titled from your first message. Use the **+** button to start fresh, and the **Recent chats** menu to reopen, rename, or delete an earlier one.
  * You can stop a reply while Hero is still writing (the Send button becomes a **Stop** button), and stop an auto-continuing sequence with its **Stop** link.
</Note>

Everything you need to manage conversations sits in the panel header.

## Starting and reopening chats

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start a new chat">
    Click the **+** (New chat) button at the top-left of the panel. Hero names the chat automatically from your first message, so you don't have to title it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Reopen a past chat">
    Click the chat title next to the **+** button to open the **Recent chats** menu, then pick a conversation. Each entry shows its title and how long ago it was last used.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Your chat follows you

Hero keeps your active conversation as you navigate to other dashboard pages. A full browser reload starts a new, empty chat instead — but your earlier conversation is still saved, so reopen it from the **Recent chats** menu. Because each person's chats are tied to their own account, your teammates can't read yours and you can't read theirs.

## Renaming and deleting chats

In the **Recent chats** menu, hover a conversation (or focus it with the keyboard) to reveal a rename and a delete control on that row. Rename swaps the auto-generated title for your own — type a new name and confirm. Delete removes the chat and shows a brief **Undo**, so an accidental removal is easy to reverse.

## Stopping Hero mid-reply

While Hero is composing an answer, the **Send** button turns into a **Stop** button — click it to end the reply early. If Hero is working through a step-by-step sequence, an **Auto-continuing…** line appears with its own **Stop** link so you can halt the series.

**Related:** [What is Ask Hero and where do I find it?](/club/ask-hero/what-is-ask-hero) · [How do I ask Hero questions about my club's data?](/club/ask-hero/ask-hero-about-your-data) · [What happens when Hero prepares a change?](/club/ask-hero/how-hero-proposals-work)