Conversation Sidebar
The sidebar in Amplify provides quick access to your conversations, folders, and account settings. The default view you will see is the conversation sidebar which contains the interface for creating and organizing conversations. In this article, we will review:
- The conversation panel options
- Create and edit chats and folders
- Search conversations

Create Chats & Custom Folders
Organize your chats and folders:
- New Chat: Starts a fresh conversation, automatically sorted by creation date.
- New Folder: Create custom folders to organize chats your way.
- Drag & Drop: Move chats into folders for easy management.
Search Conversations
Find specific conversations quickly by searching for words and phrases within your conversations.
Conversations
The Conversations section displays your past chats, organized by date or custom folders. You can expand or collapse entries to view specific discussions and quickly resume previous conversations.
Editing Folders & Conversations
You can edit and customize your folders and conversation by selecting the one you want to edit and choosing from the options that appear.

Close The Sidebar
To minimize the sidebar you can use the close button to the upper right of the sidebar window.
Questions or Issues?
For any questions or issues related to Amplify, please submit a ticket by selecting the Report Issue button found on the Amplify GenAI Issue page located in the ITS service catalog, under Teaching, Learning, & Research.
Acknowledgement
Initial documentation structure, text, and images were provided by the Amplify open source GitHub repository (Vanderbilt, 2025, and 40AU), and parts have been modified by Carleton College.