ChatGPT Message Tree User Guide

This guide will help you understand all the features of ChatGPT Message Tree and teach you how to make the most of these features to enhance your ChatGPT experience.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

After installing and activating ChatGPT Message Tree, you can immediately start using it to enhance your ChatGPT experience. Here are the basic steps to get started:

First Use

  1. Open the ChatGPT website
  2. After the page loads, you'll see the ChatGPT Message Tree panel on the right
  3. Start a conversation with ChatGPT, and the tree menu will automatically generate and update
ChatGPT Message Tree interface overview

Interface Overview

The main interface of ChatGPT Message Tree includes the following elements:

  • Tree Menu Panel: Displays the hierarchical structure of your conversation, defaulting to the right side
  • Control Bar: Contains various function buttons like collapse/expand, move, hide, etc.
  • Settings Button: Used to access ChatGPT Message Tree's settings options

Tip: You can reposition the tree menu by clicking the move icon on the control bar and then dragging the panel to any location on the screen.

Tree Menu Navigation

The tree menu is the core feature of ChatGPT Message Tree. It automatically generates a hierarchical structure from your ChatGPT conversations, making navigation simple.

How to Use the Tree Menu

  1. As you converse with ChatGPT, the tree menu automatically updates to reflect the conversation structure
  2. Each tree node represents a section of the conversation (question or answer)
  3. Click any node to immediately jump to the corresponding part of the conversation
  4. Parent nodes can be expanded or collapsed to show or hide child nodes
Tree menu navigation

Tree Menu Structure

The tree menu organizes content as follows:

  • Root Node: Represents the entire conversation
  • First-Level Nodes: Represent your questions
  • Second-Level Nodes: Represent ChatGPT's answers
  • Third-Level and Below: Represent subsections within answers, such as headings, lists, etc.

Customizing the Tree Menu

You can customize the tree menu in the following ways:

  • Adjust Width: Drag the menu edge to adjust its width
  • Change Position: Use the move function to place the menu anywhere on the screen
  • Set Default Expansion Level: Configure the default number of expanded levels in settings

Note: The tree menu automatically analyzes the structure of ChatGPT responses, but for very long or complex responses, it may take a few seconds to complete the analysis.

Collapsible Sections

The collapsible sections feature allows you to collapse and expand different parts of the conversation, helping you focus on important content and reduce visual clutter.

How to Collapse and Expand Content

  1. In the tree menu, each node has a collapse/expand icon (triangle) next to it
  2. Click this icon to collapse or expand all child nodes of that node
  3. After collapsing a node, the corresponding content in the conversation will also collapse
  4. Click again to expand collapsed content
Collapsible sections

Batch Collapsing and Expanding

You can use the following methods to collapse or expand multiple sections at once:

  • Collapse All: Click the "Collapse All" button on the control bar
  • Expand All: Click the "Expand All" button on the control bar
  • Collapse to Specific Level: Select the "Collapse to Level" option in settings

Auto-Collapse

ChatGPT Message Tree provides auto-collapse features that can automatically collapse certain content based on your preferences:

  • Auto-Collapse Long Answers: Automatically collapses answers exceeding a set length
  • Auto-Collapse Code Blocks: Automatically collapses all code blocks
  • Auto-Collapse Lists: Automatically collapses long lists

You can enable or disable these auto-collapse options in settings.

Tip: For long conversations, using the collapse feature can reduce scrolling and improve readability. This is especially useful when you need to reference earlier questions while collapsing intermediate content.

Mind Map

Generate a mind map based on the tree menu, which can be edited and exported.

Movable & Hideable

ChatGPT Message Tree allows you to freely move the tree menu panel or completely hide it when not needed for a more flexible user experience.

Moving the Tree Menu

  1. Click the move icon (four-way arrow) on the control bar
  2. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the panel to any location on the screen
  3. Release the mouse button to place the panel
Moving the tree menu

Hiding and Showing the Tree Menu

You can hide or show the tree menu in the following ways:

  • Using the Button: Click the eye icon on the control bar to hide the panel; when hidden, a small tab appears at the screen edge—click it to show the panel again
  • Using Keyboard Shortcut: Press Ctrl + B to toggle the panel's visibility

Adjusting Panel Size

You can resize the panel by dragging its edges:

  1. Hover over the panel edge until the cursor becomes a double-headed arrow
  2. Hold down the left mouse button and drag to adjust the size
  3. Release the mouse button to confirm the new size

Saving Position and Size

ChatGPT Message Tree automatically remembers the last used panel position and size, restoring these settings the next time you open ChatGPT. You can also save the current layout as the default in settings.

Note: If you use multiple browser windows or tabs to access ChatGPT, each window or tab can have different panel position and size settings.

Fullscreen Selection

The fullscreen selection feature allows you to focus on specific parts of the conversation in fullscreen mode, providing a distraction-free reading experience.

Entering Fullscreen Mode

  1. Select the node you want to view in fullscreen from the tree menu
  2. Click the fullscreen icon on the control bar
  3. The selected content will display in fullscreen mode
Fullscreen selection

Navigating in Fullscreen Mode

In fullscreen mode, you can:

  • Scroll: Use the mouse wheel or keyboard arrow keys to scroll through content
  • Zoom: Use Ctrl + + and Ctrl + - to adjust text size
  • Switch Nodes: Use the navigation buttons at the top of the screen to switch between adjacent nodes

Exiting Fullscreen Mode

You can exit fullscreen mode by:

  • Clicking the exit fullscreen button in the top-right corner of the screen
  • Pressing the Esc key

Uses of Fullscreen Mode

Fullscreen mode is particularly useful for:

  • Reading long, complex explanations
  • Focusing on code examples
  • Viewing detailed tables or charts
  • Making presentations or taking screenshots

Tip: In fullscreen mode, you can still use the browser's search function (Ctrl + F) to find specific content.

Widescreen Mode

Widescreen mode allows you to expand ChatGPT's workspace to utilize the full screen width, especially beneficial for large displays and widescreen devices.

Enabling Widescreen Mode

  1. Click the widescreen mode icon on the control bar
  2. ChatGPT's conversation area will expand to a wider width
  3. The tree menu will automatically adjust its position
Widescreen mode

Customizing Widescreen Settings

You can customize widescreen mode behavior in settings:

  • Maximum Width: Set the maximum width for the conversation area
  • Auto-Enable: Set whether to automatically enable widescreen mode when opening ChatGPT
  • Maintain Tree Menu Position: Set whether to maintain the tree menu's position when switching widescreen mode

Advantages of Widescreen Mode

Widescreen mode offers the following advantages:

  • Reduces line wrapping for long code lines, making code easier to read
  • Improves display of tables and charts
  • Provides more spacious reading area
  • Allows side-by-side display of more content

Note: On small-screen devices, widescreen mode may cause content to overflow the screen. In such cases, you may need to scroll horizontally to see all content.

Export Features

ChatGPT Message Tree allows you to export conversation content in multiple formats for easy sharing, reference, or documentation.

Exporting Entire Conversations

  1. Click the export icon on the control bar
  2. Select the export format from the popup menu
  3. Choose whether to export the entire conversation or just selected parts
  4. Click the "Export" button
Export features

Supported Export Formats

ChatGPT Message Tree supports the following export formats:

  • PDF (.pdf): Suitable for printing and formal documents
  • Image (.png): Mind map
  • JSON (.json): Structured data, suitable for program processing

Exporting Selected Parts

You can export only specific parts of the conversation:

  1. Select the node to export from the tree menu
  2. Right-click the node
  3. Select "Export Selected Part"
  4. Choose the export format
  5. Click the "Export" button

Export Settings

You can customize export options in settings:

  • Include Timestamps: Include timestamps for each message in exported files
  • Include Metadata: Include additional information about the conversation, such as model used, date, etc.
  • Custom CSS: Add custom styles for HTML exports
  • Default Export Format: Set the default export format

Tip: For code-intensive conversations, we recommend using Markdown or HTML format exports to preserve code formatting and syntax highlighting.

Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues while using ChatGPT Message Tree, here are some common problems and their solutions.

Tree Menu Not Displaying

If the tree menu is not displaying, try the following solutions:

  1. Ensure you are visiting www.chatgpt.com
  2. Refresh the page
  3. Press Ctrl + B to manually show the tree menu
  4. Check if the extension is enabled (in the browser's extension management page)
  5. Disable other ChatGPT extensions that may conflict
  6. Reinstall ChatGPT Message Tree

Tree Menu Not Parsing Correctly

If the tree menu is not correctly parsing conversation structure, try:

  1. Refreshing the page
  2. Increasing the parsing delay time in settings
  3. Checking if other extensions are modifying ChatGPT's DOM structure
  4. For particularly long or complex conversations, longer parsing time may be needed

Performance Issues

If you experience performance issues (such as lag or high CPU usage), try:

  1. Disabling auto-collapse features in settings
  2. Reducing the default expansion level of the tree menu
  3. For very long conversations, consider using ChatGPT's "Clear Conversation" feature to start a new one
  4. Closing unnecessary browser tabs and applications

Export Function Issues

If the export function is not working, try:

  1. Using a different export format
  2. Ensuring your browser allows file downloads
  3. For large conversations, try exporting in parts
  4. Checking if you have sufficient disk space

Login Issues

If you encounter login-related issues, try:

  1. Ensuring you've correctly entered the email used during payment
  2. Checking if the verification code email was filtered to spam
  3. Contacting info@chatgptmessagetree.com for assistance

Resetting ChatGPT Message Tree

If other methods don't work, you can try completely resetting ChatGPT Message Tree:

  1. Uninstall ChatGPT Message Tree from your browser's extension management page
  2. Clear browser cache and cookies (especially those related to www.chatgpt.com)
  3. Reinstall ChatGPT Message Tree
  4. Log in again

Tip: If you need further assistance, email info@chatgptmessagetree.com with a detailed description of the issue, browser version, and operating system information.