# Getting used to the orientation of the primary sidebar

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/getting-used-to-the-orientation-of-the-primary-sidebar/20>\
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**Created:** [August 22, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/getting-used-to-the-orientation-of-the-primary-sidebar/20 "2023-08-22T21:06:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/getting-used-to-the-orientation-of-the-primary-sidebar/20/18 "2024-08-14T14:07:59Z")

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Found a hack to get them both on the same side.

1. [Change the activity bar orientation to vertical](https://docs.cursor.com/get-started/migrate-from-vscode#why-is-the-activity-bar-in-cursor-horizontal)
2. Now you can drag the Chat from the sidepanel to the main panel
3. Revert the activity bar to horizontal  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/2X/8/8eae034ba65605066178ad9647b9ecef5ca4645a.jpeg)

Optional: Change the CMD+L Shortcut to not open the sidepanel anymore by adding this to `keybindings.json`

```json
[
    // Open a new AI chat and close the sidebar
    {
        "key": "cmd+l",
        "command": "runCommands",
        "args": {
            "commands": [
                "aichat.newchataction",
                "aichat.close-sidebar"
            ]
        }
    },
]

```

Would be great to see an official option to support the chat on the main sidebar like most VSCode things

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