# ⌘L adds selected code snippet to new chat instead of the current chat

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/l-adds-selected-code-snippet-to-new-chat-instead-of-the-current-chat/31741>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [December 2, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/l-adds-selected-code-snippet-to-new-chat-instead-of-the-current-chat/31741 "2024-12-02T14:53:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![yumaheymans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/yumaheymans/32/10501_2.png) [@yumaheymans](https://forum.cursor.com/u/yumaheymans)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/l-adds-selected-code-snippet-to-new-chat-instead-of-the-current-chat/31741/1 "2024-12-02T14:53:01Z")

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⌘L adds selected code snippet to new chat instead of the current chat, it used to be added to the current active chat, which makes way more sense because you can keep the context in which you’re already working

bug or new design decision?

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**Author:** ![deanrie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/deanrie/32/1263_2.png) [@deanrie](https://forum.cursor.com/u/deanrie)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/l-adds-selected-code-snippet-to-new-chat-instead-of-the-current-chat/31741/2 "2024-12-02T16:54:50Z")

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Hey check this:

> [@Collapse AI chat without creating/erasing prompt](https://forum.cursor.com/t/collapse-ai-chat-without-creating-erasing-prompt/31495/2):
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> Try the keyboard shortcut CMD + Y.

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**Author:** ![Midra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/midra/32/14233_2.png) [@Midra](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Midra)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/l-adds-selected-code-snippet-to-new-chat-instead-of-the-current-chat/31741/3 "2024-12-02T17:29:59Z")

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Same for me Ctrl + L starts new chat instead use Ctrl + Shift + L

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**Author:** ![yumaheymans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/yumaheymans/32/10501_2.png) [@yumaheymans](https://forum.cursor.com/u/yumaheymans)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/l-adds-selected-code-snippet-to-new-chat-instead-of-the-current-chat/31741/4 "2024-12-02T20:25:26Z")

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thanks but doesnt work on my end

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/l-adds-selected-code-snippet-to-new-chat-instead-of-the-current-chat/31741/5 "2026-06-18T10:20:49Z")

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