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Use conversation history without confusing it with the live screen

Saved explanations preserve useful context. Learn when to replay an annotation, when to continue a conversation, and when to show a fresh source.

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A conversation is easier to revisit when the explanation keeps its context. “Look at this part” is not very useful later unless you can also understand what “this” referred to. Saved screen context and annotations help preserve that connection.

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Saved context and the current screenThe saved view preserves the earlier explanation. The current view needs its own observation before new work.SavedSource + explanation▶ReplayNowFresh observation
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    Return to the source

    Use the saved context to understand the original question.

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    Replay the explanation

    Revisit the annotation sequence without sending app input.

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    Continue with current evidence

    Show the present document or window before asking for another action.

The saved view preserves the earlier explanation. The current view needs its own observation before new work.

Save the relationship, not only the words

Imagine an explanation of a chart that refers to a dip, a recovery, and a comparison period. A text transcript alone may preserve those words while losing the specific points that were highlighted. Keeping the relevant screen context and annotation sequence makes the explanation easier to reconstruct. You can follow the same relationship rather than guessing which feature the speaker meant.

Rayito treats history as preserved conversations rather than a collection of lessons. That matters because a useful interaction might be a quick question, a planning discussion, or help with an app. The record should reflect the conversation you had, including its visible context where saved, without requiring every exchange to fit an instructional format.

Use replay for review, not for repeating actions

Replaying an annotation lets you revisit an explanation on its saved source. It does not inject the clicks or typing that originally formed part of a task. This distinction is important when reviewing something consequential: seeing how a task was explained is not permission to execute it again.

A replay can also reveal where your understanding changed. Pause at the step that introduced a new term or connected two values. Restate the relationship in your own words, then continue. If the explanation still feels unclear, use that precise point as the next question rather than asking for the entire answer again.

Refresh the evidence before continuing

The saved view may be a different version of the document now open on your Mac. Rows can move, values can change, and controls can disappear. When continuing a conversation, bring the present source into view and say what has changed. The old discussion can supply context, while the new screen supplies evidence for the next step.

For an app action, that difference is especially important. A button identified in an earlier capture is not automatically the correct target today. Let the companion inspect the selected window again. If a previous action had an uncertain outcome, check what actually happened before asking to continue; replaying the conversation does not resolve that uncertainty by itself.

A question to try

“Continue from this explanation, but use the updated chart that is now on screen.”

Give separate topics room to stay separate

A long conversation can contain unrelated requests. Rayito supports keeping topics in separate history conversations, while brief replies can remain attached to the question they answer. When returning to old work, choose the conversation whose context you actually need. If you are starting something different, say so clearly. This keeps a useful reference from becoming a confusing mixture of old assumptions, current plans, and unrelated screenshots.