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## Editing past messages
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Note: Editing topic titles is discussed in a separate answer.
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Zulip allows you to easily edit the content of your messages after they have been posted.
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You can do this by hovering your mouse over the message and:
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* Clicking on the pencil icon  at the end of the message.
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* Clicking on the down-chevron  near the upper right corner
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of the message.
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Clicking either one of those icons will give you editing options.
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### Time Limit
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Depending on your organization settings, Zulip may be configured with a time limit within which you may edit a message,
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e.g. 10 minutes. As soon as that limit has passed, the little pencil
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 changes to a file icon
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<img src="/static/images/help/file.png" width = "18">. Depending on the configuration, clicking on it might allow you
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to change the topic, like shown in this message:
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<img src="/static/images/help/message_time_limit_passed.png" width="480">
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### Deleting Messages
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You cannot entirely delete a message. When you remove all the text of a message and save it,
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Zulip will automatically insert a "(deleted)" into your message.
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The fact that there was once a message there will still be
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evident, and the time stamp of the original posting date and time
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will still be shown.
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### Editing Visibility
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After you have edited a message, `(EDITED)` appears over the
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message and to the right of your name. It is visible to everyone.
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