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# Change the topic of a message
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By default, any user can change the topic of any message. This is useful for
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keeping messages organized even if some users are still learning how to use
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topics effectively.
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Organization administrators can
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[turn off community topic editing](/help/community-topic-edits), or turn off
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message editing entirely. See the
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[guide to message and topic editing](/help/configure-message-editing-and-deletion)
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for the details on when topic editing is allowed.
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2019-03-30 19:00:24 +01:00
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### Change the topic of a message
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{start_tabs}
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2018-09-16 17:23:45 +02:00
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{!message-actions-menu.md!}
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1. Select the first option. It may be called **View source / Edit topic**,
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or simply **Edit**. If it's called **View source**, then you are not
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allowed to edit the topic of that message.
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2. Edit the topic.
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3. A dropdown with three options will appear to the right:
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**Change only this message topic**, **Change later messages to this topic**, and
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**Change previous and following messages to this topic**. Pick the appropriate
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option.
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4. Click **Save**.
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{end_tabs}
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