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# View a message's edit history
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2017-07-16 19:11:12 +02:00
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By default, you can view the edit history of any edited messages that
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you encounter. Note, however, that Zulip allows an organization
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administrator to
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[disable message edit history](/help/disable-message-edit-history).
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{!message-actions.md!}
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{!down-chevron.md!}
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3. Click on the **View edit history** option from the actions dropdown.
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4. Upon clicking on the **View edit history** option, the **Message edit history**
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modal will appear.
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## Message edit history
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The **Message edit history** modal shows all edits to a message, sorted from
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earliest to latest.
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Each entry in the **Message edit history** modal has the following properties:
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1. Highlighted **differences** (additions in green, deletions in red) between
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the previous message edit and the current version.
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2. **Timestamp** of the message edit.
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3. **Author** of the message edit.
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!!! tip ""
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To exit the **Message edit history** modal, simply click the x (<i
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class="icon-vector-remove"></i>) icon in the top right-hand corner or the
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**Close** button in the bottom right corner.
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