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# Open the compose box
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The Zulip compose box starts off closed by default. There are a number of
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ways to open the compose box.
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### Using the keyboard (recommended)
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All replies are to the message under the **blue box**.
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* **Reply**: `r` or `Enter`
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* **New private message**: `x`
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* **New topic**: `c`
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You can move the blue box around using the **arrow keys**, `j`, or `k`. You
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can close the compose box using `Esc`, or up/down arrow if the box is empty.
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### Using the mouse
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* Click on any message.
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* Click on **New topic**, **New private message**, or **Reply** at the
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bottom of the screen.
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## Why does Zulip close the compose box?
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The main reason is so that keyboard shortcuts work. It also gives more real
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estate to the message feed when you're reading messages.
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If you haven't done so already, try using `n` (next unread topic) and `r`
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(reply) to read and reply to messages, instead of using the mouse.
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This is one of our most contentious features, since it's so different from
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how other apps do things. We may eventually add an option to pin the
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compose box open. However, if you plan on using Zulip for more than an hour
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a day, we highly recommend learning the `n` and `r` keyboard shortcuts as
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soon as you can.
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