zulip/templates/zerver/help/view-information-about-a-message.md

# View information about a message

{!follow-steps.md!} to view more information about a message.

1. Locate the message you want to learn more about in your view.

2. Click on the name of the user that sent the message; the message sender's
name turns blue upon hover.

3. Upon clicking on the message sender's name, a tooltip will appear with
more information about the message.

## Information about a message

![Message info](/static/images/help/message-info.png)

1. The **Message to stream** section describes which stream the message was sent
to.

    In this example, the message was sent to the **Denmark** stream.

2. The **Sent by** section displays the username and email address of the
message sender.

    In this example, **King Hamlet** sent the message. His email address is
    **hamlet@zulip.com**.

3. This **Timestamp** section shows the exact date and time at which the message
was sent.

    In this example, the message was sent at **December 20, 2016** at
    **8:23:20 A.M. PST (UTC -8)**.

4. Clicking the **Send a private message** link allows you to directly send a
private message to the message sender.

    In this example, clicking on the link transforms your messaging box to send
    a private message to **King Hamlet**.

5. Clicking the **Narrow to private message** link narrows your view to display
all private messages exchanged between the message sender and you by using the
search operator `pm-with`.

    In this example, clicking on the link transforms your view to show all
    private messages exchanged between **King Hamlet** and you by using the
    search operator `pm-with:hamlet@zulip.com`.

6. Clicking the **Narrow to messages sent by** link narrows your view to display
all messages the message sender sent to streams that you're subscribed to and
private group chats you're both in using the search operator by `sender`.

    In this example, clicking on the link transforms your view to show all
    messages sent by **King Hamlet** sent to public streams you're subscribed to
    as well as private group chats you're both in by using the search operator
    `sender:hamlet@zulip.com`.