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# Private Message
# Send a private message
Zulip allows users to send private messages to each other.
{!follow-steps.md!} send a new private message.
## There are two ways to send a Private Message:
1. Click the **New private message** button located in the compose box
at the bottom of your screen. The compose box will open, showing the
**one or more people...** and **Compose your message here...** inputs.
### Way 1:
![Private message](/static/images/help/private-box.png)
* To submit a new private message, first click on the `New Private
Message` button located at the bottom of your screen.
* The following box will be displayed
![New stream message](/static/images/help/private-box.png)
* In the **one or more people...** field, input the username or email
2. In the **one or more people...** field, input the username or email
address of the user you want to privately message. When you begin
typing an email address or username, autocomplete suggestions will
appear.
* If you attempt to input a nonexistent username or email address, an
error message will appear.
3. Enter your message in the **Compose your message here...** field.
### Way 2:
4. Once you have finished completing your message and adding the recipients,
you can now send your message to the specified user(s) by pressing the Enter
key or clicking the **Send** button, depending on your settings.
* You also can click on the **user's name** in the `USERS` panel on
the right and click on `down arrow` that gets visible when hovering
over the name and click on the option `Compose a private message to
<user's name>` and write the message in the compose box.
You can always discard your message by clicking the **x**
(<i class="icon-vector-remove"></i>) icon located at the top-right corner
of your compose box.
!!! tip ""
You can always cancel your message by clicking the x (<i
class="icon-vector-remove"></i>) icon located at the top-right corner of
your compose box or pressing the `Esc` key.