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help center: Update "Message a stream by email" to reflect new UI. 

Updates the documentation to reflect recent changes to the UI.

Fixes #23471.
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{!select-stream-view-general.md!}
1. Copy the stream email address under **Email address**.
1. Click **Generate email address** under **Email address**.
1. Toggle the configuration options as desired.
1. Click **Copy address** to add the stream email address to your clipboard.
1. Send an email to that address.
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## Configuration options
The options below control which parts of the email are included in the
Zulip message. To add a configuration option, add it right before the `@`
in the email address.
Zulip message.
For example, if the stream email address is
`general.abcd1234@example.zulipchat.com`, you can add the first two options
below by sending email to
`general.abcd1234.show-sender.include-footer@example.zulipchat.com` instead.
* **.show-sender**: Adds `From: <Sender email address>` to
* **The sender's email address**: Adds `From: <Sender email address>` to
the top of the Zulip message.
* **.include-footer**: By default, Zulip tries to automatically remove some footer
text (like signatures). With this option, Zulip will include all footers.
* **Email footers**: By default, Zulip tries to automatically remove some footer
text (like signatures). With this option enabled, Zulip will include all footers.
* **.include-quotes**: In many email clients, when you reply to a message
* **Quoted original email**: In many email clients, when you reply to a message
(e.g. a message notification email), a copy of the original message is
automatically added to the bottom of your reply. By default, Zulip tries
to remove that copied message. With this option, Zulip will include it.
to remove that copied message. With this option enabled, Zulip will include it.
* **.prefer-html**: The body of an email is typically encoded using
* **Use html encoding**: The body of an email is typically encoded using
one or both of two common formats: plain text (`text/plain`) and
HTML (`text/html`). Zulip supports constructing the Zulip message
content using either (converting HTML to Markdown for the HTML
format). By default, Zulip will prefer using the plain text version
of an email over the converted HTML version if both are present.
This option overrides that behavior to prefer the HTML version
Enabling this option overrides that behavior to prefer the HTML version
instead.
* **.prefer-text**: Similar to `.prefer-html`, but explicitly asks
Zulip to prefer the plain text version of the email if both are
present (the current default behavior).
## Related articles
* [Using Zulip via email](/help/using-zulip-via-email)