# Change the stream description

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Streams descriptions are displayed when viewing the stream in the
web and desktop apps, and can be used to explain the purpose of a
stream and link to usage guidelines, resources, or related streams.

Stream descriptions support Zulip's standard [Markdown
formatting][markdown-formatting], with the exception that image
previews are disabled.

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1. Select a stream.

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1. Click the **pencil** (<i class="fa fa-pencil"></i>)
   to the right of the stream name. Enter a new description.

{!save-changes.md!}

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{!update-stream-auto-notification.md!}

[markdown-formatting]: /help/format-your-message-using-markdown