# View messages from a user

You can view your private message history with a particular user by following
the following steps.

!!! warn ""
    **Note**: Your private message history will not include messages sent in
    group private messages.

1. Click on the name of the user that you want to see your messages with, in the
user's list located in the right sidebar.

2. Upon clicking on the user's name, your view will be narrowed to all of your
private messages with the selected user.

!!! tip ""
    You can also view your private message history with a particular user by
    entering the search operator `pm-with:(user's email address)` in the search
    bar.