# View a message's edit history

By default, you can view the edit history of any edited messages that
you encounter.  Note, however, that Zulip allows an organization
administrator to
[disable message edit history](/help/disable-message-edit-history).

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3. Click on the **View edit history** option from the actions dropdown.

4. Upon clicking on the **View edit history** option, the **Message edit history**
modal will appear.

## Message edit history

![Message edit history modal](/static/images/help/message-edit-history.png)

The **Message edit history** modal shows all edits to a message, sorted from
earliest to latest.

Each entry in the **Message edit history** modal has the following properties:

1. Highlighted **differences** (additions in green, deletions in red) between
the previous message edit and the current version.

2. **Timestamp** of the message edit.

3. **Author** of the message edit.

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    To exit the **Message edit history** modal, simply click the x (<i
    class="icon-vector-remove"></i>) icon in the top right-hand corner or the
    **Close** button in the bottom right corner.