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# Restrict editing of old messages and topics
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If you are an administrator of a Zulip organization, you can easily change the
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time limit that your realm's users have to change their messages after sending
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them. Alternatively, you can choose to disable message editing for your realm
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users.
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1. Click the cog (![cog](/static/images/help/cog.png)) in the upper right corner
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of the right sidebar.
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2. Select **Administration** from the dropdown menu that appears.
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![Administration dropdown](/static/images/help/administration.png)
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3. Upon clicking **Administration**, your view will be replaced with the
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**Administration** page. You will be located on the **Organization settings**
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tab by default.
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![Administration page](/static/images/help/admin-window.png)
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4. In the **Organizations settings** section, locate the **Users can edit old messages**
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checkbox and **Message edit limit in minutes (0 for no limit)** input field
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underneath it.
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![Message editing options](/static/images/help/message-editing-options.png)
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By default, user message editing is enabled for 10 minutes after sending.
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* **Users can edit old messages** - Uncheck this option if you wish to
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disable message editing. Upon doing so, the **Message edit limit in minutes (0 for no limit)**
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input field will be grayed out.
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![Message edit limit grayed out](/static/images/help/message-edit-limit-gray.png)
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* **Message edit limit in minutes (0 for no limit)** - If you enable message
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editing in your realm, you can restrict the time that realm users have to
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edit their messages. Simply input the time limit in minutes that you would
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like to set; for example, if you want to set a message edit time limit of 5
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minutes, enter **5** in the field.
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![Message edit limit for 5 minutes](/static/images/help/message-edit-limit-5.png)
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If you would like to disable the message editing time limit for your realm,
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enter **0** in the field. This enables users to edit their messages whenever
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they want.
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5. To save any changes you have made to your organization settings, click the
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blue **Save changes** button at the bottom of the **Organizations settings**
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section.
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![Organization settings Save changes](/static/images/help/organization-settings-save.png)
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