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Reply to a message
There are three ways to reply to a message in Zulip.
Click on a message
To reply to a message, click on it. A message compose box will appear with the Stream (outlined in red below) and Topic (outlined in green below) fields autofilled to match the message you clicked on.
You can type your reply in the Compose your message here... field. Learn about formatting messages here.
The chevron icon
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- Select the Reply option from the dropdown to reply to the selected message. A message compose box will appear with the Stream (outlined in red below) and Topic (outlined in green below) fields autofilled to match the message you selected.
You can then type your reply in the Compose your message here... field.
The r hotkey
On the Zulip home screen, you will notice a blue box around one of the messages on your screen.
This box indicates which message is currently highlighted. It is found on the home screen, in all streams, in your private messages, in your starred messages, and in your @-mentions.
You can change which message is highlighted by scrolling or
using the arrow or j and k keys on your keyboard.
Pressing the r key on your keyboard will open a message compose
box to type your reply in.
This box will appear with the Stream (outlined in red below)
and Topic (outlined in green below) fields
autofilled to match the message that you highlighted.
You can then type your reply in the Compose your message here... field.
Discard your reply
At any time you can discard your reply by clicking the x
() icon located at the top-right corner
of the messaging box or by pressing the esc key on your keyboard.
This message will be saved as a draft if you wish to restore it later.
Learn more about this here.