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# Getting started with Zulip
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Welcome to Zulip! Like any new tool, mastering Zulip will take some time,
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but once you get the hang of it, you'll never want to use another chat
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service again.
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## Understand
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Read our [guide to streams and topics](/help/about-streams-and-topics) to familiarize
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yourself with Zulip's conversation model.
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If this is your first time using Zulip, we recommend starting with the web
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or desktop experience.
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## Set up your account
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- [Set a profile picture](/help/change-your-profile-picture)
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- Get the [mobile and desktop apps](/apps)
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- [Browse and subscribe to streams](/help/browse-and-subscribe-to-streams)
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- [Configure your notifications](/#settings/notifications) to work the way
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you do. If you're joining a low traffic organization and aren't using the
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desktop app, consider sending all messages to email.
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- [Review your settings](/help/review-your-settings)
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## Basic workflows
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A few basic workflows are useful when getting oriented.
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### For reading
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- Use the left sidebar (or the `n` key) to review messages thread-by-thread.
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- Use the down arrow key (`↓`) to move the cursor to the next message.
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- Use the End key to mark all messages in the current view as read.
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### For writing
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- To reply to a message, click on it, or use `r` or `Enter` to reply to the
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message under the blue box.
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- When starting a new conversation, remember to start a new topic. Don't
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overthink it; the first 2-3 words that come to your mind are probably
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fine. Using topics may take some attention at the beginning, but after a
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few days of using Zulip it will feel like second nature.
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- It is totally normal to have 5 conversations happening in a stream at the
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same time; each on its own topic. So don't worry about interrupting; each
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conversation has its own space.
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- It is totally normal for conversations to last many hours or days, even in
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busy streams. Don't worry about replying long after a message is sent;
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everyone will see your reply in context.
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## Advanced
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- Master a few [keyboard shortcuts](/help/keyboard-shortcuts). Start
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with `n`, `↓`, `c`, and `Enter`, and use `?` for help.
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- Learn how to
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[format your messages](/help/format-your-message-using-markdown) using
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Markdown.
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