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# The Zulip browser window
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There are three major components the your Zulip browser window.
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## Central panel
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Some features for viewing, sending, or searching for messages are located in the
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central panel of your browser window.
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### Search bar
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The **search bar** is located at the top of the central panel. This feature
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allows you to narrow your view to show specific messages using
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[search constraints](/help/advanced-search-for-messages).
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!!! tip ""
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If your current filter is not the **Home** view, clicking on the home ((<i
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class="icon-vector-home"></i>) icon to the left of the search bar will also
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narrow your view to that of the **Home** view.
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### Message table
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The **message table** displays your messages in the middle of your browser
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window. Depending on your current filter or search constraints, certain messages
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that you have received will be hidden from the message table.
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### Compose box
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The **Compose box** is located under the message table. By default, the compose
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box consists of two buttons: **New stream message** and **New private message**.
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However, when either the **New stream message** or **New private message**
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button is clicked or when you are in the middle of composing a message, the
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compose box transforms to include:
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* **Stream**, **Topic**, and **Compose your message here...** inputs when you
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compose a [stream message](/help/send-a-stream-message).
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* **one or more people...** and **Compose your message here...** inputs when you
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compose a [private message](/help/send-a-private-message).
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## Left sidebar
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Located on the left side of your browser window, the **left sidebar** shows
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options for narrowing your view.
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### Preset filters
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Preset filters are located at the top of the left sidebar.
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* Clicking on the **Home** filter narrows your view to show all messages from
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unmuted streams that you're subscribed to as well as private messages that
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you have received.
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!!! tip ""
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If your current filter is not the **Home** view, clicking on the Zulip
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logo will also narrow your view to that of the **Home** view.
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* Clicking on the **Private messages** filter narrows your view to show all
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private messages that you have received.
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* Clicking on the **Starred messages** filter narrows your view to show all
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messages that you have [starred](/help/star-a-message).
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* Clicking on the **@-mentions** filter narrows your view to show all messages
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in which you were [mentioned](/help/at-mention-a-team-member).
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### Streams section
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Located below the preset filters, the **Streams** section shows all the streams
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that you are subscribed to.
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* There are two icons located next to the **Streams** section header:
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* Clicking the magnifying glass (<i class="icon-vector-search"></i>) icon
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reveals an input that allows you to search for streams.
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* Clicking the cog (<i class="icon-vector-cog"></i>) icon allows you to
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[navigate](/help/browse-and-join-streams#browse-streams) to the
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[Subscriptions](/#subscriptions) page.
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* Hovering over a stream in the **Streams** section reveals a
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chevron that allows you to modify the stream's settings when you click on it.
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* Clicking on a stream in the **Streams** section allows you to narrow your view
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to the stream's messages and view all topics in the stream.
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* Similarly, hovering over a topic in the **Streams** section reveals a
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down chevron (<i class="icon-vector-chevron-down"></i>) icon that allows you
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to modify the topic's settings when you click on it.
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## Right sidebar
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The **right sidebar** shows users in your Zulip organization and some
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configuration settings on the right side of the browser window.
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### Configuration settings
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You can access your configuration settings, such as **Settings**, by clicking the cog (<i
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class="icon-vector-cog"></i>) icon in the top right corner of the right sidebar.
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### Users section
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The **Users** section, also known as the **user list**, shows the statuses of
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all users in your organization.
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!!! tip ""
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The right sidebar is hidden on narrow screens. To display the user list on
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narrow screens, you can [configure](/help/move-the-users-list-to-the-left-sidebar)
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your user list to be displayed on the left sidebar.
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* You can search for specific users in the **Search people** input located
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directly under the **Users** section header.
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* Hovering over a user in the **Users** section reveals a down chevron (<i
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class="icon-vector-chevron-down"></i>) icon that allows you to perform several
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narrowing and message composing actions when you click on it.
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* Clicking on a user in the **Users** section allows you to narrow your view
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to your private messages with that particular user.
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