zulip/templates/zerver/help/send-a-private-message.md

Private Message

Zulip allows users to send private messages to each other.

There are two ways to send a Private Message:

Way 1:

• To submit a new private message, first click on the New Private Message button located at the bottom of your screen.

• The following box will be displayed

• In the one or more people... field, input the username or email address of the user you want to privately message. When you begin typing an email address or username, autocomplete suggestions will appear.

• If you attempt to input a nonexistent username or email address, an error message will appear.

Way 2:

• You also can click on the user's name in the USERS panel on the right and click on down arrow that gets visible when hovering over the name and click on the option Compose a private message to <user's name> and write the message in the compose box.

You can always discard your message by clicking the x () icon located at the top-right corner of your compose box.