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# Left sidebar
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The left sidebar in the Zulip web and desktop apps helps you navigate your
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conversations. It has three main sections:
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- **Views** provide various ways to get an overview of your messages.
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- The **direct messages** section shows your [direct
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message](/help/direct-messages) conversations.
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- The **channels** section shows the [channels](/help/introduction-to-channels)
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you are subscribed to.
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You can customize how channels are organized within the **channels**
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section by:
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- [Pinning channels](/help/pin-a-channel) so that they appear in the top section.
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- [Changing channel colors](/help/change-the-color-of-a-channel).
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- [Configuring](/help/manage-inactive-channels) whether inactive channels are
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sorted at the bottom.
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You can also [configure](#configure-where-channel-links-in-the-left-sidebar-go)
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where clicking on channel links in the left sidebar takes you.
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## Adjust what information is shown
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There are many ways you can adjust the left sidebar to help you focus on the
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information you need in the moment.
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### Expand or collapse the views section
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{start_tabs}
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1. Click the triangle to the left of **VIEWS** in the left sidebar.
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{end_tabs}
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### Expand or collapse the direct messages section
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{start_tabs}
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1. Click the triangle to the left of **DIRECT MESSAGES** in the left sidebar.
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{end_tabs}
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### Show more direct message conversations
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{start_tabs}
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1. If the **DIRECT MESSAGES** section in the left sidebar is collapsed, click the triangle to the
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left of **DIRECT MESSAGES** to expand it.
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1. Click **more conversations** at the bottom of the list of recent DM conversations.
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!!! tip ""
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To return to the channel list in the left sidebar, click **back to channels**.
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{end_tabs}
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### Show all topics in a channel
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{start_tabs}
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1. Click on a channel in the left sidebar.
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1. Click **show all topics** at the bottom of the list of recent topics in the
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selected channel.
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!!! tip ""
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To return to the channel list in the left sidebar, click **BACK TO
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CHANNELS**.
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{end_tabs}
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### Hide or show the left sidebar
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{start_tabs}
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1. Above the left sidebar, click the <i class="fa fa-reorder"></i> icon.
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{end_tabs}
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## Configure where channel links in the left sidebar go
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{!configure-channel-links.md!}
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## Related articles
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* [Reading strategies](/help/reading-strategies)
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* [Configuring unread message counters](/help/configure-unread-message-counters)
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* [Inbox](/help/inbox)
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* [Recent conversations](/help/recent-conversations)
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* [Combined feed](/help/combined-feed)
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* [Channel feed](/help/channel-feed)
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* [View your mentions](/help/view-your-mentions)
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* [Star a message](/help/star-a-message)
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