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# Reading strategies
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In Zulip, streams determine who gets a message. Topics tell you what
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the message is about. If you are not yet familiar with Zulip's topics,
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we recommend first reading about [channels and
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topics](/help/channels-and-topics).
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This article describes a few ways to efficiently read through messages
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in Zulip.
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## Conversation by conversation
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{!conversation-definition.md!}
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{!conversation-recommendation.md!}
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### Finding a conversation to read
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#### From the Inbox view
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{!inbox-intro.md!}
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{!inbox-instructions.md!}
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#### From Recent conversations
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{!recent-conversations.md!}
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#### From the left sidebar
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{!left-sidebar-conversations.md!}
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### Reading conversations
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{!reading-conversations.md!}
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### Following, muting and unmuting conversations
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You can improve your workflow for catching up on messages by taking advantage of
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[following topics](/help/follow-a-topic), as well as muting and unmuting
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[streams](/help/mute-a-stream) and [topics](/help/mute-a-topic). Some example
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workflows:
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{!followed-topic-workflows.md!}
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## Combined views
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### Combined feed
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{!combined-feed.md!}
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### Direct message feed
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You can see all your direct messages in one place.
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{start_tabs}
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{tab|desktop-web}
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1. Click on the **Direct message feed** (<i class="fa fa-align-right"></i>)
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icon next to **DIRECT MESSAGES** in the left sidebar.
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1. Read your direct messages, starting from your first unread message. You can
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scroll using your mouse, the arrow keys, <kbd>End</kbd>, or page up/down.
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1. You can click on a conversation in the left sidebar or a message recipient
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bar to view that conversation.
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!!! keyboard_tip ""
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Use the <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>P</kbd> keyboard shortcut to go to
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**Direct message feed**.
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{end_tabs}
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### Stream view
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Sometimes it's useful to scroll through all the messages in a stream,
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especially in situations where you just want a general idea of what's going
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on.
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{start_tabs}
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{tab|desktop-web}
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1. Find the stream you want to read in the left sidebar. If you don't see it
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right away, you can search for a stream by clicking on **STREAMS** in the
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left sidebar, or using the <kbd>Q</kbd> [keyboard
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shortcut](/help/keyboard-shortcuts).
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1. Click on the stream name in the left sidebar.
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1. Read messages in the stream, starting from your first unread message. You can
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scroll using your mouse, the arrow keys, <kbd>End</kbd>, or page up/down.
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1. You can click on a topic in the left sidebar or a message recipient bar to
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view that topic.
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{end_tabs}
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## Special views
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### Mentions
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The mentions view lets you quickly find all the places where you were
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[mentioned](/help/mention-a-user-or-group). Reviewing your mentions can be a
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good way to start your day.
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{!view-mentions.md!}
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### Starred messages
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You can [star messages](/help/star-a-message) that you plan to follow up on later.
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#### View starred messages
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{!view-starred-messages.md!}
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## Related articles
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* [Getting started with Zulip](/help/getting-started-with-zulip)
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* [Recent conversations](/help/recent-conversations)
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* [Searching for messages](/help/search-for-messages)
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* [Marking messages as read](/help/marking-messages-as-read)
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* [Marking messages as unread](/help/marking-messages-as-unread)
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