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Reading strategies
In Zulip, streams determine who gets a message. Topics tell you what the message is about. If you are not yet familiar with Zulip's topics, we recommend first reading about streams and topics.
This article details a few ways to efficiently read through messages in Zulip.
Topic by topic
Like your email inbox, for most users, Zulip works best if you read it topic-by-topic.
Finding a topic to read
From Recent topics
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From the list of streams
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Reading topics
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Stream view
Sometimes it's useful to scroll through all the messages in a stream, especially in situations where you just want a general idea of what's going on.
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Click on a stream name in the left sidebar, and scroll using your mouse, the arrow keys,
End
, or page up/down. -
Click on a topic to narrow to messages from that topic.
You can also search for a stream by clicking on STREAMS in the
left sidebar, or using the q
keyboard
shortcut.
All messages
If you're all caught up, it can be useful to have a single place to keep track of all messages coming in.
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Click on All messages near the top left corner of the app, or hit
a
. -
You can use
s
(narrow to stream) orS
(narrow to topic) to zoom in, anda
to get back to All messages.
Starring messages for later
You can star messages that you've seen and would like to reply to later.
Related articles
- Getting started with Zulip
- Recent topics
- Search for streams, topics, or messages.