zulip/help/include/reading-topics.md

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{tab|via-recent-conversations}

1. Open Recent conversations from the left sidebar or by pressing the Esc key.

2. Click on the name of a topic in the Topic column.

3. Read the topic, scrolling down with the mouse or by pressing PgDn.

4. If the topic is not of interest, you can mark all messages as read by jumping to the bottom with the Scroll to bottom () button or the End shortcut.

5. You can then click on another topic in the left sidebar, use the N key to go to the next unread topic, or go back to the Recent conversations view.

{tab|via-left-sidebar}

1. Click on the name of a stream in the left sidebar. You will see a list of the most recent unread topics in that stream.

2. Click on a topic in the left sidebar.

3. Read the topic, scrolling down with the mouse or by pressing PgDn.

4. If the topic is not of interest, you can mark all messages as read by jumping to the bottom with the Scroll to bottom () button or the End shortcut.

5. Click on the next topic in the left sidebar, or use the N key to go to the next unread topic.

6. To go to older unread topics, use the N key or click more topics to view.

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