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# Change the stream description
{!admin-only.md!}
Streams descriptions are displayed when viewing the stream in the
web and desktop apps, and can be used to explain the purpose of a
stream and link to usage guidelines, resources, or related streams.
Stream descriptions support Zulip's standard [Markdown
formatting][markdown-formatting], with the exception that image
previews are disabled.
{start_tabs}
{relative|stream|all}
1. Select a stream.
{!select-stream-view-general.md!}
1. Click the **pencil** (<i class="fa fa-pencil"></i>)
to the right of the stream name. Enter a new description.
{!save-changes.md!}
!!! tip ""
Use [Markdown formatting][markdown-formatting] to include a link to a
website, Zulip [message][message-link], or [topic][topic-link] in the
stream description: `[link text](URL)`.
{end_tabs}
{!automated-notice-stream-event.md!}
[markdown-formatting]: /help/format-your-message-using-markdown
[message-link]: /help/link-to-a-message-or-conversation#get-a-link-to-a-specific-message
[topic-link]:
/help/link-to-a-message-or-conversation#get-a-link-to-a-specific-topic