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# Change the topic of a message
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You can easily change the topic of a message by following the following steps.
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{!message-actions.md!} the pencil
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(<i class="icon-vector-pencil"></i>) icon to begin editing your
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message.
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2. In the field labeled **Topic**, enter the new topic name for your message.
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3. Once you begin typing in the **Topic** field, you will notice that a dropdown
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appears to the right of the **Topic** field with the **Change only this message topic**
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option selected by default. Click the dropdown to view all options for editing
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your message's topic.
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* **Change only this message topic**
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This option only changes the topic of the message that you have selected.
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!!! tip ""
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You may want to select this option if you sent the message to the
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wrong topic.
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* **Change later messages to this topic**
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This option changes the topic of the selected message as well
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as the topic of any messages under the same topic that were
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sent after the selected message.
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!!! tip ""
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You may want to select this option if you feel that some of your
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messages have gone off-topic.
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* **Change previous and following messages to this topic**
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This option changes the topic of the selected message as well
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as any messages under the same topic that were sent before and
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after the selected message.
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!!! tip ""
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You may want to select this option to change the topic for all
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messages with the same topic.
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5. After choosing your desired option from the dropdown, click the **Save**
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button under the box containing the message's contents.
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6. After clicking **Save**, the topic of your edited message(s) will change, and
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the message(s) will be marked with **(EDITED)**, confirming the success of the
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topic change.
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