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# Send a private message
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Follow the following steps to send a new private message.
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## Open a new compose box for private messaging
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There are several ways to get a compose box for private messaging.
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### Fill out all the fields yourself
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1. If the compose box is not currently open, click the **New private message**
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button located near the bottom of the screen.
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The compose box will open, showing the **one or more people...** and
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**Compose your message here...** inputs.
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2. In the **one or more people...** field, input the username or email
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address of the user you want to privately message. When you begin
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typing an email address or username, autocomplete suggestions will
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appear.
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### Autopopulate private message addressee
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You can also compose a private message to someone using the user card. There
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are three ways to get to the user card.
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1. In the user list on the right sidebar, hover over the name of the user you
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want to privately message to reveal a down chevron (<i class="icon-vector-
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chevron-down"></i>) icon to the right of the user's name. Click on the {!down-
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chevron.md!}
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!!! tip ""
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You can search for a specific user by entering the user's name in
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the **Search users** input.
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2. Click on the @mention of someone in chat text.
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3. Click on the name of the author of a message.
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Once you have the user card displayed, select the **Send private message**
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option from the actions dropdown. This will open the compose box with the
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target user as the recipient.
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### Use a keyboard shortcut
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You can open a compose box with the addressee autopopulated if you press `R`
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while a message is highlighted, but the compose box is not open. You can close
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the compose box by pressing `Esc` or by clicking the x (<i class="icon-vector-
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remove"></i>) icon located at the top right corner of the compose box. Look
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[here](/help/keyboard-shortcuts) for more keyboard shortcuts.
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## View your private message history with a user and compose
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If you'd like to look at your message history with a user while you
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compose your message, do the following:
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1. In the user list on the right sidebar, click on the name of the user
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you want to privately message.
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!!! tip ""
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You can search for a specific user by entering the user's name in
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the **Search users** input.
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2. Upon clicking on the user's name, your view will be narrowed to your
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private message history with the selected user, and the compose box will be
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transformed to include the selected user's email address in the
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**one or more people...** field.
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## Compose and send the private message
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1. Once you have the private message compose box open, you can enter your
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message in the **Compose your message here...** field.
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2. Once you have finished completing your message and adding the recipients,
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you can now send your message to the specified user(s) by pressing the Enter
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key or clicking the **Send** button, depending on your settings.
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!!! tip ""
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Whether or not the **Press Enter to send** option is enabled, pressing
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`Ctrl` + `Enter` or `Tab` then `Enter` sends a message, while pressing
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`Shift` + `Enter` inserts a new line in your message.
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## Cancel a private message
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You can always cancel your message by clicking the x (<i
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class="icon-vector-remove"></i>) icon located at the top right corner of
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your compose box or pressing the `Esc` key.
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