Marking messages as unread

import {Steps, TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";

import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro"; import KeyboardTip from "../../components/KeyboardTip.astro"; import ZulipTip from "../../components/ZulipTip.astro"; import GoToRecentConversations from "../include/_GoToRecentConversations.mdx"; import MessageActionsMenu from "../include/_MessageActionsMenu.mdx"; import MessageLongPressMenu from "../include/_MessageLongPressMenu.mdx";

import FollowIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/follow"; import MoreVerticalIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/more-vertical"; import MuteIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/mute";

Zulip lets you manually mark messages as unread. Specifically, Zulip offers a Mark as unread from here option, which lets you mark the selected message and all newer messages in your current view as unread.

There are many ways to use this feature, including:

When you don't have time to read a conversation carefully, or to follow up on action items, mark messages as unread to return to them later.
You can mark messages as unread when you subscribe to a channel. This makes it convenient to review all the recent conversations in that channel.
Mark the results of your search as unread to review them at leisure.

Mark as unread from selected message

  1. Click **Mark as unread from here**.
</FlattenedSteps>

<KeyboardTip>
  You can also mark messages as unread by selecting a message, and using the
  <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>U</kbd> shortcut.
</KeyboardTip>

</TabItem> <TabItem label="Mobile"> <FlattenedSteps> <MessageLongPressMenu />

  1. Tap **Mark as unread from here**.
</FlattenedSteps>

</TabItem> </Tabs>

Mark all messages in a topic or channel as unread

<Tabs> <TabItem label="Via left sidebar"> <Steps> 1. Hover over a topic or channel in the left sidebar. 1. Click on the **ellipsis** (<MoreVerticalIcon />). 1. Click **Mark all messages as unread**. This option will appear only if all messages in the topic or channel are currently marked as read. </Steps>

<ZulipTip>
  You can also mark all messages in your current view as unread by
  jumping to the top with the <kbd>Home</kbd> key, and marking as unread
  [from the first message](#mark-as-unread-from-selected-message).
</ZulipTip>

</TabItem> <TabItem label="Via recent conversations"> <FlattenedSteps> <GoToRecentConversations />

  1. Hover over a topic.
  1. Click on the **ellipsis** (<MoreVerticalIcon />) next to the unread messages counter. You may
     need to hover over the indicator icon for a followed (<FollowIcon />) or muted (<MuteIcon />) topic in order to see it.
  1. Click **Mark all messages as unread**. This option will appear only if all
     messages in the topic are currently marked as read.
</FlattenedSteps>

</TabItem> </Tabs>

Mark as unread from selected message

Mark all messages in a topic or channel as unread

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