starlight_help/src/content/docs/pin-information.mdx
import {TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";
import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro"; import NavigationSteps from "../../components/NavigationSteps.astro"; import ZulipTip from "../../components/ZulipTip.astro"; import ChannelSettingsNavbarTip from "../include/_ChannelSettingsNavbarTip.mdx"; import SaveChanges from "../include/_SaveChanges.mdx"; import SelectChannelViewGeneral from "../include/_SelectChannelViewGeneral.mdx";
import EditIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/edit";
You can use channel descriptions to pin reference information, such as:
Channel descriptions appear in the navigation bar at the top of the web and desktop apps when you view the channel. You can hover over long channel descriptions with the mouse to view them in full.
You can also pin messages for yourself by starring them.
1. Select a channel.
<SelectChannelViewGeneral />
1. Click the **edit channel name and description**
(<EditIcon />) icon to the right of the
channel name to edit the description.
1. Add any number of links, which you can separate with `|` or another symbol.
* Channel links: `#**channel name**`
* Topic links: `#**channel name>topic name**`
* Message links: `#**channel name>topic name@message ID**`
* External references: `[link text](URL)`
<SaveChanges />
</FlattenedSteps>
<ChannelSettingsNavbarTip />
<ZulipTip>
If you aren't sure how to format a link, copy it from the compose box.
[Learn more about linking to content in
Zulip.](/help/link-to-a-message-or-conversation)
</ZulipTip>