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Star a message

starlight_help/src/content/docs/star-a-message.mdx

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

import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro"; import KeyboardTip from "../../components/KeyboardTip.astro"; import NavigationSteps from "../../components/NavigationSteps.astro"; import ZulipTip from "../../components/ZulipTip.astro"; import MessageActions from "../include/_MessageActions.mdx"; import MessageLongPressMenu from "../include/_MessageLongPressMenu.mdx"; import TopicActions from "../include/_TopicActions.mdx"; import ViewStarredMessages from "../include/_ViewStarredMessages.mdx";

import MoreVerticalIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/more-vertical"; import StarIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/star"; import StarFilledIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/star-filled";

Starring messages is a good way to keep track of important messages, such as tasks you need to go back to or documents you reference often.

Star a message

Starred messages have a filled in star (<StarFilledIcon />) to their right.

<Tabs> <TabItem label="Desktop/Web"> <FlattenedSteps> <MessageActions /> 
  1. Click the **star** (<StarIcon />) icon.
</FlattenedSteps>

<ZulipTip>
  You can unstar a message using the same instructions used to star it.
</ZulipTip>

<KeyboardTip>
  You can use <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>S</kbd> to star or unstar the selected
  message.
</KeyboardTip>
</TabItem> <TabItem label="Mobile"> <FlattenedSteps> <MessageLongPressMenu /> 
  1. Tap **Star message**.
</FlattenedSteps>

<ZulipTip>
  You can unstar a message by tapping **Unstar message** in the
  long-press menu.
</ZulipTip>
</TabItem> </Tabs>

View your starred messages

<ViewStarredMessages />

Unstar all messages in a topic

<Tabs> <TabItem label="Desktop/Web"> <FlattenedSteps> <TopicActions /> 
  1. Click **Unstar all messages in topic**. If you don't see this option,
     then you have no starred messages in the selected topic.
  1. Approve by clicking **Confirm**.
</FlattenedSteps>
</TabItem> </Tabs>

Unstar all messages

<Tabs> <TabItem label="Desktop/Web"> <Steps> 1. Hover over <StarIcon /> **Starred messages** in the **views** section of the left sidebar. 1. Click on the **ellipsis** (<MoreVerticalIcon />). 1. Click **Unstar all messages**. If you don't see this option, then you have no starred messages. 1. Approve by clicking **Confirm**. </Steps> 
<ZulipTip>
  If the **views** section in the left sidebar is collapsed, click the
  triangle to the left of **views** to uncollapse it.
</ZulipTip>
</TabItem> </Tabs>

Toggle starred messages counter

By default, Zulip displays the number of starred messages in the left sidebar; this allows you to use them as an inbox of messages you'd like to come back to. If you are using starred messages for something else and would prefer not to see the count in your left sidebar, you can disable that feature.

<Tabs> <TabItem label="Desktop/Web"> <FlattenedSteps> <NavigationSteps target="settings/preferences" /> 
  1. Under **Left sidebar**, toggle **Show counts for starred messages**.
</FlattenedSteps>
</TabItem> </Tabs>