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1. In the left sidebar, click the **Direct message feed**
   (<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-all-messages"></i>) icon to the right of the
   **direct messages** heading, or use the <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>P</kbd>
   keyboard shortcut.

1. Read your direct messages, starting from your first unread message. You can
   scroll using your mouse, the arrow keys, <kbd>End</kbd>, or page up/down.

!!! tip ""

    You can click on a conversation in the left sidebar or a message recipient
    bar to view that conversation.

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