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# Direct messages
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**Direct messages (DMs)** are conversations with other users that happen outside
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of a [channel](/help/introduction-to-channels). They are convenient for 1:1 and
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small group conversations.
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If you find yourself frequently conversing with the same person or group, it
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often works best to [create a private channel](/help/create-a-channel) for your
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conversations. This lets you organize your discussion into topics, and subscribe
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or unsubscribe people as needed.
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## Send a DM
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{!send-dm.md!}
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## View your DMs
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There are a few different ways to view your DM conversations in the web and
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desktop apps.
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{start_tabs}
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{tab|via-left-sidebar}
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{!view-dms-left-sidebar.md!}
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{tab|via-right-sidebar}
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1. If the [user list](/help/user-list) in the right sidebar is hidden, click the
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**user list** (<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-user-list"></i> ) icon in
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the upper right to show it.
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1. Click on any user to view your 1:1 DM conversation.
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!!! tip ""
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You can find a user by typing their name in the **Filter users** box at the
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top of the right sidebar.
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{tab|via-search-box}
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1. Click the **search** (<i class="search_icon zulip-icon
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zulip-icon-search"></i>) icon in the top bar to open the [search
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box](/help/search-for-messages).
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1. Start typing a user's name. You'll be able to select DMs with that user
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from the list of suggestions.
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1. *(optional)* Continue to add users via the search box for a group DM
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conversation.
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!!! tip ""
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You can also type `dm-including` in the search box to find all 1:1 and group
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DM conversations that include a particular user.
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{tab|via-compose-box}
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1. Click the **New direct message** button at the bottom of the app, or use the
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<kbd>X</kbd> keyboard shortcut to [open the compose box](/help/open-the-compose-box).
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1. Start typing a user's name in the recipient bar, and select their name from
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the list of suggestions. Continue to add users for a group DM conversation.
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1. Click the highlighted **Go to conversation** (<i class="zulip-icon
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zulip-icon-chevron-right"></i>) button at the top of the compose box, or use
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the <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>.</kbd> keyboard shortcut to view that DM
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conversation.
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{end_tabs}
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## Find a direct message conversation
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{start_tabs}
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{tab|desktop-web}
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1. If the **direct messages** section in the left sidebar is collapsed, click on
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the **direct messages** heading to expand it.
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1. At the bottom of the list of your recent direct messages, click **more
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conversations**. If you don't see this link, you are already viewing all of
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your direct message conversations.
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1. Type the name of a participant in the conversation you're looking for.
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!!! tip ""
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To return to the channel list in the left sidebar, click the **back to
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channels** link above the search box.
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{end_tabs}
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## View direct message feed
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{start_tabs}
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{tab|desktop-web}
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1. In the left sidebar, click the **Direct message feed**
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(<i class="zulip-icon zulip-icon-all-messages"></i>) icon to the right of the
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**direct messages** heading, or use the <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>P</kbd>
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keyboard shortcut.
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{tab|mobile}
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1. Tap the **Direct messages**
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( <img src="/static/images/help/mobile-dm-tab-icon.svg" alt="direct messages" class="help-center-icon"/> )
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tab at the bottom of the app.
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{end_tabs}
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## Related articles
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* [Typing notifications](/help/typing-notifications)
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* [Open the compose box](/help/open-the-compose-box)
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