You have several options for managing your chat messages and controlling what you see in your conversation list.

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Understanding Your Chat Messages

In your chat conversation list, you may see:

• Private and group chats (direct messages with one or more members)
• Space chats (conversations happening inside a Space)
• Chat replies (responses to messages in any chat type)

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Three-Dot Menu Options

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From Your Conversation List

In the three-dot menu next to any conversation, you can choose to:

• Mark it read or unread
• Bookmark it
• Open it in a new window
• Mute it
• Enable sounds
• Show the send button
• Access your notification settings for your account

• When you mute a conversation:
  • You won’t receive unread indicators on the chat icon or in your left navigation.
  • The conversation will stay muted until you choose to unmute it.
  • If you would like to remove seeing muted conversations in your chat list, head to Personal Settings > Chat and toggle off the option there
    
• When you bookmark a conversation:
  • You will be able to find it in your “Bookmarked” filter

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Chat Management Options

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Filters

Select a filter to view only the messages that match that category.

• All
• Unread
• Bookmarked
• Private
• Spaces
• Muted

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Mark All as Read

This will clear all new notifications in your chat list.

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Mark Individual Threads as Unread

This will mark individual chat messages as unread.

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Manage Chat Settings

• Click on the three dot menu > Settings to see options to:
  • Customize the name of the chat
  • Add/remove people
  • Mute the conversation
  • Bookmark the conversation
  • Archive the conversation
  • Leave the conversation
  • Any participant can do this, including in a 1:1 chat.

To learn more about adding and removing members, check out this article.

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Chat Notifications

Muting a conversation stops all notifications for that chat. To change how you receive notifications, go to: ​Personal Settings > Notifications For more details, see our notifications article.

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Modifying How Messages Are Sent

You can choose whether your private chat messages send when you press Enter or when you click a Send button.

1. Click the chat icon in the upper-right corner.
2. Click the gear icon.
3. Toggling the Show Send Button on means you have to select “Send”

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Archiving Chat Conversations

Archiving hides a conversation from your list. It reappears on its own if someone sends a new message. There’s no separate unarchive button—you bring an archived conversation back by starting it again:

• Group or multi-member chats: Start a new chat with the same members. Selecting Start Chat picks up your existing conversation and its full history rather than starting fresh.
• 1:1 chats: Go to the member’s profile and select Chat.

For information on blocking or reporting members, see How Do Members Block or Report Others?