Interacting with messages

Editing messages

You can edit messages and captions to file shares up to 6 hours after sending.

Talk chat view showing the edit option on a message

Pinning messages

A moderator can pin important messages in a conversation, for a certain period of time or until it’s no longer relevant.

Talk message context menu with pin message option

Pinned messages are highlighted and accessible above the chat or in the Shared items tab of the content sidebar. If you no longer need a pinned message, you can unpin it for everyone or only yourself from quick actions.

Talk chat view with a pinned message highlighted above the conversation

Setting reminder on messages

You can set reminders on specific messages. If there’s an important message you want to be notified about later, simply hover over it and click on the reminder icon.

Talk message context menu showing the set reminder option

In the submenu, you can select an appropriate time to receive a notification later.

Talk reminder time selection submenu for a message

You can also forward a message to another conversation using the ... menu, or send it to your Note to self conversation for personal reference.

Messages search in a conversation

In addition to global unified search, you can search for messages within a specific conversation. In the content sidebar of a conversation, click the search icon to open the search tab.

Talk in-conversation message search field

You can narrow down your search by using filters such as date range, and sender.

Talk message search with date range and sender filter options

Threaded messages

You can create threads in conversations to keep discussions organized. The thread creation option is available in the new message additional actions.

Talk message context menu showing the create thread option

Then, you can add a title and description for the thread and start the discussion.

Talk thread creation dialog with title and description fields

You can view all replies in a thread either from the replies button on the message or from Shared items tab in the content sidebar.

Talk shared items sidebar panel listing conversation threads

You can subscribe to a thread to receive notifications about new replies. It is possible to subscribe from the thread itself or from the sidebar.

Talk thread with notification subscription toggle

Subscribed threads are easily accessible from the navigation bar in Threads navigation.

Talk navigation bar Threads section showing followed threads

You can edit the thread title from the thread itself or from the sidebar.

Talk thread title edit option in the thread header