Reply, react, edit or delete
Everything you can do to a message once it is sent, including threads and reminders.
On a computer, hover a message to see its actions. On a phone, press and hold it.
- React adds an emoji.
- Reply answers in the channel, with the original quoted.
- Open thread starts a side conversation. Replies are visible in the channel too.
- More actions has the rest: edit, copy, Remind me, Turn into, pin, Mark unread, Save for later, Copy link and report.
Turn a message into a task, a page or an event
In a hub, More actions has Turn into. A thread has the same button at the top, which uses the whole thread. You only see the kinds you are allowed to make.
- Task adds it to a list (the hub's Tasks list, another list you can edit, or a new one). The name comes from the message, and you can pick who does it and by when.
- Doc page or section makes a page in the hub's Docs, or adds a section to a page, quoting the message or the thread's key messages with who wrote them. Change anything before saving.
- FAQ answer adds a question and answer to the hub's FAQ page. For hub staff.
- Event makes an event. If the message names a time, like Friday at 7pm, it is filled in for you.
- Reminder reminds you about the message, like Remind me.
What you make links back to the message, and the message shows a small chip, like Task: Ship the patch, Open. The chip changes when the task is done or given to someone else. People who cannot open the list, page or event see A linked item you cannot open instead.
A task given to someone else that is due today or tomorrow also goes to their Activity. On a recording's recap, Create tasks turns every action item into a task at once, each linked to its moment in the recording.
Edit a message
Choose Edit message, or press the up arrow in an empty message box to edit your last one. You can edit your own messages any time. Stickers cannot be edited.
Delete a message
Choose Delete message and confirm. This cannot be undone.
Moderators can pin important messages to a channel. Find them in the channel's details, under Pins.