Message actions allow you to interact with and manage your messages in a room. This guide will walk you through the available message actions in a Rocket.Chat workspace.
To display the message actions menu, hover over the message and click the kebab menu.
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to quote and respond to a message.
To edit a message, click on the Edit option from the message actions menu. You can also place your cursor in the message box and press the Up arrow to edit your last message.
{% hint style="info" %} The workspace administrator can assign permissions for users to edit messages from other users. By default, only administrators, moderators, and channel owners can edit other users' messages. {% endhint %}
Rocket.Chat saves all message drafts so you can return to edit later.
To delete a message, click Delete from the message actions menu.
Star messages to make it easier to locate them later. To Star a message, click Star from the message actions menu. If you want to unstar a message, click Remove Star.
To view starred messages, click the kebab menu on the room navbar and select Starred Messages. Starred messages are specific to individual rooms and do not apply globally across the workspace; each room maintains its own list of starred messages.
Pin messages in a room to make them easily accessible to all users in that room. To pin a message, select the Pin Message option from the message actions menu. Remove pinned messages by selecting Remove Pin.
{% hint style="info" %} The workspace administrator can assign permissions for users to pin messages in a room. By default, only administrators, moderators, and owners of the channel can pin messages. {% endhint %}
You can react to messages with emojis. To add a reaction to a message, hover over the message and click on the Smiley Face icon. Then, select an emoji. You can see other users' emoji reactions under the message. To react with the same emoji as another user, click on the emoji. To remove your reaction, click on your emoji.
Permalink a message to create a URL directly to that message in the chat. Click on the Copy Link option from the message actions menu. This copies the message URL into your clipboard.
To copy the contents of a message to your clipboard, click on the Copy Text option from the message actions menu.
Reply to a message to quote and respond to the message. The reply automatically triggers a notification sent to the message's original author. You can Reply in Thread or Reply in Direct Message.
Use Reply in Thread to start a new thread under the original message. Use Reply in Direct Message to quote and respond to the original message in the senders DM.
The message info shows a list of users that have read the message with a timestamp. The message info option is displayed when the read receipts setting is enabled in the workspace. Click the Info option from the message actions menu to view the message info.
{% hint style="info" %} The message Info feature is available to workspaces subscribed to any of Rocket.Chat's premium plans. {% endhint %}
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to forward messages to another channel, thread, or discussion. You can forward messages directly to any user, channel, thread, or discussion you have access to. You can select a message and share it with unlimited recipients. This streamlines information sharing across various channels with large audiences, ensuring everyone receives the same message simultaneously. The benefits include saving time, improved communication flow, increased collaboration, and overall convenience.
{% hint style="info" %} Message sharing is available from version 6.2 and above. {% endhint %}
From editing and deleting messages to pinning and reacting to them, users can use these message actions to enhance their communication and collaboration experience. Moving to the next section, we'll guide you through exchanging temporary and encrypted messages between users in your workspace.