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Zulip help center

Zulip help center

Welcome to the help center for Zulip organized team chat! Here, you’ll find up-to-date information on how to use Zulip, or administer a Zulip organization. These pages are designed to guide you as you learn your way around Zulip. They’ll also be your go-to if you’re ever unsure how something works, or if you need to explain it to someone else.

Guides for new users

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The following guides will help you get started, and more can be found in the left sidebar.

Mastering Zulip

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If you’re using Zulip a lot, it’s worthwhile to learn workflows that will help you spend that time efficiently. Check out:

  • Keyboard shortcuts: Mastering a few keyboard shortcuts (like N to go to the next unread topic) can speed up your workflows.
  • Reading strategies: Learn different ways to find what you want to read.
  • Mastering the compose box: Learn about everything Zulip’s compose box lets you do.
  • Message formatting: Learn about quotes, spoilers, global times, and more.
  • Search filters: Learn how to find messages based on where they were sent, whether they contain links or attachments, and other details.

Other resources

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You may also want to check out:

If you have any questions that aren’t answered here, let us know!

We work hard to make Zulip’s help center comprehensive and easy to follow. Please drop by the #documentation channel in the Zulip development community to share ideas for how to make it better.