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Pin information

You can use channel descriptions to pin reference information, such as:

  • Related channels
  • Important topics or messages
  • Documentation and other external references

Channel descriptions appear in the navigation bar at the top of the web and desktop apps when you view the channel. You can hover over long channel descriptions with the mouse to view them in full.

You can also pin messages for yourself by starring them.

Pin information in a channel description

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  1. Click on the gear () icon in the upper right corner of the web or desktop app.
  2. Select Channel settings.
  3. Click All in the upper left.
  4. Select a channel.
  5. Select the General tab on the right.
  6. Click the edit channel name and description () icon to the right of the channel name to edit the description.
  7. Add any number of links, which you can separate with | or another symbol.
    • Channel links: #**channel name**
    • Topic links: #**channel name>topic name**
    • Message links: #**channel name>topic name@message ID**
    • External references: [link text](URL)
  8. Click Save changes.
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