Quote or forward a message
Conversations in Zulip are organized by topic, so it’s generally clear what you’re responding to when you send a message. However, when responding to an older message, you may want to quote all or part of it for reference.
You can also forward a message to another conversation.
The first line of a quoted or forwarded message contains a permanent link to the original message. Zulip automatically turns mentions in the quoted text into silent mentions to avoid unnecessarily mentioning someone twice.
Quote a message
Section titled “Quote a message”- (optional) Select the text you want to quote. Your selection can be part of a message, or can span several messages.
- Hover over a message to reveal three icons on the right.
- Click on the ellipsis ().
- Click Quote message. The label is Quote selection or Quote selected messages if you made a selection.
- Send your message.
- Press and hold a message until the long-press menu appears.
- Tap Quote message.
- (optional) Delete any parts of the quoted message that are not relevant to your reply.
- Send your message.
Forward a message
Section titled “Forward a message”- (optional) Select the text you want to forward. Your selection can be part of a message, or can span several messages.
- Hover over a message to reveal three icons on the right.
- Click on the ellipsis ().
- Click Forward message. The label is Forward selection or Forward selected messages if you made a selection.
- Select the desired destination channel or Direct message from the dropdown in the top left of the compose box.
- Enter a topic name, or recipient names for a direct message.
- Send your message.