@-mention a team member
When having a conversation in Zulip, it is sometimes necessary to call the attention of another member. You can @-mention (alert) other users by mentioning them in the body of a message.
Please note that you cannot @-mention users when you edit a message, since they may have already read the message.
You can view any messages calling your attention by clicking on the Mentions filters in the left sidebar.
- Compose a new message or reply.
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In the Compose your message here... field, type
@
followed by the email address or part of the username of the user you want to @-mention. When you begin typing an email address or username, autocomplete suggestions will appear.You can type
@**all**
to mention everyone subscribed to the stream you send the message to.Once you select an autocomplete suggestion, the name or email address of the user will be replaced with
@**name**
wherename
is the name of the selected user.If you attempt to @-mention someone who is not subscribed to the stream in which you're posting the message, Zulip will ask if you would like to subscribe the user to the stream.