View drafts and sent messages

The Drafts & Sent page shows all of the messages that you've created or sent. Messages from both Channels and direct messages are displayed.

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Open the Drafts & Sent page

To open the Drafts & Sent page:

  1. In the left Sidebar, click Chat.
  2. In the Chat sidebar, click Drafts & Sent.

Drafts

Any message that you create but don't send is added to the Drafts tab. Click any draft to open it or the delete icon to the right to delete it.

Drafts currently do not sync across devices and only display on the device which they were created.

You can see when the draft was created in the Created column.

Messages with attachments can be identified by the paperclip icon in their rows. Thread replies can be identified by the reply icon in their rows.

Search drafts

You can search your drafts using the search bar at the top.

Filter drafts

Filter your drafts by messages with attachments and messages in threads using the two buttons at the top of the Drafts tab.

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Sent

You can find all your sent messages in the Sent tab. Click any message to open its thread in the right sidebar.

You can see when the message was sent in the Sent column.

Messages with attachments can be identified by the paperclip icon in their rows. Thread replies can be identified by the reply icon in their rows.

Search messages

You can search sent message using the search bar at the top.

Filter messages

Filter messages by author. When viewing someone else's messages, only Channel messages are displayed.

Invite someone to your Workspace

Learn how to invite someone to your Workspace from the Drafts & Sent page.

Send a direct message

You can send a direct message from the Drafts & Sent page by clicking the New Message button in the upper-right corner.

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