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# Work with messages

Reply, edit, attach files and forward a message without losing its context.

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1. <p>If you need an older message, use <strong>Search this channel</strong> and enter a distinctive
phrase. Open the matching result before replying or forwarding.</p>
 (Result: Search results identify matching messages you can open in context.)

1. <p>Open a channel. Open the message&rsquo;s thread control to reply to that message.</p>
 (Result: The reply panel shows the parent message and its replies.)

1. <p>Write in the thread&rsquo;s composer and send the reply. Check the destination before
sending an uploaded file or a sensitive detail.</p>
 (Result: Your reply appears in the thread, under its parent message.)

1. <p>To include a file, choose <strong>Attach a file</strong> in the composer. Wait for the upload
to finish before sending. Retry an interrupted upload if the control offers it.</p>
 (Result: The draft shows the uploaded file's upload state.)

1. <p>To correct your own message, open its menu and choose the edit action. Save the
change. Cancel the edit to keep the saved version.</p>
 (Result: The message reflects the edit after the application accepts it.)

1. <p>Use the message&rsquo;s reaction control to choose an emoji. Select your reaction
again to remove it. A reaction is not confirmation that somebody read a message.</p>
 (Result: The message shows your selected emoji reaction.)

1. <p>When follow-up needs an issue, choose <strong>Create issue from message</strong> from the
message menu. Review the title and fields, then create the issue. If the message
already has an issue, open that issue instead of creating a duplicate.</p>
 (Result: The issue editor opens with the message as its source.)

1. <p>To share a message elsewhere, choose <strong>Forward…</strong> from its menu. Search for the
destination and select it. Read any warning about access to the original.</p>
 (Result: The picker shows selected destinations and any audience warning.)

1. <p>Add a comment if needed, then choose <strong>Forward</strong>. Check individual failures
before retrying a destination.</p>
 (Result: A notice identifies the destinations that received the message.)

- **If this doesn't work:** <p>Cancel forwarding if the audience is wrong. If you cannot post to a destination,
ask a channel manager about access. Do not paste restricted content into a wider
channel to bypass an access warning. If an uploaded file fails, keep the draft and
use its retry or remove action before sending again.</p>





The reply stays with its thread. A forwarded message appears only at the
destinations that accepted it.

- [Conversation controls](https://docs.crusible.dev/reference/conversation/) — Messages, threads, reactions, forwarding and links to work in a channel.- [Composer](https://docs.crusible.dev/reference/composer/) — Message text, mentions, references, uploaded files and sending controls.- [A message is missing from a channel](https://docs.crusible.dev/troubleshooting/a-message-is-missing-from-a-channel/) — Check the destination, folded updates, access and delivery before assuming someone deleted a message.