All of your saved messages will appear in the Right-Hand Sidebar.Īfter you’ve addressed the message, click the Save icon again to remove it from that list. Once you’ve saved a message, just click the Save icon in the upper right-hand corner of the Mattermost interface near the search bar. There’s an easy fix: Hover over the message in question and click the Save icon, which is wedged between the Add Reaction button and the Reply arrow. You read the message, get sucked back into your work, forget about the message, and keep plugging away. Someone sends you an important message or mentions you in a channel but you’re busy and can’t get to it right now. You can also use it like a sticky note for your computer to store information you’ll need later. You can use this functionality to prepare and test lengthy, informative messages before you post them publicly to make sure they’re crisp and contain the right links. Speaking of writing to yourself, did you know that you could send yourself direct messages? This community-requested feature shipped with Mattermost v4.5 in December 2017. Whatever the case may be, you can find the information you’re looking for faster by mastering the Mattermost search bar and memorizing the available search modifiers. Or maybe you’re looking for a document that your colleague Susan sent you at some point in time. Maybe you need information from a project that wrapped up six months ago. Maybe you forgot where you read an important message. When you find messages that require your immediate attention, just click Jump next to the result to jump the center pane to the location of that message for more context. A list of Recent Mentions will pop up, enabling you to quickly see when your teammates you when you were away. Where do you begin?Ĭlick the button in the top right-hand corner of the Mattermost interface next to the search bar. There are so many messages, notifications, and unread channels to deal with. You come back from vacation and log into Mattermost. Learn more about keyboard shortcuts in Mattermost.
And if you’re on multiple servers, you can use CTRL + TAB to jump between them. Switch between teams and servers: If you’re on multiple teams, you can move between them by hitting CTRL + ALT + the number of the team you want to move to.Respond to threads: For faster threaded replies, hit SHIFT + Up in a channel or direct message, and the Right-Hand Sidebar (RHS) will automatically render with your cursor inside it.It’s a great way to quickly triage your Mattermost inbox and get caught up with everything. Filter to unread only: When you apply the Show Unread filter to the LHS, you can use ALT + Up and ALT + Down to jump between unread channels and direct messages.Switch between channels and direct messages: You can also use ALT + Up and ALT + Down to quickly move between channels and direct messages on the Left-Hand Sidebar (LHS).Once you hit the shortcut, you can either search channels by name or toggle between them using the up and down arrows. Switch between channels: For faster navigation, you can switch between channels using CTRL + K or CMD + K on Mac.While there are a ton of shortcuts, you’ll likely find yourself using some more than others.