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Manage your Mark as Read preference

Messages in Slack will be marked as read soon after you open a channel or direct message. If you’d like, you can change this preference and select one of these options:

  • Start where you left off and mark the conversation as read
  • Start at the newest message and mark the conversation as read
  • Start at the newest message but leave the unseen messages unread


Set your Mark as Read preference 

  1. Click your profile picture in the sidebar.
    Static image of a cursor clicking the profile picture menu in the Slack app
  2. Select Preferences.
  3. Select Mark as read. 
  4. Under When I view a channel, select your preference. 

Tip: Learn more about reading messages in Slack.

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