[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-en-\u002Fhow-to-forward-select-and-delete-messages-in-a-team-chat":3},{"page":4,"surround":511},{"id":5,"title":6,"authors":7,"badge":10,"body":11,"date":495,"demo-cta":496,"description":497,"extension":498,"genre":499,"heroOrder":500,"icp":501,"image":504,"meta":505,"navigation":506,"no-translate":496,"path":507,"rank-country":500,"rank-keywords":500,"rank-tag":500,"seo":508,"stem":509,"updated":500,"video":506,"__hash__":510},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-forward-select-and-delete-messages-in-a-team-chat.md","How to forward, select and bulk-delete messages in a team chat — and move through the history from the keyboard (2026)",[8],{"name":9},"The Mind.com Team","Guide",{"type":12,"value":13,"toc":482},"minimark",[14,18,22,25,30,33,58,69,72,128,131,135,142,145,168,171,175,185,189,198,202,205,298,306,310,313,395,398,402,408,414,420,426,432,436,464],[15,16,6],"h1",{"id":17},"how-to-forward-select-and-bulk-delete-messages-in-a-team-chat-and-move-through-the-history-from-the-keyboard-2026",[19,20,21],"p",{},"A thread that belongs in another channel, ten test messages to clear, a decision to keep for yourself: if you searched \"how to forward a message in a team chat\" or \"delete multiple messages\", the short answer for InterMIND is that every one of those is one gesture — a menu item or a drag — and the forward waits for your comment before it goes. This guide is the full version: the two ways to forward, what travels with a forward, how selection works, who may delete what, and the keyboard.",[19,23,24],{},"One property first, because it changes what \"forward\" means here: a message forwarded to a channel is read by every member of that channel in their own language, whatever language it was written in.",[26,27,29],"h2",{"id":28},"forward-a-message","Forward a message",[19,31,32],{},"Two ways:",[34,35,36,52],"ul",{},[37,38,39,43,44,47,48,51],"li",{},[40,41,42],"strong",{},"From the menu."," Open the message's menu → ",[40,45,46],{},"Forward"," and pick a target from the submenu. Targets are the channels you belong to, plus your own ",[40,49,50],{},"Inbox"," (shown as \"Saved (Inbox)\").",[37,53,54,57],{},[40,55,56],{},"Drag and drop."," Drag the message bubble onto a channel in the sidebar; the row highlights when it will accept the drop.",[19,59,60,61,64,65,68],{},"Either way the forward is ",[40,62,63],{},"staged",", not sent: a chip appears above the target chat's input (\"Forward N messages\"), you type a comment if you want one, and it goes out with your ",[40,66,67],{},"Send",". Discard it with the chip's ×.",[19,70,71],{},"What travels with a forward, and what does not:",[73,74,75,88],"table",{},[76,77,78],"thead",{},[79,80,81,85],"tr",{},[82,83,84],"th",{},"Travels",[82,86,87],{},"Does not travel",[89,90,91,100,113,121],"tbody",{},[79,92,93,97],{},[94,95,96],"td",{},"Text, images, files",[94,98,99],{},"Reactions, pins, edit history",[79,101,102,110],{},[94,103,104,105,109],{},"A \"Forwarded from ",[106,107,108],"em",{},"name","\" label with the original author",[94,111,112],{},"Transcripts (the menu explains this)",[79,114,115,118],{},[94,116,117],{},"A recap document, as a link — opening it still requires membership of the source meeting",[94,119,120],{},"—",[79,122,123,126],{},[94,124,125],{},"A photo album, as one unit; a message that is part of a selection forwards the whole selection",[94,127,120],{},[19,129,130],{},"The copy is sent by you, under the original author's name in the label.",[26,132,134],{"id":133},"select-several-messages","Select several messages",[19,136,137,138,141],{},"Drag on ",[40,139,140],{},"blank space"," in the message list — beside or between bubbles — to select whole messages; dragging on the text itself keeps the normal text selection. On a touch device, tap messages to toggle them once a selection is active.",[19,143,144],{},"A selection bar appears at the bottom with the count and the bulk actions:",[34,146,147,152,158],{},[37,148,149,151],{},[40,150,46],{}," — the whole selection to a channel, staged as above.",[37,153,154,157],{},[40,155,156],{},"Delete"," — every selected message after one confirmation. Available only when every selected message is yours, or you are the host; when it is locked, the bar says why.",[37,159,160,163,164,167],{},[40,161,162],{},"Cancel"," — or ",[40,165,166],{},"Escape",", or a click on blank space.",[19,169,170],{},"Right-clicking a selected message shows the same selection-scoped actions instead of the single-message menu.",[26,172,174],{"id":173},"who-may-delete-what","Who may delete what",[19,176,177,178,180,181,184],{},"You delete your own messages; the meeting host can delete any participant's message — the same ",[40,179,156],{}," in the message menu, available on others' messages when you are the host. A deleted message is removed for everyone. Edits are a different story: only the author edits, and readers who enable ",[40,182,183],{},"Show edit history"," in the chat's display settings see the previous versions as word-level diffs — when they read in translation, the diff is built between translated versions.",[26,186,188],{"id":187},"drop-a-file-anywhere","Drop a file anywhere",[19,190,191,192,197],{},"Files go into a chat the same way messages move between them: drop a file anywhere on the app window and it uploads to the chat — a collapsed sidebar opens during the drag and closes after. Up to 25 MB per upload; a document shared this way is summarized automatically and read by each member in their own language. The ",[193,194,196],"a",{"href":195},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fchat\u002Ffiles","file sharing documentation"," has the formats and the storage rules.",[26,199,201],{"id":200},"move-through-the-history-from-the-keyboard","Move through the history from the keyboard",[19,203,204],{},"When the chat is focused — the in-meeting sidebar or a channel on the Channels page:",[73,206,207,217],{},[76,208,209],{},[79,210,211,214],{},[82,212,213],{},"Keys",[82,215,216],{},"What they do",[89,218,219,233,246,259,269,287],{},[79,220,221,230],{},[94,222,223,226,227],{},[40,224,225],{},"PageUp"," \u002F ",[40,228,229],{},"PageDown",[94,231,232],{},"Page the history — even while you are typing",[79,234,235,243],{},[94,236,237,226,240],{},[40,238,239],{},"↑",[40,241,242],{},"↓",[94,244,245],{},"Scroll a line at a time when the message box is empty (otherwise they move the caret)",[79,247,248,256],{},[94,249,250,226,253],{},[40,251,252],{},"Home",[40,254,255],{},"End",[94,257,258],{},"Jump to the oldest \u002F newest message, same rule",[79,260,261,266],{},[94,262,263],{},[40,264,265],{},"Alt\u002FOption + ↑ \u002F ↓",[94,267,268],{},"Recall your previous \u002F next sent message",[79,270,271,276],{},[94,272,273],{},[40,274,275],{},"Cmd\u002FCtrl + F",[94,277,278,279,282,283,286],{},"Chat search; ",[40,280,281],{},"Enter"," and ",[40,284,285],{},"Shift + Enter"," step through the matches",[79,288,289,295],{},[94,290,291,226,293],{},[40,292,281],{},[40,294,285],{},[94,296,297],{},"Send \u002F new line",[19,299,300,301,305],{},"The full list, including the in-meeting shortcuts, is in the ",[193,302,304],{"href":303},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fsettings\u002Fkeyboard-shortcuts","keyboard shortcuts documentation",".",[26,307,309],{"id":308},"what-slack-and-microsoft-teams-state-about-forwarding","What Slack and Microsoft Teams state about forwarding",[19,311,312],{},"Two documented maps, quoted, with the check date. Nothing here is an evaluation.",[73,314,315,330],{},[76,316,317],{},[79,318,319,321,324,327],{},[82,320],{},[82,322,323],{},"Slack",[82,325,326],{},"Microsoft Teams",[82,328,329],{},"InterMIND",[89,331,332,349,369,382],{},[79,333,334,337,340,343],{},[94,335,336],{},"Forwarding a message",[94,338,339],{},"\"Hover over the message and click Forward message. Choose where you'd like to share the message and add a note if you'd like. Click Forward.\"",[94,341,342],{},"\"Hover over the message and choose More options > Forward\"; \"Optionally, add a message above your forwarded content for context\"",[94,344,345,346,348],{},"Message menu → ",[40,347,46],{},", or drag the message onto a channel; staged as a draft with your comment",[79,350,351,354,357,360],{},[94,352,353],{},"Several messages at once",[94,355,356],{},"Not stated on the forwarding page",[94,358,359],{},"\"You can forward up to five messages at a time\"; bundled \"into a single message\" in the original order",[94,361,362,363,365,366,368],{},"Drag-select on blank space, then ",[40,364,46],{}," or ",[40,367,156],{}," the whole selection",[79,370,371,374,376,379],{},[94,372,373],{},"What travels",[94,375,356],{},[94,377,378],{},"\"Chat messages, files, Loop components, app cards, and images\"; \"up to five images in a single message\"",[94,380,381],{},"Text, images, files; a recap as a link; not reactions, pins, edit history or transcripts",[79,383,384,387,389,392],{},[94,385,386],{},"What the reader sees",[94,388,356],{},[94,390,391],{},"\"Look for the timestamp in the forwarded message header. Select the timestamp to open the original chat or channel message\"",[94,393,394],{},"The forwarded text in the reader's own language; a \"Forwarded from\" label",[19,396,397],{},"The rows are drawn from the two help pages listed in the footer. \"Not stated\" means the page did not state it at check time, not that the product lacks it.",[26,399,401],{"id":400},"faq","FAQ",[19,403,404,407],{},[40,405,406],{},"How do I forward a message to another channel?","\nOpen the message's menu and choose Forward, or drag the bubble onto the channel in the sidebar. A chip appears above that chat's input; add a comment if you like and press Send.",[19,409,410,413],{},[40,411,412],{},"Can I forward a message to myself?","\nYes. Your own Inbox is a forward target, shown as \"Saved (Inbox)\".",[19,415,416,419],{},[40,417,418],{},"How do I delete several messages at once?","\nDrag on blank space beside the messages to select them, then click Delete in the selection bar and confirm once. Bulk delete is available when every selected message is yours, or when you are the host.",[19,421,422,425],{},[40,423,424],{},"Does a forwarded message keep its reactions and edit history?","\nNo. Text, images and files travel; reactions, pins and edit history do not. Transcripts cannot be forwarded.",[19,427,428,431],{},[40,429,430],{},"Can I read old messages while typing a reply?","\nYes. PageUp and PageDown page the history even while you type; Home and End jump to the oldest and newest message when the message box is empty.",[26,433,435],{"id":434},"try-it","Try it",[34,437,438,447,456],{},[37,439,440,446],{},[40,441,442],{},[193,443,445],{"href":444},"\u002Fdemo","Try the live demo"," — a real InterMIND meeting in the browser, no signup needed.",[37,448,449,455],{},[40,450,451],{},[193,452,454],{"href":453},"\u002Fdocs\u002Fchat\u002Fmessages","Messages"," — forwarding, selection, editing, replies, pins.",[37,457,458,463],{},[40,459,460],{},[193,461,462],{"href":303},"Keyboard shortcuts"," — global, in-meeting and in-chat keys.",[19,465,466],{},[106,467,468,469,475,476,481],{},"Sources: ",[193,470,474],{"href":471,"rel":472},"https:\u002F\u002Fslack.com\u002Fhelp\u002Farticles\u002F203274767-Forward-messages-in-Slack",[473],"nofollow","Slack Help Center — Forward messages in Slack",", ",[193,477,480],{"href":478,"rel":479},"https:\u002F\u002Fsupport.microsoft.com\u002Fen-us\u002Foffice\u002Fforward-messages-in-microsoft-teams-b3190ce7-00da-45aa-978d-a45a7b041d21",[473],"Microsoft Support — Forward messages in Microsoft Teams",". Vendors change their apps and documentation over time; check their pages for the current state. All facts checked September 2026.",{"title":483,"searchDepth":484,"depth":485,"links":486},"",2,3,[487,488,489,490,491,492,493,494],{"id":28,"depth":484,"text":29},{"id":133,"depth":484,"text":134},{"id":173,"depth":484,"text":174},{"id":187,"depth":484,"text":188},{"id":200,"depth":484,"text":201},{"id":308,"depth":484,"text":309},{"id":400,"depth":484,"text":401},{"id":434,"depth":484,"text":435},"2026-09-10",false,"Housekeeping in a team chat is four moves in InterMIND: forward a message or a whole thread to another channel or to your Inbox (from the menu, or by dragging it onto the channel), select several messages by dragging on blank space, delete the selection after one confirmation, and page through the history with PageUp, PageDown, Home and End even while you type. 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