---
title: "Important features of the inbox"
description: "In this article, you'll learn how our inbox works and helps you keep your communication well-organized."
url: https://help.dotsimple.io/en/articles/165-important-features-of-the-inbox
collection: "Inbox"
updated: 2025-03-13
language: en
alternates: [de]
---

# Important features of the inbox

In this article, you'll learn how our inbox works and helps you keep your communication well-organized.

### **Functions at a Glance**

#### **Left Side**

Here you can find:

-   An overview of the latest news and comments.
    
-   News and comments you **marked**.
    
-   **Archived** news and comments.
    
-   An overview of all channels you’ve connected with DotSimple.
    

#### **Top Right Corner**

-   You can filter messages by **Unread** or **All**.
    
-   Right next to it, you can sort messages by **Private**, **Public** or **All messages**.
    

#### **Marking messages**

To mark a message or set it as a favorite, simply click the **star** icon next to the message.

#### **Navigating between messages**

If you want to read more messages, you can:

-   Click on the **page numbers** at the bottom, or
    
-   Navigate to “**Next**”.
    

#### **Archiving messages**

Archiving messages is simple:

1.  Select a message.
    
2.  Then, click on "**Archive**" in the top right.
    

#### **Filter messages by channels**

If you want to see messages or comments from a specific channel, you can hide the other channels by simply deactivating them.

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If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our support team. We make it easy!