How can I alert people to an important message?
You can assign a flag on the message.
Every message posted to a Conversation or wall shows a flag icon that tells you instantly whether a flag is assigned on the message. For example:
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If the flag icon is hollow (
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If the flag icon is not hollow (
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There are several types of flags:
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For Your Information (flag with "i")—Look at this when you have time.
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Please Reply - Urgent (flag with red arrow)—Look at this now, and let me know what you think immediately. (An email notification is always sent for Please Reply - Urgent flags.)
To get more information about a flag, you can either mouse over the flag to see a tooltip (for example, "For Your Information flag for another from Name.") or click the flag icon to see all the flag assignments.
To manage flags on an individual message:
- Assign or clear flags:
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To remove a flag assigned to you, click
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To quickly assign a For Your Information flag to someone, click the flag next to the person.
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To assign a particular flag to someone, select the type of flag in the drop-down list next to the person.
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To quickly flag everyone, click Flag All (in the Not Flagged section), and select the type of flag you want to assign.
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To quickly remove all flags (whether assigned by you or not), click Clear All (in the Others Flagged section).
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To remove a particular flag, click
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To search for someone, enter part of the person's name in the search box.
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