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docs: Add macros to the *Change the topic of a message* doc.

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You can easily change the topic of a message by following the following steps.
1. Locate the message that you want edit. Hover over the message's timestamp on the right-hand side to reveal a star (![star](/static/images/help/star.png)), chevron (![chevron](/static/images/help/chevron.png)), and pencil (![pencil](/static/images/help/pencil.png)) icon.
{!message-actions.md!} the pencil (![pencil](/static/images/help/pencil.png)) icon to begin editing your message.
![Message hover timestamp](/static/images/help/message-hover.png)
2. In the field labeled **Topic**, enter the new topic name for your message.
2. Click on the pencil (![pencil](/static/images/help/pencil.png)) icon to begin editing your message. In the field labeled **Topic**, enter the new topic name for your message.
![Message topic edit](/static/images/help/topic-edit.png)
3. Once you begin typing in the **Topic** field, you will notice that a dropdown appears to the right of the **Topic** field with the **Change only this message topic** option selected by default.
![Message topic edit dropdown](/static/images/help/edit-topic-dropdown.png)
4. Click the dropdown to view all options for editing your message's topic.
![Message topic edit dropdown](/static/images/help/edit-topic-dropdown-options.png)
3. Once you begin typing in the **Topic** field, you will notice that a dropdown
appears to the right of the **Topic** field with the **Change only this message topic**
option selected by default. Click the dropdown to view all options for editing
your message's topic.
* **Change only this message topic**
This option only changes the topic of the message that you have selected.
You may want to select this option if you sent the message to the wrong topic.
!!! tip ""
You may want to select this option if you sent the message to the
wrong topic.
* **Change later messages to this topic**
This option changes the topic of the selected message as well as the topic of any messages under the same topic that were sent after the selected message.
You may want to select this option if you feel that some messages have gone off-topic.
!!! tip ""
You may want to select this option if you feel that some of your
messages have gone off-topic.
* **Change previous and following messages to this topic**
This option changes the topic of the selected message as well as any messages under the same topic that were sent before and after the selected message.
You may want to select this option to change the topic for all messages with the same topic.
!!! tip ""
You may want to select this option to change the topic for all
messages with the same topic.
5. After choosing the option you desire from the dropdown, click the blue **Save** button under the box containing the message's contents.
5. After choosing your desired option from the dropdown, click the **Save**
button under the box containing the message's contents.
![Message topic edit save](/static/images/help/edit-topic-save.png)
6. After clicking **Save**, the topic of your edited message(s) will change, and the message(s) will be marked with **(EDITED)**, confirming the success of the topic change.
![Message topic edit success](/static/images/help/edit-topic-success.png)
6. After clicking **Save**, the topic of your edited message(s) will change, and
the message(s) will be marked with **(EDITED)**, confirming the success of the
topic change.