# @Mentions

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**@Mentions **is a convenient way to attract another user’s attention to a [file](360014164452.md), a [task](360014163712.md), or a comment when messaging in a [chat](360014191012.md) or a [channel](360014817172.md). If you mention a person, they get a pop-up notification about your message.

## How to mention a user

To mention someone, in the message field, click the **@** icon or type this character manually. A drop-down with a list of all system users will appear. Find the user in the list or type the first letters of their name to search for them.

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In the drop-down that opens when you click **@**, you can choose additional options:

- **@all**. Mention all users in the chat, channel, task or file activity stream, or ones subscribed to the app item. They will get a pop‑up notification even if the channel is muted.

- **@noone**. Available in the associated activity streams of files, tasks, and app items. A message with this type of mention will not trigger pop‑up notifications.

When you mention a user in the associated activity stream of a file or item, you need to grant them access to it if they don’t have it.

## Advantages of using @mentions

In a message with a **@mention**, the name of a user is a link to their page. This is very useful when you are messaging in a [channel](360014817172.md) or a [group chat](360014162732.md). By clicking on the link, other participants can quickly send a personal message or [assign a task](360014351011.md) to the mentioned user.** (mentions-adv-1.png)**

Another advantage of **@mentions** is that the mentioned person will receive a pop-up notification even if they’ve muted the chat or channel. This way can promptly draw their attention to high-priority messages and quickly resolve urgent issues.** (hmfile_hash_5f50e607.png)**

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If a user enables the **Do not notify **option in their [notification settings](360014352331.md), they won’t receive pop-up notifications about new messages with **@mentions**.

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Finally, by using **@mentions** you can quickly [create a new chat](360014162732.md#create_2) or [invite a new participant](360014162732.md#add) to an existing conversation. You will find more information about it in the [Chats](360014162732.md) section.