# Find & View Conversations
In the Inbox dashboard, the left-side Inbox panel lists all **conversations**. These can be selected to open their message threads and details.
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## Search Conversations
1. At the top of the Inbox panel, select 
to toggle visibility of the **search field**.
2. In the **search field**, input message content, e.g. "Hello" for all conversations with a "Hello" in them.
3. Press **Enter** to search.
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## Filter Conversations
Views are customisable, stackable filters used to show relevant conversations in the Inbox panel.
### Select a View
Select the **views dropdown** near the top of the Inbox panel, which contains the name of the last-selected view. Default views are:
* **All active conversations** — livechats and tickets with an Active status.
* **Active Livechats** — livechats with an Active status.
* **Active Tickets** — tickets with an Active status.
* **My inbox** — conversations assigned to you, of any status.
* **AI chats** — chats that have not yet been transferred to a live agent from an AI agent.
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### Pin a View
1. Open the **views dropdown**.
2. Hover to the left of a view and select 
. Multiple views can be pinned at the same time.
3. The **Pinned views** accordion near the top of the Inbox panel will contain a **view button** for each pin.
4. Select a **view button** to quickly filter the list by that view.
To unpin a view, hover over its **view button** and select 
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### Custom Views
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The number of custom views available across all users depends on the subscription plan.
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To create a custom view:
1. Open the **views dropdown**.
2. Select + **Create View**.
3. In the opened menu, set the view's options:
* **Emoji** (optional)
* **Name**
* **Availability** for everyone in the **teamspace** or **yourself** only.
* One or more **Conditions** used to list conversations across a broad range of criteria, include messaging channels, assignees (live agents), and tags.
4. Press **Save** to confirm.
To edit or delete a custom view:
1. Open the **views dropdown**.
2. Hover over the custom view and press 
3. In the opened menu, modify the view and **Save** it, or **Delete** and confirm.
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## Sort Conversations
1. In the Inbox panel, select **Select Sorting**.
2. Apply a **Sort by** option:
* **Creation date**
* **Latest message**
* **Person's wait time**
* **Time since human handoff**
3. Optionally apply a **Sorting order** with **Ascending** or **Descending**.
To cancel a sort, hover over the **Select Sorting** button and select 
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## Multi-Conversation Layout
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The number of conversations visible at once depends on the subscription plan.
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More than one conversation can be opened at a time, enabling live agents to easily traverse between concurrent chats and tickets.
1. In the Inbox panel, select an initial **conversation** to open it.
2. Again in the Inbox panel, hover over person's avatar to reveal the 
button.
3. Select to open that conversation in its own panel.
Up to five conversations can be opened at a time.
Close a conversation panel by either:
* Selecting the 
on its top right; or,
* Reselecting its button in the conversations list.