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> # Subscribing and Unsubscribing to News Channels

> This section contains the following information:

> - News Channels Subscriptions Window Overview
> - To Subscribe to and Unsubscribe from News Channels

> ## News Channels Subscriptions Window Overview

> Select the news button from the main Instant Messenger user interface window. Then select the Subscribe button. The News Channel Subscriptions window is displayed; it enables you to subscribe to and from News Channels.

> This window contains the following items:

> - News Channels list pane - Displays all the news channels you can subscribe to.
> - Subscribed list pane - Displays the news channels you are currently subscribed to.
> - Remove button - Removes the selected news channel from the Subscribed list pane.
> - Add button - Adds the selected news channel to the Subscribed list pane.
> - Close button - When all the required changes have been made in this window, click Close.
> - Help button - Displays this Help topic.

> ### See Also:

> Administering Rooms and News Channels

> ## To Subscribe to and Unsubscribe from News Channels

> 1. From the News Channels window, click Subscribe.

> The News Channels Subscription window appears with a list of news channels to which you have access and a list of subscribed news channels.

> Note | News channels are named name@domain, with the exception of the Alerts channel, which are named as topic-Alerts@local.

> 2. To subscribe to a news channel: Select the news channel from the News Channels list, and click Add. The news channel is added to the Subscribed list. Click Close, when done.
> 3. To unsubscribe from a news channel: Select the news channel in the Subscribed list, and click Remove. The news channel is removed from the Subscribed list. Click Close, when done.

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