Search and pin Slack posts
Enter the query in the search field and click the enter key or Search button to display the search results.
![](../__attachments/936706391/search1.png?inst-v=e7cfb899-2364-4b8c-bb82-56cd5c2b91e4)
See Search in Slack for query details.
Example 1: Search for posts on the #general channel
in:general
Example 2: Search for posts before 7/15/2020
before:7/15/2020
Search results are displayed in chronological order in the left panel.
![](../__attachments/936706391/search2.png?inst-v=e7cfb899-2364-4b8c-bb82-56cd5c2b91e4)
Drag and drop any post from the left panel to the right panel and pin it.
Change the order of the pinned posts by dragging and dropping.
![](../__attachments/936706391/search3.png?inst-v=e7cfb899-2364-4b8c-bb82-56cd5c2b91e4)