# Which category does "Make Public Topic" target?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-category-does-make-public-topic-target/73890>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [Novembro 11, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-category-does-make-public-topic-target/73890 "2017-11-11T10:07:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![NickB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f08c70/32.png) [@NickB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NickB)\
**Post date:** [Novembro 11, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-category-does-make-public-topic-target/73890/1 "2017-11-11T10:07:02Z")

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When I click **Make Public Topic** on a Private Message, the message is converted to a topic - but I can’t work out which category it will end up in. How do I set the category for the ex-message?

Thanks, Nick

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