HOW TO Do more with Messages
01 PIN A CONVERSATION
Pinning a conversation displays that particular conversation at the top of the list of messages. Navigate to the conversation you want to pin in the list,control-click on it and choose Pin. You can unpin it in the same way.
02 REPLY INLINE
Control-click on the conversation you want to reply to and choose ‘Reply…’. Your reply can be seen beneath the message, rather than as a new one. You can also Tapback a message with a quick reaction by control-clicking on it.
03 SET A GROUP PHOTO
Locate the group in the messages list and select it. Click on the ‘i’ at the top right of the main window and choose ‘Change group name and photo’. Click the photo icon, scroll through the images from your Library and choose one.
04 CREATE A MEMOJI
In any message, click the ‘A’ next to the text box. Choose Memoji Stickers. Click on the three dots ‘…’ (top left) and select New Memoji. Now, go through the options and create your Memoji. Click Done when you’re finished.
05 ADD EFFECTS TO A MESSAGE
Type your message in the text box. Before pressing Send, click the ‘A’ and choose Message Effects. Select the effect you want, here we’ve gone for floating balloons, and press return to send the message with the effect.
06 MENTION NOTIFICATIONS
Click on the Messages menu and choose Preferences ≥ General. Check the box ‘Notify me when my name is mentioned’. Navigate to the group message, then control-click on it and choose Hide Alerts.
07 ADD A GIF
In the message window, click the ‘A’ next to the text box. Choose ‘#images’. Scroll through the list of GIFs to find one or start typing in the search bar to filter them according to your search criteria.
08 SEARCH MESSAGES
In the messages list, start typing in the search bar. Click Show More to see more results. To browse photos or documents without search, click Show More next to Photos or Documents without typing a search query.