Here are the steps you need to take to enable iMessage on Mac:. On your phone, you will get a notification that your Apple ID and phone number are being used for iMessage on a new Mac. You can actually sync up your other messengers to your computer. This aggregator of instant messages from various messaging platforms that you use — WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Skype, Zoom, Gmail, and even Slack, plus many more — can help make your life so much easier.
No more logging in to a dozen accounts to check if anybody messaged you. To use iMessage on your Mac, you need to sync Messages to iCloud. This can be done following the steps in the previous section of the article. You can use your Mac to recheck if your Messages are synced. To view if your messages were indeed backed up to iCloud, go to icloud.
Click Account Settings and look for a green section in your storage bar:. First off, you can hide alerts for individual conversations. Click on the thread you want to mute, find the i icon in the top right corner of the window and click on it. Check Hide Alerts option in the pop-up menu. And just like in your phone, you can react to incoming messages by clicking the reaction bubble next to an incoming message:. While you now know how to sync iMessage to Mac, you actually need to set up iMessage sync with iCloud for it to work.
Once a recipient is added, you can add another one right next to it, and navigate the text field like any other in macOS. Similar to the Mail app, each recipient is read as a single object in the field; to delete one, simply navigate to it with the left and right arrow keys, and press the Delete key as if you were deleting a single character.
Type your message and press Return to send it. As the Return key is used to send a message, press Option-Return if you want to insert a line break into the message. When focusing on individual messages and conversations, you can use the Actions menu, accessed by pressing VO-Command-Space, to view additional options. These actions are similar to the actions available via the rotor on iOS and iPadOS, so if you use them on those platforms, they should feel very familiar on macOS.
The following is a list of available actions for conversations:. By default, the Messages app notifies you whenever a new message is received. If you want to quickly view a message without opening the app, you can press VO-O to access the Notification Center from anywhere in macOS, and find the message by interacting with the, "Notifications list. Similar to email, iMessage and SMS can be used to send photos, videos, and other files as attachments to messages.
In the resulting dialog, enter or select recipients as described earlier and click Send. To attach a photo or video from your library, the most accessible way is to copy it from the Photos app and paste it into the Message text field. Although there is a photo browser you can access from the Messages app directly, it is not fully accessible with VoiceOver. Specifically, it can be difficult to dismiss the popover and return to the main window after selecting a photo with VO-Space. If you receive an attachment, you can open it, preview it with Quick Look, or save it to the Downloads folder from the contextual menu, accessed by focusing on the attachment and pressing VO-Shift-M.
If you want to add a sense of personality to a message, you can send visual effects to accompany it. Examples of effects include love, balloons, invisible ink, and confetti, among others.
In addition, some messages will cause the Messages app to automatically send an effect. If you receive a message with an effect, VoiceOver will announce it as the message is received. If you receive a message covered by invisible ink, navigate to the message in the Messages collection and press VO-Space to uncover it. You are then given the option to play the recording, send it, or cancel it. If you receive an audio message, simply focus on it and press VO-Space to play it; it will then be deleted automatically after two minutes.
While the Messages app can certainly seem complicated or cluttered at first, I hope this guide has succeeded in explaining the basics, as not every feature of the app was covered. Personally, I would like to see the following inconsistencies resolved:. If you have any questions or believe any of the information in this guide is inaccurate, sound off in the comments.
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The Messages App had me questioning my basic ability to use the Mac. I have spent many fruitless hours trying to get the Keyboard Focus to the Message Edit Field with varied success. Sometimes it worked, other times it seemed nigh on impossible. On these occasions, none of the standard navigation techniques could get the Keyboard focus to land on the Message Edit Field. No matter what VO announced, any letters typed would end up in the Search Field and the only way to proceed was to shut down and restart the App.
Little did I realise that simply selecting the Conversation would allow me to simply type and send! Many thanks SeaNoEvil Press Return to send the message.
Add a Tapback or inline reply A Tapback is a quick response that expresses what you think about a message, such as that you like it or think it's funny. Control-click a message bubble to open a shortcut menu, then choose a Tapback from the menu. Or click a message bubble and press Command-T. Control-click the message to open a shortcut menu, then choose Reply.
Or click a message bubble to select it, then press Command-R. Find photos and other attachments from conversations To see all of the photos, links, and other attachments that were exchanged in a conversation, select the conversation in the sidebar, then click the Details button in the upper-right corner of the window, or press Command-I. Pin important conversations In macOS Big Sur or later, you can pin a conversation to the top of the conversation list in the sidebar so that you can quickly get to it.
Control-click the conversation to open a shortcut menu, then choose Pin. Or drag the conversation to the top of the sidebar. Pin attachments In macOS Monterey, you can pin links and other content that you receive, such as podcasts and TV shows.
Mute conversations If you don't want to be disturbed by notifications related to a conversation: Select the conversation in the sidebar. Click the Details button in the upper-right corner of the window. Select Hide Alerts. Or click the Details button in the upper-right corner of the window, then click the FaceTime audio or FaceTime video button.
Learn more about using FaceTime on Mac. Share your screen or location Select the conversation in the sidebar, then click the Details button in the upper-right corner of the window.
Click the screen sharing button to share your screen. Click Share My Location to share your location temporarily or indefinitely.
Or click Send My Current Location to send your current location at this moment. You can also see the recipient's location—if they're sharing their location with you. Control-click a name, then choose Remove from Conversation. This is available for groups of four or more members.
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