6 Tips to Use Desktop WhatsApp More Effectively

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Customize the messenger completely for yourself.

1. Change notification settings

By default, WhatsApp sends audiovisual alerts every time you receive a message. If you don't want the app to constantly distract you, customize notifications to suit your needs.

First, go to the settings by clicking on the button with three dots. There, select the "Notifications" tab.

The first thing to turn off is sounds. If you don't want the message content to be displayed on the screen, uncheck the Show Thumbnails checkbox. To get rid of alerts completely, turn off Desktop Alerts.

You can also turn off notifications for an hour, a day or a week by selecting the appropriate option in the drop-down menu.

2. Use emoji commands

It is very convenient to send emojis through the desktop version of WhatsApp. Just open the desired conversation, select the emoji selection button with the Shift + Tab keyboard shortcut and press Enter. The emoji selection window will open, in which gifs and stickers are also available.

It is not necessary to search for the desired emoticon manually. It is possible to enter a colon in the message line, followed by the desired emotion. For example, when you enter the command: laugh, eight matching characters will be displayed at once. You can select the one you need using the mouse or the arrows on the keyboard.

3. Use the Tab key for quick navigation

Press Tab after launching the app to immediately activate the chat search bar. One more keystroke will highlight the current correspondence in the list. The next two are the emoji selection button and the message entry line.

The first and second options are most useful. You can switch to another conversation at any time by pressing Tab, entering the person's name, selecting it using the same key and pressing Enter.

Tab can be used in any section. For example, after opening the window for choosing emoticons, just click on the button to go to the gifs, and then to the stickers.

4. Convert text emoticons to emoji

Desktop WhatsApp can automatically convert old text emoticons into emoji familiar to modern users. All popular options are supported - for example:-),:-(,:-p and <3.

5. Format the text

In the application, you can use special modifiers to make the text bold or, for example, strikethrough. To do this, you need to put a certain symbol at the beginning and end of a word or phrase. Here are some of the most useful options:

• * text * - bold;
• _text_ - italic;
• ~ text ~ - strikethrough;
• "" Text "" is monospaced.

6. Use keyboard shortcuts

A lot in the desktop version of the messenger can be done using keyboard shortcuts. Here are some useful ones:

• Ctrl / Command + N - start a new chat;
• Ctrl / Command + Shift + N - create a new group;
• Ctrl / Command + E - archive chat;
• Ctrl / Command + Shift + M - mute the chat sound;
• Ctrl / Command + Shift + U - Mark chat messages as read or unread;
• Ctrl / Command + Backspace / Delete - delete chat;
• Ctrl / Command + P - Open your profile.