Messages for macOS provides a suitable messaging experience out of the box, but the default settings aren't for everyone. It's good, then, that you can change a number of these settings, big and small, to provide just the right experience for your needs.
- Jan 04, 2015 (Apple's Mac-migration tools generally do a fine job of moving applications, data files and program settings from one Mac to another, but there are no scroll-bar-visibility settings in 2009's Snow.
- However, it will work fine if the items are less in the folder. In other words, it will be able to scroll up and down when there will be less than 100 messages in a message list folder. Another tip to work with the scroll bar is to use the arrow buttons for a smarter scrolling upwards and downwards.
- Mac App Store Preview. Microsoft Outlook 4+ Email and calendar. Everything works even my GMail account which never fully works on Mac or IOS, now I can even delete messages in Outlook with my GMail account and they really do delete everywhere, no more auto archive forever. Ended up going back to using the browser in deleting the app.
Whether it's customizing your notification sound or choosing where messages will keep saved files, you have plenty of options for customization. Read on to find out how to make Messages for Mac work for you.
How to customize Notifications for the Messages app on Mac
Jan 23, 2019 There are many ways that Messages can break on your Mac. Regardless of the symptoms, the cause is typically the same: a miscommunication between the Messages app and the messaging servers on Appleās end. With the correct troubleshooting steps, we can straighten this out.
- Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen.
- Select System Preferences from the drop-down menu.
- Click on Notifications.
- Scroll down and select Messages.
- Click the alert style you'd like to see.
- Click the drop down menu to choose when you want to see a message preview.
- Click the checkbox next to each notification setting you'd like to enable or disable.
How to customize your Message received sound
- Launch Messages on your Mac.
- Click on Messages in the Menu bar.
- Click Preferences.
- Click the drop down menu next to Message received sound to open the list of tone options.
- Tina software, free download for mac. Click your new notification sound.
How to save received files
- Launch Messages on your Mac.
- Click on Messages in the Menu bar.
- Click Preferences.
- Click the drop down menu next to Save received files to.
- Click on the location to which received files should be saved.
How to adjust the text size
- Launch Messages on your Mac.
- Click on Messages in the Menu bar.
- Click Preferences.
- Click and drag the slider next to Text size, to change the size of the text. Drag left to make Messages' text size smaller and right to make it larger.
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Updated August 2018: All of the information remains up-to-date.
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