Users Manual

Manage group conversations. Make it easier to identify a group by setting a photo,
Memoji, or emoji as the group image. In a group conversation, you can direct a message
to an individual by typing the person’s name or using the @ sign, and you can respond to
a question or statement earlier in the conversation by adding your comment as an inline
reply. When a conversation becomes too active, you can hide alerts for the conversation.
To set a group image and see options for managing a conversation, select the
conversation in the list, then click the Details button in the top-right corner of the
Messages window. To receive a notification when you’re mentioned, open Messages
Preferences, click General, then select the “Notify me when my name is mentioned”
checkbox.
Make messages fun. Liven up discussions by responding to messages with Tapbacks,
trending GIFs, or special effects like fluttering confetti, balloons, and more. To add a
Tapback, click and hold a message, then choose a Tapback. To add a GIF or special
effect, click the Apps button , choose #images or Message Effects, then click the one
you want to use. And look out for Digital Touch, invisible ink, and handwritten messages
that your friends send you from their iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.