Messages on macOS lets you communicate with friends, family, and coworkers across a variety of different platforms, including Apple's own iMessage, along with SMS and services from Google, Yahoo, and AOL. But if you're new to the Mac or have just never set up Messages, you might be wondering how to get started with the app.
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Follow these simple steps, and you'll be chatting with your friends in no time at all.
How to set up Messages on the Mac
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Launch Messages from your desktop, dock, or Applications folder.
Enter your Apple ID email address and password. If you have two-step or two-factor authentication turned on for your Apple ID, enter your verification code.
Click on Messages in the Menu bar
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Click Preferences.
Click Accounts tab.
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Select the phone number and email addresses at which you would like to be reached.
Choose which phone number or email address people will see when you start a new conversation.
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How to set up Messages in iCloud in macOS
Messages in iCloud keeps both your iMessages and standard SMS in sync between your Mac and your iOS devices, and also lets you download your messages when you set up a brand new device.
Open Messages from your Dock or Applications folder.
Click Messages in the Menu bar.
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Click Preferences.
Click the Accounts tab.
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Click on your iMessage account.
Click the checkbox next to Enable Messages on iCloud.
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Click the Sync Now button to sync immediately.
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And that's how you turn on iMessage sync.
How to set up Messages in iCloud in iOS
To fully take advantage of Messages in iCloud, you'll need to turn it on for any iOS or iPadOS devices you own.
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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.
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
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.
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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