Send A Message in Signal Messenger
Sending a message in Signal Messenger is definitely the first feature to use. Despite its clean and continuously improved user interface, there are so many ways to send messages. This guide shows the details on how to send a message in many ways via Signal Messenger.
Sending Basic Messages
Let’s start with basic message sending. All you need to do is to simply select the recipient (can be an individual or a group) and then:
- Type your message.
- Press the send button. If the send button is shown encrypted (with a lock), it means the receipient end is using Signal as well.
Sending Disappearing Messages
Sometimes, you would want to set a timed auto-delete message that contains sensitive information like you’re sending password, evidences, and etc. This is where you would need to configure “Disappearing Messages” before sending.
To start:
- Head over to the recipient settings (the ⋮) on the top right side of the recipient name. A menu will open up.
- Select “Disappearing Message”.
Upon selection, you will be prompted to select the time period for the message to exist. Select one that is appropriate (e.g. 1 hour or 15 min are good choices).
Once you’re done, save the setting.
You will notice the status of the recipient had changed to communicating with disapperance messages according to your timing. Moving forward, any messages you typed will disappear after the configured time period.
After sending your sensitive information, remember to set the disappearing message off. Otherwise, your recipient might get annoyed that you’re keeping secrets with him/her. The steps are the same as you set a timing (just look for “Off” which is usually the first item).
Your log will be updated with the mode has turned off.
Quoting A Previous Message
Signal Messenger allows you to quote a previous message seamlessly. Different devices has different method of quote a message.
Signal Messenger on Mobile
To quote a message on mobile version of Signal Messenger, simply press on the message and drag towards the right. The quoted message preview will appear on top of your message box.
Signal Messenger on Desktop
To quote a message on desktop version of Signal Messenger, simply hover over the
message. When the specific options appeared, you can select the quote (←)
option.
Include Emoji into Message
In case you need to express your emotion via emoji, Signal Messenger has a built-in version for it. To do that, simply swap the keyboard will do. The emoji keyword will show up. You can also fill in animated GIF and other features. Once done, you can swap the keyboard back to normal keyboard for message typing.
Add Attachment into Message
Signal Messenger also allows you to add attachment into your message like photo,
contact card, files, and etc. To do that, simply press the add attachment
button (＋). Once you attachment drawer is out, you can select your
attachment type and the file.
Epilogue
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