- How can i scroll to the beginning of an Imessage chat? I wanna surprise my girlfriend with our first awkward post-one night stand textmessages for our anniversary, but scrolling through 2 years of messages has been a bit more time consuming than I first thought.
- You can scroll on a Mac using the trackpad, spacebar, keyboard, or a mouse — or change your scrolling preferences. Here's what you need to know.
Hi,
I searched 'meet', as it's common for me to say things like 'oh hey, nice to meet you!' Lo and behold: immediately leaped to the beginning of a six-month, near-constant conversation.
There is no longer a 'Recents List' in the File Menu (or anywhere else) in Messages.
The Archive folder is now in ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iChat/Data/Library/Messages
See the Path Bar on this Pic.
Save on Close refers to several Actions.
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Closing (Shut Down) the computer will save it on that action.
Quitting the app first will also do it.
Dismissing the Chat will also tend to Save it.
![Conversation Conversation](/uploads/1/2/6/3/126320052/241727927.jpg)
In the Archive folder there are dated Folders.
If you Quit or Shut Down the computer the items is saved on the Day that the last 'Chat' happened.
If you had a chat over several days and shut down in this manner the different part would be in different dated Folders.
However like the iMessages 'History' linking up old iMessages conversations the Saved Chats will also allow you to Scroll back in time as it were and 'join up' the older Chats.
If you have Older Chats moved to the Archive folder such as ones created in iChat you may find they open in a separate window and don't join up quite as well.
9:28 pm Monday; January 19, 2015
iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
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Couple of iPhones and an iPad
G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
Mac OS X (10.6.8),
Couple of iPhones and an iPad
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Messages User Guide
You can send a message to a group of people, add or remove people from the group conversation (even after it’s already started), and leave a group conversation in Messages.
Important: If you’re sending a group message via iMessage, everyone in the group must have a phone number or an email address registered with iMessage. If you have an iPhone with iOS 8 or later, you can send a message as an SMS message to group members who have a phone number, even those who aren’t registered with iMessage. See Set up iPhone to get SMS texts on Mac.
Send a group message
You can send a message to a group of people, then name your group conversation so that it’s easier to keep track of and find.
- In the Messages app on your Mac, click the Compose button (or use the Touch Bar).
- Type a name, an email address, or a phone number in the To field for every person you want to send a message to. As you type, Messages suggests matching addresses from your Contacts app or from people you’ve previously sent messages to.You can also click the Add button to the right of the To field. Click a contact in the list, then click the email address or phone number.If you’re restricted to sending and receiving messages with only certain people, an hourglass icon appears next to those people you can’t text.
- Type text in the message field. You can use typing suggestions, if available. For more details about what you can include, see Send texts.
- Press Return on your keyboard to send the message.
- To give a title to the group conversation, click Details, click “Add a group name,” then enter a name.
Add a person to a group conversation
You can add people to a group conversation, even after the conversation has started.
Note: You can only add people to a group conversation; you can’t add anyone else to a conversation with one person.
How To Scroll Up On Messages On Mac
- In the Messages app on your Mac, select the group conversation.
- Click Details, then click Add Member.
- Enter the contact information for the person you want to add.You can’t add someone who’s restricted by communication limits in Screen Time.
Remove a person from a group conversation
You can only remove a person from a group conversation if there are at least three other participants, not including yourself.
- In the Messages app on your Mac, select the group conversation.
- Click Details, select the participant you want to remove, then press Delete.You can also Control-click the participant, then choose Remove from Conversation.
Leave a group conversation
When you’re finished chatting with your group, you can leave the group conversation.
To leave a group conversation, there must be at least three other participants.
- In the Messages app on your Mac, select the group conversation.
- Click Details, then click Leave this Conversation.
If you want to stay in the group conversation but stop receiving message notifications, select the Do Not Disturb checkbox.
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