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📦Today's One Cool Tip Shows How to Set Up and Use WhatsApp on a PC
Discover how to effortlessly access your WhatsApp chats and media from your computer with WhatsApp Web.
This Cool Tip shows how to set it up on your PC, its features, and tips for a seamless messaging experience across devices.
Read the full Cool Tip HERE.
🆒Tell Me More About WhatsApp
Here are some cool tips for using WhatsApp that can enhance your messaging experience and productivity:
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Format Your Text: Spice up your messages with bold, italics, strikethrough, and monospace formatting.
- To bold text, add an asterisk (*) before and after the text.
- To italicize text, add an underscore (_) before and after.
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strikethrough~ text, add a tilde (~) before and after.
- To create monospace text, add three backticks (```) before and after the text.
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Star Messages: Mark important messages for easy reference later. Simply long-press on a message and tap the star icon. You can view all your starred messages by going to the chat's info and tapping "Starred Messages."
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Quote Messages: When replying to a specific message in a busy chat, quote it to provide context. Long-press on the message, then tap the reply arrow and type your response.
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Mute Notifications: Silence notifications for specific chats or groups without leaving them. Long-press on the chat, tap the mute icon, and choose the duration.
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Use Stickers and GIFs: Express yourself with fun stickers and GIFs. Tap the emoji icon, then the sticker or GIF tab to browse and send them.
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Send Voice Messages: When typing is inconvenient, send a voice message by holding the microphone icon and speaking.
🔢 By the Numbers
Here are some captivating facts about PC and mobile phone messaging.
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First phone call and text: The first phone call was made in April 1973, and the first text message was sent in December 1992. Source.
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SMS vs. Email: Text messages have an open rate of 98% within minutes, compared to 20% for emails. Source.
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SMS Marketing: 75% of consumers appreciate receiving messages from brands (after opting in), and SMS coupons are redeemed 10 times more than other types of coupons. Source.
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Engagement rates: Text messaging offers higher engagement rates for small business owners compared to email, with 86% preferring SMS. Source.
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First SMS: The very first SMS was sent on December 3, 1992, by a 22-year-old software programmer, and it read "Merry Christmas". Source.
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Texting frequency: On average, people check their text messages 11 times a day, whereas they check their email less frequently. Source.
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Response rates: SMS response rates are 750% higher than email, with an average response rate of 45% for texts compared to 6% for emails. Source.
✅ Must-Read Tech Tips.
👀 How Do I Set When WhatsApp Messages Disappear?
Disappearing messages is an optional feature you can turn on for more privacy.
You can set messages to disappear 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days after they’re sent unless that message is kept.
The duration you choose only affects new messages in the chat, not messages you’ve already sent or received.
You can choose to turn disappearing messages on for all chats or select specific chats. In individual chats, either you or the person you’re messaging can turn disappearing messages on or off.
Here's how to do it.
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Open any individual or group chat in WhatsApp.
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Tap the contact name (individual) or group name (group).
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Select "Disappearing messages" from the menu.
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Decide how long your messages will live before they self-destruct: 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days.
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Compose your message as usual and press send.
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A timer icon will appear next to the message, indicating its expiration date.
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Both you and the recipient will be notified about the disappearing message setting.
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Watch Them Fade Away.
Discover more HERE.
🤔 Have You Ever Wondered How to "Unsend" an iPhone Message?
iPhone users can "Unsend" an iMessage.
To Unsend a message:
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While in an iMessage conversation, press and hold the message you want to "Unsend".
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Tap "Undo Send"
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Your message will be unsent.
A few notes:
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You can only Unsend a message within 2 (two) minutes of sending it.
- The message can be read by the recipient before you unsend it.
- While the message will be gone from the recipients phone, the recipient will see that you unsent a message.
- If the recipient is on an older version of iPhone (15 or before) or on another device such as Android, the message can not be unsent. The recipient will still be able to see the original message
Learn more HERE.
🙋♂️ Here's How to Silence Unknown Callers on WhatsApp.
Are you tired of being interrupted by spam calls on WhatsApp?
You can change the setting to reduce the number of spam calls you receive.
Here's how to do it:
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Open WhatsApp on your mobile device.
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Select Settings.
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Select Privacy.
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Select Calls.
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Toggle on the option to "Silence unknown callers."
Get more HERE.
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⌨️Today's Cool Keyboard Shortcuts
Here are some useful Gmail Chat keyboard shortcuts for Windows users:
Navigation
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Ctrl + Alt + C: Open Chat list
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Ctrl + K: Browse spaces or start a DM
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Ctrl + . (period): Move focus to next chat or space
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Ctrl + , (comma): Move focus to previous chat or space
Chat Actions
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Enter: Send a message
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Shift + Enter: Start a new line in a message
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Ctrl + Enter: Send an emoji reaction
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Up Arrow: Edit your last sent message
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Ctrl + Shift + C: Start a new group conversation
Other Useful Shortcuts
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Ctrl + /: Search for people and messages in Chat
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Ctrl + Shift + U: Mark a conversation as unread
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?: View a list of all available keyboard shortcuts
✍️Today's Haiku
Words dance on the screen,
Bridging gaps, hearts connect afar,
Silent symphony.
🔎 Do you have a Cool Tip or question? Email us at onecooltip.com@gmail.com
😜 Tech Joke of the Day😅
Watching those three little dots in a message bubble is like waiting for a plot twist in a movie—will they respond, or just leave me hanging?
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