Previously iMessage ignored in favor of other messengers, but now, when the application runs on every Apple device, use it very comfortably. It is a popular means of communication in the "apple" of the ecosystem, but it is still undervalued. Did you know that iMessage supports Facebook, run AppleScript scripts, and can do a lot more of other things? If not, you find out now!
1. Adding Facebook and other accounts
Contrary to popular belief, iMessage allows you to communicate not only with the owners of Mac and iOS-devices. The application supports a variety of different communication protocols, which include Facebook, Google Talk, Yahoo, AIM, ICQ, LJ Talk and Jabber.
Add Google Talk, Yahoo and AOL is possible through the appropriate menu item and Facebook for the procedure is slightly different.
In the settings go to the tab "Accounts", select "Other Messaging account" and prescribes the following:
- account type - Jabber;
- Account - ваш_псевдоним@chat.facebook.com;
- password - your password on Facebook;
- server - automatically or chat.facebook.com;
- port - automatically or 5222.
After that, your contacts will be friends with Facebook. Click on the photo of any of them and communicate as usual. If you do not know your nickname, you can check it in the address bar on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ваш_псевдоним.
Other services can be added in a similar manner. All you need - is the address of the server, your username and password.
2. Disable AutoCorrect Emoji
Everyone loves emoji, but we are now surrounded by them so that sometimes they are annoying. iMessage can automatically convert text into Emoji emoticons, and this option is enabled by default. It turns off an elementary need to uncheck "Emoji" in the menu "Edit" - "Substitute".
3. Variable message font
In earlier versions, you could change not only the font size, but also to choose his mark. Now in the settings have only a slider to change the size. However, if you want to print can still be changed.
To do this, open System Preferences and in the "Universal Access" includes an option to "Reduce transparency."
After restarting iMessage will the advanced settings, and open the Font panel, as in previous versions, you can select the desired.
4. Use screen sharing
With iMessage, you can give access to your display, or connect to your friends to help solve the problem or something to show. To do this, choose a contact and click the "More" icon and then the two screens next to the icon FaceTime. Select the desired option: to connect or provide access to - and, wait for confirmation, start working. It's simple.
5. We call on FaceTime
Clicking on the familiar button "Details", you can make a voice or video call by FaceTime. Separately run the application is not necessary.
6. send SMS messages
If iMessage use the same account as on your iPhone, then along with the messages you can send regular SMS to friends who do not have iMessage. To do this, simply click the icon of the new message and enter the number of a cell or a contact name. Recipient's name will be highlighted in green, not blue, but your message will be delivered.
7. Keep a history of messages permanently
By default, iMessage removes the history of your correspondence if you close the chat in the sidebar. This approach is useful in all cases, so you can change it. For this we only need to tick the item "Record history when calls are completed" in the main settings section.
8. We use AppleScript scripts
If you are using automation to its a Mac, using AppleScript in a chain of actions and you can turn iMessage. To do this in the Settings app under "Processor AppleScript» to choose the desired script. Thus, you can perform various actions on your Mac, giving computer commands via iMessage.
That such a thing can do iMessage. As you can see, this is not a simple "themes", and functional tool for which Apple came up with a variety of uses. And how do you use iMessage? Tell us in the comments!
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