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Message Editor​

YuChat uses a WYSIWYG editorβ€”what you see while typing is exactly how your message will appear.

Switching Editor Modes​

Choose your preferred mode:

Benefits:

  • Visual editing without special syntax knowledge
  • Real-time preview
  • Support for text, lists, quotes, tables, and images
Message editor toolbar
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Formatting​

ActionStyleSyntaxWindows/LinuxMac
bold**bold**Ctrl+B⌘+B
italic*italic*Ctrl+I⌘+I
strikethrough~~strikethrough~~Ctrl+Shift+X⌘+Shift+X
link[text](url)Ctrl+Shift+L⌘+Shift+L
bulleted list- item 1
- item 2		Ctrl+Shift+P⌘+Shift+P
numbered list1. first
2. second		Ctrl+Shift+O⌘+Shift+O
block quote> quoteCtrl+Shift+I⌘+Shift+I
β€”horizontal line/divider---, ***
inline block> quoteCtrl+Shift+I⌘+Shift+I
code block`code block`Ctrl+Shift+C⌘+Shift+C

Horizontal Rule (Divider)​

To visually separate sections in your message, insert a horizontal line:

  • Type three dashes --- or *** at the start of a new line

  • Go to a new line - Enter or CTRL / ⌘ + Enter depending on the current line break setting

    or

  • Use the "Horizontal Line" option in the editor toolbar

Horizontal rules help structure long messages, separate topics, or highlight important information.

Nested Lists​

The editor supports two-level nested lists β€” both bulleted and numbered.

To create a nested list:

  • Create a list item
  • Press Tab to increase nesting level
  • Press Shift + Tab to decrease nesting level
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Two nesting levels are supported

Context Menu​

Web: Uses browser context menu

Desktop: Right-click for Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All

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Spell check highlights typos and offers corrections while editing.

Spell Check​

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Spell check uses your operating system's dictionaries.

  1. Open System Settings
  2. Go to Keyboard β†’ Text
  3. Set Spelling to Automatic by Language or your preferred language
  4. In Input Sources, ensure your language is added
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Language dictionaries must be installed for spell check to work.

Syntax Highlighting​

Code blocks support syntax highlighting for many languages.

Automatic detection: Pasted code is automatically formatted with detected language highlighting.

Manual selection: Click the language name in the code block's corner to change it, or select "plain text" for no highlighting.

Settings: Enable/disable in Settings β†’ Interface. Highlighting adapts to your color theme.

Checklists​

Create task lists with checkboxes (display-only after sending):

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Syntax:

- [ ] Task 1
- [x] Task 2 (completed)
- [ ] Task 3
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To update checkboxes, right-click β†’ Edit β†’ make changes β†’ Send.

Emojis​

Add emojis inline:

  • Type : followed by emoji name
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  • Navigate with ← β†’, select with Enter

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Supports multiple languages: :laugh β†’ πŸ˜‚, :heart β†’ ❀️

Hashtags​

Add hashtags to messages for easy searching:

Message text
#project-alpha
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After sending, #project-alpha becomes a clickable link to search all messages with that hashtag.

Create readable links:

Check out [YuChat](https://www.yuchat.ai)

Result:

Tables​

Paste tables directly from Google Sheets, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, etc. Structure is preserved.

Code Snippets​

From IDEs (VS Code, IntelliJ): Paste directlyβ€”automatic code block formatting.

From other sources: Paste, select text, then use the formatting toolbar for:

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Ctrl/⌘ + Shift + V pastes as plain text.

Attachments​

  1. Open a chat or channel
  2. Click or drag a file into the message field
  3. Click

Create a Poll​

The poll creation option is located directly in the message editor, inside the attachment menu.

To create a poll:

  1. Open a chat, personal messages, or a channel
  2. In the message field, click
  3. In the attachment menu, select Create poll

The poll creation form includes:

  • a Question field
  • multiple answer options
  • a Multiple choice option
  • an Anonymous voting option
  • an Add answer button for extra options

After filling in the form, click Send.

After the poll is published:

  • participants can vote directly in the message
  • poll results are shown after voting
  • in an open poll, the View results link becomes available
  • you can Retract vote from the context menu
  • like a regular message, the poll also supports context menu actions such as Forward, Pin, and other standard actions
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The paperclip menu is used for files too: the same menu contains both Create poll and Attach file.

Markdown File Preview​

When sending or receiving .md files, the app renders their content with full Markdown formatting β€” headings, lists, links, code blocks and other elements are displayed in their formatted form.

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Documents can be previewed in most office formats.

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Images open in a built-in viewer. Right-click to copy or get the link.

Text File Preview​

YuChat can open text files directly in a chat, without downloading them or launching external apps. For supported formats, the file opens in the built-in viewer, and code or structured files are shown with syntax highlighting.

Supported formats include TXT, Markdown, JSON, XML, YAML, CSV, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Shell, INI, Diff/Patch, ICS, LOG, and other text files.

Scheduled Messages​

Send messages at a specified timeβ€”useful for reminders or advance preparation.

Scheduling a Message​

  1. Write your message
  2. Hover over Send
  3. Select 'Send Later'
    yuchat-messaging-scheduled-message-button

  4. Set date and time, click Schedule

Managing Scheduled Messages​

Access via

Scheduled Messages
yuchat-messaging-scheduled-messages-section

Click in the message field. Right-click any scheduled message for:

  • Send Now
  • Change Time
  • Edit
  • Copy Text
  • Delete

Forwarding Messages​

  1. Right-click a message
  2. Select Forward
  3. Choose destination chat/channel (can be another workspace)
  4. Optionally add a comment
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Enable Show context menu on hover in Settings β†’ Interface for quicker access.

Forwarding Multiple Messages​

  1. Right-click a message β†’ Select
  2. Check additional messages
  3. Click Forward
  4. Cancel with Cancel or Esc

Copy Multiple Messages​

  1. Right-click a message
  2. Select Select
  3. Check the messages you want to copy
  4. Click Copy in the top bar
  5. Paste the copied text into another chat, document, or note
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This is useful when you need to collect several messages from the same conversation without forwarding them.

  1. Right-click a message
  2. Click Share
  3. Copy and share the public link
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Anyone with the link can view the message.

Editing Messages​

  1. Right-click β†’ Edit (or press ↑ for your last message)
  2. Make changes
  3. Click

Automatic Collapse for Long Messages​

Long messages collapse automatically so they do not take too much space in the chat history. YuChat shows the beginning of the message and a Show more button instead of the full text.

Click Show more to read the full message inline. After expanding it, you can collapse it again with Show less.

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This keeps conversations easier to scan, especially when chats contain long updates, instructions, logs, or document fragments.

Highlight Your Own Messages​

This feature visually highlights your messages in a chat, channel, or thread.

To enable highlighting:

  1. Open App Settings
  2. Go to Interface
  3. Enable Highlight your own messages
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This setting only affects how messages are displayed on the current device.

Reactions​

Add reactions to messages in channels, chats, or threads:

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Right-click a message, select an emoji from recent reactions or click to browse all.

Pinning Messages​

Pin important messages to keep them visible.

Per the role model:

  • Owners/Administrators β€” Pin/unpin in channels and chats
  • Members β€” Pin/unpin in personal chats only
  1. Right-click a message
  2. Select Pin or Unpin
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Pinned messages show . Access the pinned list via

the channel/chat panel
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Deleting Multiple Messages​

  1. Right-click a message β†’ Select
  2. Check messages to delete
  3. Click Delete
  4. Cancel with Cancel or Esc

Threads​

Threads are discussions attached to a specific message.

Create threads from:

  • Personal messages
  • Channel messages
  • Call recordings

All your threads appear in Threads. By default, you see threads where you:

  • Participated or were mentioned
  • Had a thread created from your message
  • Were in the call
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Other channel threads show a

new message marker
yuchat-thread-reply-dot
under the parent message.

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Thread visibility depends on channel notification settings.

Starting a Thread​

  1. Right-click a message or call recording
  2. Click Start Discussion or double-click the message
  3. Send your first message

Forward Messages from a Thread​

In an expanded thread, you can forward either a single message or multiple messages at once.

To forward one message from a thread:

  1. Open the thread from a channel, chat, or the Threads section
  2. Right-click the required message inside the thread
  3. Select Forward
  4. Choose the destination chat or channel
  5. Optionally add a comment to the forwarded message

To forward multiple messages from a thread:

  1. Open the thread
  2. Right-click one of the messages inside the thread
  3. Select Select
  4. Check one or more messages in the thread
  5. Click Forward
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To cancel message selection, click Cancel or press Esc.

Expand Thread​

You can expand a thread to full screen. To do this, open the thread from the Threads section or from a channel/chat. In the thread panel, click Expand Thread in the top-right control panel. The thread will open in full screen. Close the expanded thread by clicking the X button or pressing Esc.

Thread Summary​

Generate an AI summary of the discussion:

  1. Open a thread
  2. Click Magic
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  3. Click to generate
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Anyone with thread access can regenerate the summary when new messages appear.

Deleting Thread Messages​

Messages can only be deleted from an expanded thread.

Expand a thread by:

  1. Clicking the reply count under the parent message
  2. In Threads, clicking the thread header or Show More

Then: Right-click the message β†’

Select Delete
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Thread Subscriptions​

Subscribe:

  1. Expand the thread
  2. Click β†’ Subscribe to Thread

Unsubscribe:

  1. In Threads, click β†’ Unsubscribe from Thread
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If someone @mentions you in a thread you've unsubscribed from, you're automatically resubscribed.

Video Messages​

Send​

  1. Open a chat or channel
  2. Click
  3. Click

Download​

Select the video message and click

Forward​

Select the video message, click , choose destination, click Send

View Transcript​

Select the video message and click

Voice Messages​

Record and Send​

  1. Open a chat or channel
  2. Click
  3. Click

Download​

Select the voice message and click

Forward​

Select the voice message, click , choose destination, click Send

View Transcript​

Select the voice message and click

Notifications​

In-app notifications appear in the interface and app icon for all enabled events.

Push notifications (phone/desktop notification center) are available for:

  • Personal messages
  • Channel mentions
  • Replies to your messages
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