WhatsApp Web: What happens if you press ‘Ctrl’ + ‘Alt’ + ‘P’ on your computer? A very useful trick in summer
WhatsApp Web is surely the most popular application on laptops. Its advantage: it has several keyboard shortcuts that Internet users can use to access certain functions more quickly and easily. And yet, although these combinations are quite easy to remember, very few people really know them. We are going to reveal it to you in this article.
Despite the incredible enthusiasm for WhatsApp Web on computers, this platform holds an infinity of tricks very little used by users. Options that remain widely envied by Android and iOS smartphones, since they do not have all these keyboard shortcuts that are all the rage on WhatsApp Web. Quickly find out how to take advantage of it!
A range of interesting features for Internet users
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Keyboard shortcut ‘Ctrl’ + ‘Alt ‘+’P’ allows WhatsApp web users to edit their user profile and add important changes, such as their profile picture, and the name (or nickname) they want to display.
It is also possible to modify the “info” section and add a status. By default, it will say “Available”: however, you can change it to “Busy”, “At work”, “On vacation” or any other message you want to let your friends know your mood or availability.
It should be specified that the keyboard shortcuts of WhatsApp Web work on Windows and Mac, also specifying that they are available for any type of browser, be it Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge , Mozilla Firefox or other. The big advantage of this keyboard shortcut is that it works with any browser.
NB : Keyboard shortcuts are not exclusive to WhatsApp Web. Many applications such as Microsoft Word, Google Chrome and Windows operating system 11 (or Windows 11) have those features that help users in their work.
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Other shortcut keys for WhatsApp Web
Alt is the abbreviation of “Alternative”. Indeed, this key, when pressed alone, performs several functions, depending on the program used. On Word, for example, pressing this key selects the top bar menus.
Thus, the Alt key has several functions. Most of them, like control, only work when combined with other keys.
Here are some WhatsApp Web keyboard shortcuts:
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- Ctrl, Alt, Shift and E: archive a chat .
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- Ctrl, Alt and N: start a conversation with someone.
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- Ctrl, Alt, Shift and P: pin a chat.
- Ctrl, Shift, Alt and N: create a group.
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- Ctrl, Alt and comma: the list contacts will be hidden and the settings will be displayed instead.
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Other tips to discover on WhatsApp
Voluntarily or by accident, it happens to delete a conversation. Fortunately, there is always a way to recover it easily! If for some reason you have deleted a chat on WhatsApp with very important photos and videos, there is a very simple, yet little-known trick that will allow you to recover everything. But be careful, this secret trick only works if the user has saved all the messages. How to proceed? Go to app settings. Click on Chats, enter the Backup option and check the date of the last backup. also to display bold, italic and underline certain texts. It should be noted that this feature is available in both Android and iPhone devices.