Spread Your Message Mac OS
Have you activated voice messaging on your Skype® account, and want to check the voice messages you received? Listen to your voice messages in Skype® for Mac. Set up iMessage. IMessage is the Apple messaging service you get automatically.
Hold your smartphone camera up to your Mac’s screen, and scan the QR code. After a few moments, you should see a ‘You’re ready!’ message. Send SMS from your web browser, using Google’s new service. By default, Messages on Mac will attempt to send an iMessage. But if it can’t, it will then send a text message. Well, actually it will send the message to your iPhone and your iPhone will send it from there. But for you, it appears as a seamless continuation. Open the Messages App on your Mac by clicking on the Messages icon in the Taskbar. Leave the Messages App open on your Mac (required to receive a security code) and get back to your iPhone to complete the following steps. Open the Settings app on your iPhone. On the Settings screen, scroll down and tap on Messages.
You can personalize the default Login Screen of your Mac either by Changing Login Screen Wallpaper or by Adding a Custom Message or Quote to the default Login Screen. You will find below the steps to Add Custom Message to Login Screen on Mac.
Add Custom Message to Login Screen on Mac
With Mac OS X 10.7 Lion update, Apple introduced the functionality to Add Custom Message to Login Screen on Mac using System Preferences.
This functionality allows you to Add an Inspirational Quote, Poetry, Daily Reminder or a message providing your contact details, so that anyone who finds your Mac is able to contact you, in case you happen to forget or misplace your Mac somewhere.
Steps to Add Message to Login Screen on Mac
Follow the steps below to Add Custom Message of any kind to the Login Screen on your Mac.
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1. Click on the Apple icon from the top menu bar on your Mac and then click on System Preferences… option in the drop-down menu (See image below)
2. On the System Preferences screen, click on Security & Privacy
3. On the System Preferences screen, click on the lock icon located at the bottom left corner of your screen and Enter the password for your Admin account.
4. Next, check the little box next to Show a message when the screen is locked and then click on the Set Lock Message button (See image below).
5. Next, you will see a pop-up window prompting you to enter the Message that you want to appear on the Login Screen of your Mac. Type your Message and click on OK to save the message (See image below).
Remove or Change Login Screen Message on Mac
Follow the steps below, in case you want to change the Login Screen Message or completely remove the message from the Login Screen of your Mac.
1. Click on the Apple icon from the top menu bar on your Mac and then click on System Preferences… option in the drop-down menu (See image below).
2. On the System Preferences screen, click on Security & Privacy, then click on the lock icon and then enter in the password for your admin account.
3. On the Security & Privacy screen, click on the Lock icon located at the bottom left corner of your screen and Enter the password for your Admin Account.
4. Next, uncheck the little box next to Show a message when the screen is locked option and then click on the Set Lock Message button (See image below).
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5. On the pop-up window, type your New Message or remove the current Message, in case you do not want to see any message on the Login Screen and click on OK to save your settings (See image below).
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Try these steps first
After trying each step below, try to send a message again.
- Restart your Mac. Choose Apple menu > Restart, then click Restart.
- Make sure that your software is up to date. Learn how to update the software on your Mac.
- Make sure that your Mac is connected to the Internet. To check your Internet connection, try loading a page in Safari or another web browser.
- Check that the date and time is set correctly on your Mac.
- Make sure that you enter the correct phone number or email address for the contact.
If you see ‘This user is not registered with iMessage’
If you try to send a message and see an alert that the person isn’t registered with iMessage, the message is trying to send using SMS/MMS. Make sure Text Message Forwarding is set up and your iPhone is powered on.
If your contacts see your email instead of your phone number
If you can send messages but your contacts see your email address instead of your phone number, make sure that you're signed in to iMessage with the same Apple ID on all your devices. Learn how to add your phone number to Messages on your Mac.
Learn more
- If you still can't send or receive messages, contact Apple Support.
- Check the Apple System Status page for a temporary outage affecting iMessage or FaceTime.
- Use Messages with your Mac.