--- title: "5 Essential WhatsApp Web Tips You Need To Know" description: "WhatsApp is one of the most popular apps, used all over the world by almost every person. If the person has a smartphone then he must have installed t" author: "IVY Rose" published: 2019-12-14 updated: 2019-12-14 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/286251/5-essential-whatsapp-web-tips-you-need-to-know category: "whatsapp" tags: ["whatsapp"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # 5 Essential WhatsApp Web Tips You Need To Know WhatsApp is one of the most popular apps, used all over the world by almost every person. If the person has a smartphone then he must have installed the WhatsApp app. People often used the **WhatsApp Web** which is a feature of WhatsApp that allows the user to open the [application](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12824/calculator-application-in-android) within their [web browser](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/301688/best-web-browsers-for-2023). People often used the WhatsApp web which is a feature of WhatsApp that allows the user to open the application within their web browser. Then read this article to know essential WhatsApp web tips you need to know: ## Shortcut A wise man said, “Time is money” which is no doubt is correct. WhatsApp on the computer can save you time because it has a [keyboard shortcut](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102815/how-to-set-up-a-custom-keyboard-shortcut-on-a-laptop). A list of a keyboard shortcut is: - Ctrl + N To start a new conversation - Ctrl + Shift + M To mute a conversation - Ctrl + Shift + N to create a new group - Ctrl + P To open the status of your profile - Ctrl + Shift + U To [mark as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/113529/how-did-rajyavardhan-rathore-make-a-mark-as-a-rajput-leader) unread - Ctrl + Backspace To delete a chat - Ctrl + E To Archive the chat **Multiple [Whatsapp Account](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32491/what-happens-to-my-old-whatsapp-account-when-i-change-phone)** Using [multiple accounts](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/106673/how-to-manage-multiple-accounts)… seems impossible, right? Well, WhatsApp on the computer makes it possible. By using the incognito window, you can open multiple accounts easily. Just tap Ctrl + Shift + N and enjoy!! Isn’t easy? ## Type Emoji By Using A Keyboard WhatsApp is famous for its emoji, and the conversation feels incomplete without it. Using WhatsApp on the computer makes it a lot faster for you. All you have to do is in the text area of chat where you want to use emoji just type a colon and type a few letters of your desired emoji. For example, you said something funny and want to use laughing emoji so type like this: haha, Emoji will appear on the screen. Just select the emoji you want to use. Same if you want to use mask type : mas Or you can follow these steps Tap Shift + Tab This will directly focus on the emoji icon box. Enter. Look at the emojis and search the emoji of your desire. Once you get your emoji tap, enter. **Read Message Without [Blue Tick](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40071/can-i-verify-my-instagram-profile-with-a-blue-tick)** Sometimes we want to read the message but don’t want to reply. For such cases, there are extensions WAToolkit available through which you can read a message without a blue tick and without turning off read receipts. ## Transfer The File From Phone To Pc With the help of using WhatsApp on the browser, you can easily transfer your file to [your PC](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51727/explain-ransomware-and-how-it-s-affect-your-pc-s) or vice versa. For this process, you will need other accounts as well to which you will send your data in order to save it. We will suggest you use Wi-Fi or a high [internet connection](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/299301/how-to-test-your-internet-connection-s-quality-over-time) for this process so you may not find any difficulty in this process. - Open the file (photo or video) you want to save. - In the corner, you will see the down arrow, click on it. - Automatically the file will be saved in your device. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/286251/5-essential-whatsapp-web-tips-you-need-to-know Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.