Receiving messages settings

---

The Receiving messages tab of the options window contains settings related to reception of instant messages. It contains two different sections for receiving personal instant messages sent privately and directly to the user and for receiving group and news messages.

To open the options dialog box click  Options button on the toolbar or use Ctrl+O hotkey.

Common settings

• "Enable "Today's Messages" tab to display incoming messages" — This option activates the Today's Messages screen in the main window of the messenger. That pane contains all received messages by user's current session in order of receipt date.
  
  
• "Automatically pass on to last message on receipt" — Automatically pass on to the message when it is received. This option is a very handy combined with the "Pop up when a new message is received" setting.
  
  
• "Minimize if all messages have been deleted" — Hide to System Tray area if a last or all messages have been deleted.

Receiving Personal Messages

• "Pop up when a new message comes" — Automatically restore the program from System Tray on a reception a new personal message.
  
  
• "Show window as inactive (Don't change current focus)" — This option lets show Bopup Messenger in inactive state when window automatically appears. It will be useful if user wants to view incoming personal message and save the focus on the window with which he is currently working.
  
  
• "Open a new sending session with the message sender" — Open a new sending session dialog box with current sender as a recipient when a personal message comes.
  
  
• "Show as minimized to Task Bar area" — A newly opened sending dialog will be initially minimized to Task Bar area and will flash with it's title if a new personal message is received.
  
  
• "Play a sound when a new message comes" — By default, Bopup Messenger plays the "incoming.wav" located in the program's installation folder. But you may set up any other audio file. Click ... button, then go to the Sounds tab and select "Bopup Messenger\Incoming message" from the list.
  
  
• "PC Speaker beep" — Beep with PC speaker (if present) on a reception of personal messages.
  
  
• "Blink Scroll Lock indicator on keyboard" — Blink with Scroll Lock indicator on your keyboard on a reception of personal messages.

Receiving Group & News Messages

• "Pop up when a new message comes" — Automatically restore the program from System Tray on a reception a new group or news message.
  
  
• "Show window as inactive (Don't change current focus)" — This option lets show Bopup Messenger in inactive state when window automatically appears. It will be useful if user wants to view incoming group or news message and save the focus on the window with which he is currently working.
  
  
• "Open a new sending session with the message sender" — Open a new sending session dialog box with current sender as a recipient when a message group or news comes.
  
  
• "Show as minimized to Task Bar area" — A newly opened sending dialog will be initially minimized to Task Bar area and will flash with it's title if a new group or news message is received.
  
  
• "Play a sound when a new message comes" — By default, Bopup Messenger plays the "incoming.wav" located in the program's installation folder. But you may set up any other audio file. Click ... button, then go to the Sounds tab and select "Bopup Messenger\Incoming group / news message" from the list.
  
  
• "PC Speaker beep" — Beep with PC speaker (if present) on a reception of group or news messages.
  
  
• "Blink Scroll Lock indicator on keyboard" — Blink with Scroll Lock indicator on your keyboard on a reception of group or news messages.