Ten tips

  1. Add several accounts and switch from the sidebar;
  2. Press Ctrl+K, type and hit Enter to jump to a chat;
  3. Shift-click two messages to select a range for forwarding or deletion;
  4. Drag chats into folders to file them;
  5. Hide the sidebar in settings for a larger chat area;
  6. Right-click a chat to mute or archive it;
  7. Use Ctrl plus a number to switch folders;
  8. Drag files in and choose Send as file to keep quality;
  9. Set a local passcode on work machines;
  10. Pin frequent chats and work through unread filters.

Summary

Learning three or four shortcuts noticeably cuts the time spent on hundreds of group messages.