# Enable Enter to send

By default, the `Enter` key adds a new line to a message,
and `Ctrl` + `Enter` sends the message.

This is convenient for typing multi-line messages, which are more common in
Zulip than in most other chat products. However, you can also configure
Zulip so that `Enter` sends the message.

### Enable Enter to send

{start_tabs}

{!start-composing.md!}

1. Click **Press Enter to send** at the bottom of the compose box.

{end_tabs}

Note that `Shift` + `Enter` always adds a new line, regardless of whether
**Enter to send** is enabled. The full table is below.

| Enter to send | `Enter` | `Ctrl` + `Enter` | `Shift` + `Enter` |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enabled | Sends message | Adds line | Adds line |
| Disabled | Adds line | Sends message | Adds line |

# Enable `Enter` to send

By default, the `Enter` key adds a new line to a message,
and `Ctrl` + `Enter` sends the message.

This is convenient for typing multi-line messages, which are more common in
Zulip than in most other chat products. However, you can also configure
Zulip so that `Enter` sends the message.

## Enable `Enter` to send

{start_tabs}

{!start-composing.md!}

1. Select **`Ctrl` + `Enter` to send** below the **Send** button in
   the compose box.

1. Toggle your preferred option.

{end_tabs}

!!! tip ""

    `Shift` + `Enter` always adds a new line, regardless of whether
    **`Enter` to send** is enabled.

Update button text for enabling `Enter` to send.
help-docs: Update button text for enabling `Enter` to send.

Updates help center documentation for enabling `Enter` to send for
the new default button text (`Ctrl` + `Enter` to send).

Also adds backticks to all references to the `Enter` key, so that
they are updated by `adjust_mac_shortcuts` for Mac keyboards;
and removes the table at the end of the article replacing it with
a simple tip for the `Shift` + `Enter` keyboard shortcut.
