To access and manage your Slate account on Slate:
Log in to the server with your username and password. Click your profile picture or your initials and select My Account and then Preferences.
You can change the following account settings:

Localization
Set the language to use for Slate
Notifications
- Enable or disable desktop notifications
- Adjust notification duration
- Require an interaction to dismiss desktop notification
- Toggle desktop notifications to display for:
- All messages
- Mentions only
- Nothing
- Toggle push mobile notifications for:
- All Messages
- Mentions only
- Nothing
- Offline email notifications
- Every mention/DM
- Nothing
Messages
Change Enter key behavior
- Normal mode (send with Enter)
- Alternative mode (send with Enter + Ctrl/Alt/Shift/CMD)
- Desktop mode (only sends with Enter on desktop
Adjust View mode
- Normal: The default spacing between messages
- Cozy: More space between messages (less on the screen)
- Compact: Less space between messages (more on the screen)
Offline Email Notifications
- Disabled
- Every Mention/Direct Message
Highlights
Specify a comma-separated list of words or phrases to trigger notifications for when mentioned by anyone in public or private channels of which you are a member
Sound
Configure audio notifications used for the following:
- New Room
- New Message
Available audio notifications:
- None
- Beep
- Chelle
- Ding
- Droplet
- Highbell
- Seasons
Profile
Verify and edit the following profile information:
- Name
- Username
- Set a new password
Upon verification of your email by the Slate server, a check appears alongside it.
Should you need another verification email, select the Verify email option.
To set or change your avatar for a Slate server, click on one of the images beside your current avatar. To upload a new avatar, click the Upload Avatar option.
As well as enable or disable the following preferences under My Account:
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Unread Tray Icon Alert: Toggles if the tray icon highlights when you have unread messages
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__Use Emojis: Toggles emojis in messages
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Convert ASCII to Emoji: Toggles emoji conversion when inputting ASCII characters
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Auto Load Images: Disables clicking on images to preview them
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Collapse embedded media by default: Toggles if messages with files collapse by default
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Unread Rooms Mode: Creates a new section on the channel list with all channels with unread messages
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Hide right sidebar with click: Automatically closes the right sidebar when clicked.
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Hide Avatars: Hides avatars on the channels, showing only the users' usernames
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Group by Type: Groups your channels by Type or merge them in a single list
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