How to Edit Messages on Telegram on PC or Mac

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: May 25, 2021

This wikiHow teaches you how to edit a Telegram message you’ve already sent when you’re using a computer.

Steps

1
Open Telegram on your PC or Mac. It’s in the All Apps section of the Start menu (Windows) or in the Applications folder (macOS).
- The desktop version of Telegram only allows you to edit the message you sent most recently.^{[1]
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Click a conversation. Conversations appear along the left side of the screen.
3
Type a message and press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return. The message now appears in the conversation.
4
Press the ↑ key. This opens your last message in “Edit message” screen.
5
Edit the message.
6
Click the check mark. It’s at the bottom-right corner of the window. The edited version of the message now replaces the original. The word “edited” appears in the message to indicate that you’ve made changes.

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References

↑ https://telegram.org/blog/edit

About This Article

Written by:

Nicole Levine, MFA

Tech Specialist

This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 6,104 times.

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Article SummaryX

1. Open Telegram.
2. Click a conversation.
3. Type and send a message.
4. Press the ↑ key.
5. Edit the message.
6. Click the check mark.

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