Do Not Disturb for Messages and Enable New Message Notifications in WPS on macOS: Introduction

Do Not Disturb for Messages and Enable New Message Notifications in WPS on macOS helps you switch message alerts by conversation; 2 core tasks, 2 available without membership, and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	2	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	2	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Do Not Disturb for Messages and Enable New Message Notifications is a conversation-level notification control feature in WPS on macOS. It lets you turn message alerts off for one conversation and turn them back on later when needed.

Core capabilities include:

Turn on Do Not Disturb for a single conversation to stop notification alerts for that conversation.
Turn on new message notifications again for a muted conversation.
Show only the relevant right-click option based on the current notification state.
Use the 🔕 icon on the right side of a conversation to identify muted status quickly.

This feature is useful when you need to reduce interruptions from busy chats, focus on current work, or separate high-priority conversations from lower-priority ones. After Do Not Disturb is enabled, new messages still arrive normally and unread counts remain visible.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Mac computer that can run WPS Office for Mac
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for Mac
Network	A network connection is typically needed for collaboration message sync and notification status updates
Other	You need access to the conversation list and the ability to right-click the target conversation

Download & Installation

Before using this feature, install WPS Office for Mac and sign in with an account that can access collaboration messages.

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office for Mac, go to the collaboration messaging area, and confirm that the conversation list is visible on the left

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Supports right-clicking a single conversation in the conversation list and showing either “Do Not Disturb for Messages” or “Enable New Message Notifications” based on the current state. Messages still arrive and unread counts remain visible after muting.	Teams provides notification and activity settings, including chat and channel notification controls. The official page focuses mainly on suite-level and chat/channel notification management.	Google Chat supports muting or unmuting a specific conversation. After muting, the conversation is not highlighted or moved to the top, while mention badges can still appear.	Notion mainly documents workspace notifications and Notion Mail notification customization by account, view, and sender. This is not a direct chat-conversation mute workflow.	Acrobat notifications focus on document sharing, review, and signing workflows, with alerts shown in the bell panel and system notification center rather than chat conversations.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS provides a direct conversation-level right-click switch and a visible 🔕 status icon for quick recognition.	Compared with WPS: the official guidance is broader around overall notification categories, so the conversation-level entry is less direct in this scenario.	Compared with WPS: Google Chat also supports per-conversation mute, while WPS additionally emphasizes the mutually exclusive right-click menu state and icon-based status recognition.	Compared with WPS: Notion is better aligned with email or workspace notification filtering, not instant-message conversation alert switching.	Compared with WPS: Adobe focuses on document workflow notifications rather than instant-message notification control.
Official Source	—	Manage notifications in Microsoft Teams	Mute conversations in Google Chat	Customize notifications in Notion Mail	Acrobat notifications

Overall Conclusion
If you want a quick way to manage alerts for one collaboration conversation on macOS, WPS offers a direct workflow through the conversation right-click menu. Products centered on email, document review, or broader notification systems focus on different notification models.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Pain Point	How WPS Helps
1	Temporarily silence a busy group chat	Project members	Frequent chat alerts interrupt focused work	Turn on Do Not Disturb for the target conversation
2	Restore alerts for an important conversation	Managers and collaborators	A previously muted conversation becomes important again	Use Enable New Message Notifications on the muted conversation
3	Check conversation status quickly	All users	It is hard to tell which conversations are muted	Use the 🔕 icon on the right side of the conversation
4	Keep receiving messages without pop-up interruptions	Deep-focus users	You want the messages but not the alert interruptions	Enable Do Not Disturb and keep tracking unread counts
5	Manage notifications conversation by conversation	Multi-project collaborators	Different chats have different priority levels	Right-click each conversation and set its notification state separately

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
Turn message alerts on or off for a single conversation	✅	✅
Recognize muted status with the conversation icon	✅	✅
Install and sign in to WPS Office for basic use	✅	✅
Other premium benefits	Depends on the current subscription plan	More value-added benefits may be available depending on the plan

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
You only need to manage collaboration message notifications	Free	This feature can be used without membership
You also need broader value-added capabilities across WPS	WPS Premium	Suitable if you want additional subscription benefits beyond this feature

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