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Facebook messages start looking more like e-mail
The social network rolls out some changes to its messaging system that include on-page previews, easier search and keyboard shortcuts.
This is an example of the new look for Facebook Messages.
(Credit: Facebook)Facebook released some changes to its Messages feature designed to make it easier to see new messages and to search for them, moving the interface a bit more toward a traditional e-mail service.
Messages and preceding conversations will now open up in a scrolling pane to the right of the Messages inbox menu instead of opening up in a whole new page, the company said in a blog post. A new search box at the very top of the inbox lets users quickly search on a name or keyword from there.
"You can also bring conversations to life with multiple photos and emoticons," the post says. And Facebook also has added keyboard commands for faster navigation.
