Request for "Enter Key Behavior" Setting in ChatGPT

ChatGPT Feature requests
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Subject: Request for “Enter Key Behavior” Setting in ChatGPT

Dear OpenAI Team,

I, Anil Kumar Singh, would like to request an inbuilt setting in ChatGPT that allows users to choose how the Enter key should function. Currently, pressing “Enter” directly sends the message, and “Shift + Enter” is required to move to a new line.

Instead of permanently changing this behavior, I suggest adding an option in settings where users can choose:

  1. Press Enter to send messages (default behavior)
  2. Press Enter for a new line & use another key (e.g., Ctrl + Enter) to send messages

This small feature would improve the typing experience, making ChatGPT more user-friendly. I hope this setting can be included in future updates.

Thank you.

Best regards,
Anil Kumar Singh

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In my view there should be a setting at client level that allows the user to choose what pressing enter does - submit on its own or use maybe Ctrl and Enter to submit to allow enter to be used for new lines in the input box

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On mobile Return does exactly that, on a web it’s very annoying and resource waste when accidentally send incomplete prompt! Control/Command+Enter would be great, could be configured to avoid braking existing behavior,