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Anand tech

Table of Contents:

1. Navigate Messages
2. Compose and Edit Message
3. Mark, Delete and Move Message
4. Find Messages
5. Retrieve Messages
6. Other Shortcuts

1. Navigate Messages
F8	Toggle Message Pane
F6/Tab/Shift+Tab	Switch focus between Folders Pane and Message List Pane
Arrow Down/Arrow Up	Go one message down / one message up
Home/End	Go to first message / go to last message
F/B	Go to next / go to previous message
N/P	Go to next / go to previous unread Message
[/]	Go to previously viewed / go to next viewed Message
Command+O/Enter	Open message (in new window or tab)
Command+W	Close window or tab
Command+T	Redo close window or tab
Command+A	Select all messages
Command+Shift+A	Select all messages in Thread
Arrow Right/Arrow Left	Expand / collapse collapsed Thread
*/\	Expand all Threads / collapse all Threads

 

2. Compose and Edit Message
Command+N	New Message
Command+R	Reply to Message (sender only)
Command+Shift+R	Reply to all in Message
Command+Shift+L	Reply to list
Command+L	Forward Message
Command+E	Edit Message as new
Command+Enter	Send Message now
Command+Shift+Enter	Send Message later
Alt+Arrow Down	Add additional recipient
Command+[+]/-	Increase / decrease text size of selection
Command+C/Command+X/Command+V	Copy / Cut / Paste
Command+Shift+O	Paste as quotation
Command+Shift+V	Paste without formatting
Command+A	Select all text in a message
Command+S	Save draft
Command+Delete	Delete current word
Command+Backspace	Delete previous word

 

3. Mark, Delete and Move Message
M	Mark Message as read / unread
R	Mark Message Thread as Read
Shift+C	Mark all Messages als Read
C	Mark as Read by date
J/Shift+J	Mark as Junk / mark as not junk
S	Add / remove Star
A	Archive Message
Command+Alt+M	Move to previous folder
Delete	Delete message
Shift+Delete	Delete with bypassing trash
K	Ignore or Unignore Thread
Shift+K	Ignore or Unignore Subthread
W	Watch Thread
1 ... 9	Add / remove Tag 1 ... 9
0 (zero)	Remove all Tags from Message

 

4. Find Messages
Command+F	Find Messages with Quick Filter
Command+Shift+F	Find all Messages in Folder
Command+f and command+f again	Find text in current Message
Command+G/F3	Find text again next in Current Message
Command+Shift+G/Shift+F3	Find text again previous in Current Message
Command+K	Move to Search Bar

 

5. Retrieve Messages
Command+T/F5	Send and retrieve all messages
F5	Retrieve new messages for current account
Command+Shift+T	Retrieve new messages for all accounts
Esc	Stop

 

6. Other Shortcuts
Command+U	View Message Source
Command+S	Save Message as File
Command+P	Print
Command+Z	Undo
Command+Y	Redo
F7	Caret browsing (select text with keyboard)
Command+?	Help
Command+J	Open 'Saved Files' Window
Command+[+]/-	Increase / decrease text size (zoom)
Command+ 0 (zero)Command + 0 (zero)Ctrl+0	Restore Text Size (reset zoom)
Command+Shift+B	Open Address Book
Command+Q	Exit