Keyboard shortcuts in Mail
Move through your mail, archive, reply and write without the mouse.
Updated 1 min read
Shortcuts work whenever you are not typing in a field. Press ? in Mail to see them. With several messages selected, e, #, s, u, Shift i, l and b act on all of them.
| Key | Does |
|---|---|
j and k | Next and previous message (it opens in the reading pane) |
| Enter | Open the message |
| Esc | Clear the selection, or go back to the list, or clear a search |
e | Archive |
# | Delete (to Trash) |
s | Star or unstar |
u | Mark as unread |
l | Label: type to find a label, or a new name to make one |
b | Snooze until a time you choose (in Snoozed: change when it comes back) |
Shift i | Mark as read |
x | Select or unselect the message under the cursor |
Shift x | Select everything from the last one you selected to this one |
Ctrl A | Select every message loaded in the list (Cmd A on a Mac) |
Shift n | Check for new mail |
r, a, f | Reply, reply all, forward |
c | New message |
/ | Search |
| Ctrl Enter | Send, while writing (Cmd Enter on a Mac) |