# Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts

In this section:

- General Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts
- Message List Shortcuts
- Message Compose Shortcuts

## General Mail & Newsgroups Shortcuts

Command | Windows | Mac OS | Linux or Unix
--- | --- | --- | ---
Move to Next Mail Pane (Folder, QuickSearch, Thread, Message Panes) | F6 | F6 | F6
Toggle Message Pane Visibility | F8 | F8 | F8
Toggle Folder Pane Visibility | F9 |  | F9
New Message | Ctrl+M | Cmd+Shift+M | Ctrl+M
Get New Messages | Ctrl+T | Cmd+T | Ctrl+T
Get All New Messages | Ctrl+Shift+T | Cmd+Shift+T | Ctrl+Shift+T
Search Messages | Ctrl+Shift+S | Cmd+Shift+S | Ctrl+Shift+S

## Message List Shortcuts

Command | Windows | Mac OS | Linux or Unix
--- | --- | --- | ---
Save Message as File | Ctrl+S | Cmd+S | Ctrl+S
Open Message (in a new window) | Ctrl+O | Cmd+O | Ctrl+O
Delete Message | Del | Del | Del
Delete Message Immediately (without placing it in the Trash folder) | Shift+Del | Shift+Del | Shift+Del
Undo Delete Message | Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z
Select All Messages | Ctrl+A | Cmd+A | Alt+A
Select Thread | Ctrl+Shift+A | Cmd+Shift+A | Alt+Shift+A
Collapse All Threads | \ (backslash key) | \ (backslash key) | \ (backslash key)
Expand All Threads | * (asterisk key) | * (asterisk key) | * (asterisk key)
Message Source | Ctrl+U | Cmd+U | Ctrl+U
Go to Next Message | F | F | F
Go to Next Unread Message | N | N | N
Go to Next Unread Thread | T | T | T
Go to Previous Message | B | B | B
Go to Previous Unread Message | P | P | P
Reply to Message (replies only to sender) | Ctrl+R | Cmd+R | Ctrl+R
Reply to All in Message (replies to sender and to other email addresses in message) | Ctrl+Shift+R | Cmd+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+R
Forward Message | Ctrl+L | Cmd+L | Ctrl+L
Edit Message As New (compose new email using the body and attachments of the selected message) | Ctrl+E | Cmd+E | Ctrl+E
Remove Message Label | 0 | 0 | 0
Label Message (5 customizable labels) | 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 | 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 | 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Mark Message As Read | M | M | M
Mark Thread As Read | R | R | R
Mark Thread As Read and Move to Next Unread Message | T | T | T
Mark Messages As Read by Date | C | C | C
Mark All Messages in Selected Folder As Read | Ctrl+Shift+C | Cmd+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+M
Flag Message | I | I | I
Mark Message As Junk | J | J | J
Mark Message As Not Junk | Shift+J | Shift+J | Shift+J
Mark Message As Not Scam | Shift+P | Shift+P | Shift+P

## Message Compose Shortcuts

Command | Windows | Mac OS | Linux or Unix
--- | --- | --- | ---
Paste As Quotation | Ctrl+Shift+V | Cmd+Shift+V | Ctrl+Shift+V
Send Message Now | Ctrl+Enter | Cmd+Return | Ctrl+Enter
Send Message Later | Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Cmd+Shift+Return | Ctrl+Shift+Enter

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