Keyboard-first
Fewer trips to the mouse.
⌘K opens a palette of folders, settings and search, the arrow keys walk the list, and ? opens the shortcut list.
In short
What are email keyboard shortcuts?
A shortcut ties one key to one action, so mail takes keypresses instead of clicks. A command palette is one field that finds any page or command by name.
How it works
One field to go anywhere
⌘K opens it, as does a slash in the mailbox. A few letters reach a folder or a setting, and Enter on anything else searches your mail.
The list moves under your hands
The arrow keys, or J and K, open each thread in the reading pane as you land on it. Hold one down to run past without opening anything.
Two keys, one jump
G then I lands in the inbox, G then C in contacts. The second key has one second to arrive.
The keys
What each one does, and where.
What you get
In the product today
Palette on ⌘K
Folders, settings, filters and mail search from one field.
Assistant on ⌘0
Opens and closes the chat beside your mail.
Press ? for the list
Shortcuts grouped by where each one works.
Quiet while you type
Single-key shortcuts pause while the cursor is in a field.
Good practice
Getting the most out of it
- 01
Learn three first
⌘K, J and K cover getting around. Press ? when you want more.
- 02
Point before you press
With nothing selected, E, S and U act on the thread under the pointer.
- 03
Undo rather than hesitate
⌘Z takes back the last archive or move to the bin while its toast shows.
Questions
Asked often
Keep going
Works well with
Start
Your domain,
your mail.
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