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Thunderbird shortcuts for Mac

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Thunderbird is an email client that offers features such as spam protection, customizable views, and support for multiple accounts. Download Thunderbird

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Mac keyboard shortcuts for Thunderbird

Navigate Messages

  • Toggle Message Panef8 Add →
  • Switch focus between Folders Pane and Message List Panef6 Add →
  • Go one message down / one message up↓ Add →
  • Go to first message / go to last messagehome Add →
  • Go to next / go to previous messagef Add →
  • Go to next / go to previous unread Messagen Add →
  • Go to previously viewed / go to next viewed Message[ Add →
  • Open message (in new window or tab)⌘ (command) + o Add →
  • Close window or tab⌘ (command) + w Add →
  • Redo close window or tab⌘ (command) + t Add →
  • Select all messages⌘ (command) + a Add →
  • Select all messages in Thread⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + a Add →
  • Expand / collapse collapsed Thread→ Add →
  • Expand all Threads / collapse all Threads* Add →

Compose and Edit Message

  • New Message⌘ (command) + n Add →
  • Reply to Message (sender only)⌘ (command) + r Add →
  • Reply to all in Message⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + r Add →
  • Reply to list⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + l Add →
  • Forward Message⌘ (command) + l Add →
  • Edit Message as new⌘ (command) + e Add →
  • Send Message now⌘ (command) + ↵ Add →
  • Send Message later⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + ↵ Add →
  • Add additional recipient⌥ (option) + ↓ Add →
  • Increase / decrease text size of selection⌘ (command) + [  + ] Add →
  • Copy / Cut / Paste⌘ (command) + c Add →
  • Paste as quotation⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + o Add →
  • Paste without formatting⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + v Add →
  • Select all text in a message⌘ (command) + a Add →
  • Save draft⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • Delete current word⌘ (command) + ⌫ Add →
  • Delete previous word⌘ (command) + ⌫ Add →

Mark, Delete and Move Message

Find Messages

  • Find Messages with Quick Filter⌘ (command) + f Add →
  • Find all Messages in Folder⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + f Add →
  • Find text in current Message⌘ (command) + f and command  + f again Add →
  • Find text again next in Current Message⌘ (command) + g Add →
  • Find text again previous in Current Message⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + g Add →
  • Move to Search Bar⌘ (command) + k Add →

Retrieve Messages

  • Send and retrieve all messages⌘ (command) + t Add →
  • Retrieve new messages for current accountf5 Add →
  • Retrieve new messages for all accounts⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + t Add →
  • Stopesc Add →

Other Shortcuts

  • View Message Source⌘ (command) + u Add →
  • Save Message as File⌘ (command) + s Add →
  • Print⌘ (command) + p Add →
  • Undo⌘ (command) + z Add →
  • Redo⌘ (command) + y Add →
  • Caret browsing (select text with keyboard)f7 Add →
  • Help⌘ (command) + ? Add →
  • Open 'Saved Files' Window⌘ (command) + j Add →
  • Increase / decrease text size (zoom)⌘ (command) + [  + ] Add →
  • Restore Text Size (reset zoom)⌘ (command) + 0 (zero)command  + 0 (zero)control  + 0 Add →
  • Open Address Book⌘ (command) + ⇧ (shift) + b Add →
  • Exit⌘ (command) + q Add →

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