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Compose & send

Action	Keys	Description
Compose	`C`	Start a new draft
New thread	`N`	Start a new thread when viewing a search result addressed to the relevant search participants
Reply all	`A`	Reply all to focused thread
Reply to sender	`R`	Reply to sender to focused thread
Forward	`F`	Forward focused thread
Cc	Ctrl Shift `C`	Focus the `Cc` field to add recipients
Bcc	Ctrl Shift `B`	Focus the `Bcc` field to add recipients
Instant intro	Ctrl Shift `I`	Move last sender to `Bcc` and inserts text `Thanks "lastSenderName"! (moved to BCC)`
Attach file	Ctrl Shift `A`	Attach a file to the current draft
Link	Ctrl `K`	Add a link to your text. If you have a link already copied, you can paste it over highlighted text with Ctrl `V`.
Discard draft	Ctrl Shift `D` Ctrl Shift `,`	Discard the current draft
Send	Ctrl Enter	Send your message from the compose box
Scheduled send	Ctrl Shift `L`	Schedule your message to send later from the compose box
Send & done	Ctrl Shift Enter	Send your message from the compose box and mark thread as done
Undo send	Ctrl `Z` `Z`	Revert most recently sent message back into a draft
View sent message	Ctrl Shift `V`	Open most recently sent email in pop-out window
Search	`/`	Open search
Close	`Esc`	Close selection / cancel action / remove focus
Keyboard shortcuts	Ctrl `/` Shift `/`	Open the in-app keyboard shortcuts reference

Threads

Action	Keys	Description
Ask AI	`Y`	Prompt AI to help summarize, translate, or understand a thread
Done	`D` or `E`	Archive the currently focused thread or bundle and automatically focus the next item
Done & next	`[`	Archive the current thread if one is selected. Go to the next thread and opens it, even if that means going to the next bundle or group.
Done & previous	`]`	Archive the current thread if one is selected. Go to the previous thread and opens it, even if that means going to the previous bundle or group.
Pin	`T`	Pin or unpin the focused thread or bundle
Snooze	`B` or `H`	Open the snooze picker for the focused thread or bundle
Label	`L`	Add a label to the focused thread or bundle
Move to	`V`	Move the focused thread or bundle from it's current location to the applied label
Delete	`#` `Delete`	Delete the focused thread or bundle
Unsubscribe	Ctrl `U`	Unsubscribe you from the mailing list
Block spam	Ctrl `B`	Report the current thread as spam and automatically trashes all future messages from the sender
Report spam	`!`	Report the current thread as spam and removes it from the inbox
Mute (Unfollow)	`M`	Unfollow the focused thread
Copy thread link	Ctrl `C`	Copy the thread's unique link when a thread is focused
Mark unread	`U` Shift `U`	Mark the current thread as unread
Mark read	`U` Shift `I`	Mark the current thread as read
Undo	Ctrl `Z` `Z`	Undo the most recent action

Thread list

Action	Keys	Description
Next	`↓` or `J`	Move to the next item (thread or bundle)
Previous	`↑` or `K`	Move to the previous item (thread or bundle)
Select	`X`	Select the focused item and enables multi-select mode
Open in side panel	`→` or Enter	Open the focused item in a side panel (thread or bundle)
Open in full screen	Ctrl Shift `→`	Open the focused thread in full screen
Close	`←` or `Esc`	Close the open item (thread or bundle)
Scroll down	`↓`	Scroll the page down (when thread has focus)
Scroll up	`↑`	Scroll the page up (when thread has focus)
Page down	`Space`	Scroll down one page height
Page up	Shift `Space`	Scroll up one page height
Toggle sidebar	Ctrl `\`	Collapse / expand the left sidebar

Go to

Action	Keys	Description
Inbox	`G` + `I`	Go to Inbox
Snoozed	`G` + `B` `G` + `H`	Go to Snoozed
Done	`G` + `E`	Go to Done
Labels	`G` + `L`	Go to Settings > Labels
Sent	`G` + `T`	Go to Sent
Drafts	`G` + `D`	Go to Drafts
Spam	`G` + `!`	Go to Spam
Trash	`G` + `#`	Go to Trash
Favorite (1-9)	`G` + `1`	Go to favorited search (1 through 9)
AI Assistant	Ctrl `J`	Open AI Assistant
Command Palette	Ctrl `K` Ctrl Shift `K` Ctrl Shift `P`	Open command palette
Other account (1-9)	`Alt` `1`	Switch account (1 through 9)
Settings	Ctrl `,`	Go to Settings
Toggle theme	Ctrl Shift `L`	Toggle between light and dark mode themes

Formatting

The following text shortcuts work when you are drafting messages in the compose box:

Action	Keys	Description
Emoji	`:emoji`	Add emoji to your text `:shorts :wave` = 🩳 👋
Bold	`bold` Ctrl `B`	Make your text bold
Italics	`italicize` Ctrl `I`	Make your text italicized
Underline	`_underline_` Ctrl `U`	Make your text underlined
Strikethrough	`strike` Ctrl Shift `X`	Add a ~~strike~~ to your text
Code	`code` Ctrl `E`	Make your text `code`
Code block	```	Make your text a `code block`
Heading	`#` `Space`	Make your text a larger Heading
Numbered List	`1` `.` `Space` Ctrl Shift `7`	Add an ordered list
Bulleted List	`-` `Space` `*` `Space` Ctrl Shift `8`	Add an unordered list
Quote	`>` `Space` Ctrl Shift `9` or `q`	Convert text to a quote. For quick quote, select a previous message and press `Q` to quote the text in your reply.
Add participant	`+name`	Add a person or channel to a thread, similar to adding them to the `To` or `Cc` field
Remove participant	`-name`	Remove a person or channel from a thread, similar to removing them from the `To` or `Cc` field
Add & notify participant	`@name`	Directly notify a specific person with a push notification
Link to	`#name`	Link a specific person or channel in a conversation