CodeName: Cross Product

UI Specification

Keyboard Accelerators

Last Modification: 

Author: Jennifer Glick
Creation Date: 29 November 2000 

Status: Continue to update as necessary. Please let me know if I'm missing anything.

Quicklinks:

Ctrl + Accelerators
Ctrl + Shift + Accelerators
Shift + Accelerators
Other Accelerators

Please post all comments and suggestions regarding this spec to the newsgroup, netscape.public.mozilla.mail-news.

UE Team

 

UE Architect:

 German Bauer

Browser:

 TBD, German Bauer 

NS Instant Message: 

 TBD

Mail, Address Book:

 Jennifer Glick

Usability: 

 Lake Roca

UI Engineering Manager: 

 Paul Hangas

 

Notes

Alt - Alt on Windows and Linux, Option on MacOS (unless stated otherwise). 
Ctrl - Ctrl on Windows and Linux, Cmd on MacOS (unless stated otherwise).


 

Ctrl + Accelerators

Accelerator

Behavior

Application

Ctrl + A

Select All

All

Ctrl + B

Manage Bookmarks
Bold

Browser, All (when not composing)
Mail Compose, NIM Compose and Editor

Ctrl + C

Copy

All

Ctrl + D

Add current Page (to Bookmarks)

Browser

Ctrl + E

Edit Page
Edit Message As New
Go to the end of the line

Browser
Mail
Browser, Linux, URL bar

Ctrl + F

Find in Message
Find on This Page

Mail
Browser

Ctrl + G

Find Again

All

Ctrl + H

History

Browser

Ctrl + I

Italic

Info

Composer, Mail Compose, IM Compose.

Non-composing windows where "<name> Info" or "Properties" is appropriate. (For example, "Page Info" in the Browser, "Card Properties" in the AB).

Ctrl + J

Unix reserved shortcut, sort of like alt+tab in windows

All

Ctrl + K

Check Spelling

Composer/Mail

Ctrl + L

Forward
Open Web Location (File)

Mail
Browser/Composer

Ctrl + M

New Mail Message

All

Ctrl + N

New Navigator window

All

Ctrl + O

Open Message
Open File
Open Page

Mail
Browser
Composer

Ctrl + P

Print

All

Ctrl + Q

Quit

All

Ctrl + R

Reply
Reload

Mail
Browser

Ctrl + S

Save as File
Save Page As

Mail
Browser/Composer

Ctrl + T

Get new messages (for selected account only)

Mail

Ctrl + U

View Page Source
Underline

Browser
Composer/Mail Compose

Ctrl + V

Paste

All

Ctrl + W

Close

All

Ctrl + X

Cut

All

Ctrl + Y

Redo

All

Ctrl + Z

Undo

All

Ctrl + [

Back

Browser

Ctrl + ]

Forward

Browser

Ctrl +  + or
Ctrl + =

Enlarge Text Size
Increase indent

All
Composer/Mail

Ctrl + -

Reduce Text Size
Decrease indent

All
Composer/Mail

Ctrl + Enter

Send Mail

Mail

Ctrl+1

Navigator

Ctrl+2

Messenger

Ctrl+3

Instant Messenger (NS only)

Ctrl+4

Composer

Ctrl+5

Address Book

Ctrl+6

Ctrl+7

Ctrl+9

Net2Phone

 

Ctrl + Shift + Accelerators

Accelerator

Behavior

Application

Ctrl + Shift + A

Select Thread

Mail

Ctrl + Shift + B

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + C

Mark All Read

Mail

Ctrl + Shift + D

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + E

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + F

Give focus to the Folder Pane (returning to the state it was last in)

Mail

Ctrl + Shift + G

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + H

Give focus to the Thread Pane (returning to the state it was last in)

Mail

Ctrl + Shift + I

New Instant Message

All

Ctrl + Shift + J

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + K

Discontinue Text Styles

Composer/Mail

Ctrl + Shift + L

Discontinue Link
Give focus to the URL field

Composer/Mail
Browser

Ctrl + Shift + M

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + N

New Blank Page to Edit

All

Ctrl + Shift + O

 

All

Ctrl + Shift + P

Print Preview

All

Ctrl + Shift + Q

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + R

Reply to All

Mail

Ctrl + Shift + S

Give focus to the Sidebar

Browser

Ctrl + Shift + T

Get new messages for selected account and all connected accounts

Mail

Ctrl + Shift + U

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + V

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + W

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + X

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + Y

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + Z

 

 

 

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + [

Decrease (size)

Composer

Ctrl + Shift + ]

Increase (size)

Composer

Ctrl + Shift + Enter

Send Mail Later

Mail

 

 

 

Ctrl + Shift + 2

Display All Headers

Mail

Ctrl + Shift + 3

Display Normal Headers

Mail

 

 

 

 

Shift + Accelerators

Shift + C

 

 

Shift + N

 

 

Shift + P

 

 

Shift + Enter

Insert Line Break

Composer/Mail

Shift + Tab

Back a Tab increment

All

Shift + "New Msg"

Opens a new Mail Compose window in either html or plain text (opposite of the current preference setting).

Mail

Shift + Up Arrow   .

Multiple selection of messages above the selected message.

Mail - Thread Pane

Shift + Down Arrow

Multiple selection of messages below  the selected message.

Mail - Thread Pane

 

 

 

 

 

Other Accelerators

Accelerator

Behavior

Application

Cmd . (Mac)
Esc (other)

Stop

All

A

Mark All Read

Mail

B

Go Previous Message

Mail

C

Mark as Read by Date

Mail

Del

Delete

All

F

Go Next Message

Mail

G

Go Next Unread Folder

Mail

K

Ignore Thread

Mail

M

Mark as Read

Mail

N

Go Next Unread Message

Mail

P

Go Previous Unread Message

Mail

T

Go Next Unread Thread

Mail

U

 

 

W

Watch Thread

Mail

Enter

Open Message

Mail

Alt < 
Alt + <

Back 
Back

Mail
Browser

Alt >
Alt + >

Forward 
Forward

Mail
Browser

Alt + Enter

Properties

Composer/Mail

Alt + Home

Home

Browser