Keyboard Shortcuts
This is a list of the most common keyboard shortcuts in Thunderbird, and the equivalents in Outlook Express.
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Notes for Mac OS X users
- Mac OS X uses Cmd instead of Ctrl as the accelerator key. Throughout this page, Ctrl/Cmd will be used.
- Mac OS X uses Return instead of Enter. Throughout this page, Enter/Return will be used.
- The function keys (F1 through F12) are usually only applicable to Windows and Linux, since Mac OS X reserves these for other functions.
| Command | Thunderbird | Outlook Express |
|---|---|---|
| New Message | Ctrl+M Win/Linux Ctrl/Cmd+N |
Ctrl+N |
| Open Message (in new window) | Ctrl/Cmd+O | Ctrl+O |
| Close Window | Ctrl/Cmd+W | Alt+F4 |
| Ctrl/Cmd+P | Ctrl+P | |
| Copy | Ctrl/Cmd+C | Ctrl+C |
| Cut | Ctrl/Cmd+X | Ctrl+X |
| Delete | Del | Del Ctrl+D |
| Paste | Ctrl/Cmd+V | Ctrl+V |
| Select All | Ctrl/Cmd+A | Ctrl+A |
| Undo | Ctrl/Cmd+Z | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl/Cmd+Y | Ctrl+Y |
| Caret Browsing | F7 | Feature Not Available |
| Edit as New | Ctrl/Cmd+E | Feature Not Available |
| Expand All Threads | * | Feature Not Available |
| Collapse All Threads | \ | Feature Not Available |
| Find Again | Ctrl/Cmd+G F3 |
F3 |
| Find Link As You Type | ' | Feature Not Available |
| Find Previous | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+G Shift+F3 |
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| Find Text in This Message | Ctrl/Cmd+F | |
| Forward Message | Ctrl/Cmd+L | Ctrl+F |
| Get New Messages for Current Account |
Ctrl/Cmd+T
F9 Linux/Mac F5 Win |
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| Get New Messages for All Accounts | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+T | Ctrl+M |
| Toggle Message Pane | F8 | |
| Go to Next Message | F | Ctrl+> |
| Go to Next Unread Message | N | Ctrl+U |
| Go to Next Viewed Message | ] | Feature Not Available |
| Go to Next Unread Thread | T | Ctrl+Shift+U |
| Go to Previous Message | B | Ctrl+< |
| Go to Previous Unread Message | P | Feature Not Available |
| Go to Previously Viewed Message | [ | Feature Not Available |
| Move to Next Mail Pane | F6 | Tab |
| Move to Search Bar | Ctrl/Cmd+K | Feature Not Available |
| Increase Text Size | Ctrl/Cmd++ | |
| Decrease Text Size | Ctrl/Cmd+- | |
| Restore Text Size | Ctrl/Cmd+0 | |
| Remove All Tags from Message | 0 | Feature Not Available |
| Add/Remove Tag | 1 to 9 | Feature Not Available |
| Mark Message as Read/Unread | M | Ctrl+Q |
| Mark Thread as Read | R | Ctrl+T |
| Mark All Read | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+C Win/Mac Shift+C Linux |
Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Mark All Read By Date | C | Feature Not Available |
| Mark As Junk | J | Feature Not Available |
| Mark As Not Junk | Shift+J | Feature Not Available |
| Move / Copy Again | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+M | Feature Not Available |
| Message Source | Ctrl/Cmd+U | Ctrl+F3 |
| Reply to Message (sender only) | Ctrl/Cmd+R | Ctrl+R |
| Reply to All in Message (all recipients) | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+R |
| Save Message as File | Ctrl/Cmd+S | |
| Search Messages | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+F Win/Mac Shift+F Linux |
Ctrl+Shift+F |
| Send Message Now | Ctrl/Cmd+Enter/Return | Ctrl+Enter Alt+S |
| Send Message Later | Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+Enter/Return | |
| Send and Receive All Messages | Ctrl/Cmd+T F5 |
F5 |
| Stop | Esc | Esc |
| Exit | Ctrl/Cmd+Q |