For managing email, news feeds, chat, and news groups, use Thunderbird, a free, open-source, cross-platform program. It is a robust yet user-friendly local email application rather than a browser- or web-based one.
Thunderbird Shortcut Keys List
Message Function
| New message |
Ctrl + N/ Ctrl + M |
| Reply to Message (sender only) |
Ctrl + R |
| Reply to All in Message (sender and all recipients) |
Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Reply to List |
Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Forward Message |
Ctrl + L |
| Edit Message as New |
Ctrl + E |
| Starting a new message in non-default format (Plain text vs. HTML) |
Hold Shift while clicking any one of these buttons: Write, Reply, Reply All, Reply List, or Forward |
| or Right-click existing message, then hold Shift while choosing any one of the following from the context menu: Reply to Sender Only, Reply to All, Reply to List, or Forward. |
Receiving and reading messages:-
| Get New Messages for Current Account |
F5 |
| Get New Messages for All Accounts |
Shift + F5 |
| Open message (in new window or tab) |
Ctrl + O / Enter |
| Open message or folder in a new tab in the background |
Middle-click the message or folder, or Right-click the message or folder, then choose Open Message in New Tab or Open in New Tab from the context menu |
| Open message or folder in a new tab in the foreground |
Shift + Middle-click the message or folder, or Right-click the message or folder, then hold Shift while choosing Open Message in New Tab or Open in New Tab from the context m |
| Open the message in the conversation |
Ctrl + Shift + O |
| Zoom In |
Ctrl + + or Ctrl + = or Ctrl + scroll wheel up |
| Zoom Out |
Ctrl + – Ctrl + scroll wheel down |
| Reset Zoom |
Ctrl + 0 (zero) |
| Expand Collapsed Thread |
→ |
| Collapse Expanded Thread |
← |
| Expand All Threads |
* |
| Collapse All Threads |
\ |
| Newsgroups: Ignore or Unignore Thread |
K |
| Newsgroups: Ignore or Unignore Subthread |
Shift + K |
| Newsgroups: Watch Thread |
W |
Managing your messages:-
| Print message or selected message text |
CTRL + P |
| Save Message as File |
CTRL + S |
| View Message Source |
CTRL+ U |
| Select All (messages, text, or attachments) |
CTRL+ A |
| Select Thread |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Toggle Caret browsing (select text with keyboard) |
F7 |
| Copy selected text |
Ctrl + C |
| Cut selected search text |
Ctrl + X |
| Paste the text into search or filter fields |
Ctrl + V |
| Select multiple adjacent messages (a continuous set of messages) |
Select the first message of your intended selection, and then either Shift + Click on the last message of your selection, or hold Shift while using any of the following movement keys to expand your selection: ↓, ↑, Page Down, Page Up, End, or Home. |
| Select multiple non-adjacent messages (several separate messages) |
Select any message of your intended selection, and then either Ctrl + Click on each message that you want to add to your selection, |
| Copy message to another folder |
Hold Ctrl while dragging message to destination folder (release the mouse button before releasing Ctrl). |
| Move message to another folder |
Drag message to the destination folder. |
| Move/Copy message to previous target folder Again |
Ctrl + Shift + M |
| Archive Message |
A |
| Delete message, folder, attachment, or selected search text |
Del |
| Delete message bypassing trash (no Undo!) |
Shift + Del |
| Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
| Redo |
Ctrl + Y |
| Rename Folder |
F2 |
Tagging and marking your messages:-
| Add/Remove Tag |
1 to 9 |
| Remove All Tags from Message |
0 (zero) |
| Mark Message as reading/Unread |
M |
| Mark Thread as Read |
R |
| Mark All Read |
Shift + C |
| Mark as Read By Date |
C |
| Mark as Junk |
J |
| Mark as Not Junk |
Shift + J |
| Add/Remove Star |
S |
Search and filter functions
| Search All Messages (global full-text search in all accounts) |
Ctrl + K |
| Quick Filter (search messages in current folder or view) |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Clear current Quick Filter; hide Quick Filter Bar |
Esc (as often as needed) |
| Search Messages (advanced search in a folder) |
Ctrl + Shift + F |
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Finding text in the current message
| Find Text in Current Message |
Ctrl + F |
| Find Again in Current Message |
Ctrl F3 + G |
| Find Previous in Current Message |
Ctrl + Shift + G / Shift + F3 |
Moving around Thunderbird
| Go to Mail Start Page |
Alt + Home |
| Scroll Down Current Message, then Go to Next Unread Message |
Space |
| Go to Next Message |
F |
| Go to Previous Message |
B |
| Go to Next Unread Message |
N |
| Go to Previous Unread Message |
P |
| Go to Next Unread Thread (and mark a current thread as read) |
T |
| Go to Next Viewed Message |
] |
| Go to Previous Viewed Message |
[ |
Controlling Thunderbird windows and tabs:-
| Move to Next UI Element |
Tab |
| Move to Previous UI Element |
Shift + Tab |
| Move to Next Mail Pane |
F6 or Ctrl + F6 |
| Move to Previous Mail Pane |
Shift + F6 / Ctrl + Shift + F6 |
| Next Tab |
Ctrl + Page Down / Ctrl + Tab |
| Previous Tab |
Ctrl + Shift + Tab / Ctrl + Page Up |
| Mail & Newsgroups Home Tab (Tab 1) |
Ctrl + 1 |
| Tab 2 to 8 |
Ctrl + 2to8 |
| Last Tab |
Ctrl + 9 |
| Address Book |
Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Saved Files |
Ctrl + J |
| Help |
F1 |
| Developer Tools |
Ctrl + Shift + I |
| Toggle Message Pane |
F8 |
| Toggle Menu Bar (if hidden) |
Alt F10 |
| Show context menu |
Menu key Shift + F10 |
| Minimize current window |
Win + ↓ |
| Close window or tab |
CTRL + W Alt + F4 (only for closing a window} Ctrl + F4 (only for closing a tab) |
| Undo close tab (restore and go to most recently closed tab) |
Ctrl + Shift + T |
| Quit Thunderbird (Exit Application) |
File, Exit |
Writing messages
| New message (see Starting a new message) |
Ctrl + N / Ctrl + M |
| Save Draft |
Ctrl + S |
| Print Draft |
Ctrl + P |
| Send Message Now |
Ctrl + Enter |
| Send Message Later |
Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
Controlling the compose window:-
| Toggle Contacts Sidebar |
F9 |
| Move to the next main UI element |
F6 / Ctrl + F6/Ctrl + Tab |
| Move to the previous main UI element |
Shift + F6 / Ctrl + Shift + F6/ Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
| Zoom In |
Ctrl + + / Ctrl + = / Ctrl + scroll wheel up |
| Zoom Out |
Ctrl + – / Ctrl + scroll wheel down |
| Reset Zoom |
Ctrl + 0 (zero) |
| Toggle Attachment Pane |
Alt + M New in TB 60 |
| Show Main Mail Window (Mail & Newsgroups) |
Ctrl + 1 |
Editing the message text and handling attachments:-
| Copy |
Ctrl + C |
| Cut |
Ctrl + X |
| Paste |
Ctrl + V |
| Paste as quotation |
Ctrl + Shift + O |
| Paste without formatting |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
| Rewrap message text |
Ctrl + R |
| Delete selected text, attachment, table cell contents, or table |
Del |
| Delete the word to the right (from the cursor to end of a word) |
Ctrl + Del |
| Delete the word to the left (from the cursor to start of the word) |
Ctrl + Backspace |
| Select All (text in a message, or attachments) |
Ctrl + A |
| Select Table Cell |
Ctrl + Click within cell |
| Select Table Rows or Columns |
Drag across cells of rows or columns |
| Select Table |
Ctrl + Click on table border |
| Insert Link |
Ctrl + K |
| Discontinue Link, or Remove Links from the selection |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Remove Named Anchors |
Ctrl + Shift + R |
| Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
| Redo |
Ctrl + Y |
| Find and Replace Text in Current Message |
Ctrl + H |
| Find Again in Current Message |
Ctrl + G / F3 |
| Find Previous in Current Message |
Ctrl + Shift + G / Shift + F3 |
| Check Spelling |
Ctrl + Shift + P |
| Attach File |
Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Rename Attachment |
F2 |
| Reorder Attachments |
Alt + X New in TB 60 |
| Insert a line break instead of a new paragraph |
Shift + Enter (Enter inserts a paragraph break in paragraph format mode.) |
Reorder Attachments:-
| Move to Top |
Alt + Home |
| Move Up |
Alt + Up |
| Move together |
Alt + Left |
| Move Down |
Alt + Down |
| Move to Bottom |
Alt + End |
| Sort (All attachments or selected attachments) |
Alt + Y |
Styling the message text:-
| Larger Font Size |
Ctrl + > / Ctrl + . |
| Smaller Font Size |
Ctrl + < / Ctrl + , |
| Text Style Bold |
Ctrl + B |
| Text Style Italics |
Ctrl + I |
| Text Style Underline |
Ctrl + U |
| Text Style “<tt>Fixed Width</tt>” |
Ctrl + T |
| Discontinue or Remove Text Styles |
Ctrl + Shift + Y / Ctrl + Space |
| Increase Indent |
Ctrl + ] |
| Decrease Indent |
Ctrl + [ |
Address Book
| New Address Book Contact |
Ctrl + N |
| Write new message to selected contact(s) |
Ctrl + M |
| Addressbook Quick Filter |
Ctrl + F |
| Addressbook Advanced Search |
Ctrl + Shift + F |
| Edit Properties of selected contact or address book |
Ctrl + I |
| Select all (contacts, or search text) |
Ctrl + A |
| Print selected contacts |
Ctrl + P |
| Delete (selected text, contact, or address book) |
Del |
| Show Main Mail Window (Mail & Newsgroups) |
Ctrl + 1 |
Lightning (Calendar Add-on)
| Show or hide Today Pane |
F11 |
| Calendar tab |
Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Tasks tab |
Ctrl + Shift + D |
| Mail & Newsgroups Home Tab (Tab 1) |
Ctrl + 1 |
| New Event |
Ctrl + I |
| New Task |
Ctrl + D |
Calendar Tab:-
| Show Events Filter bar |
Events and Tasks ⌈ Find Events |
| Filter Events |
(Bug 449018) |
| Clear current Events Filter |
Esc |
| Go to Today |
Alt + End |
| Day View |
Alt + 1 |
| Week View |
Alt + 2 |
| Multiweek View |
Alt + 3 |
| Month View |
Alt + 4 |
Tasks Tab:-
| Filter Tasks |
Ctrl + Shift + K |
| Clear current Tasks Filter |
Esc |
General Functions:-
| Copy (selected events, tasks, or text) |
Ctrl + C |
| Cut (selected events, tasks, or text) |
Ctrl + X |
| Paste |
Ctrl + V |
| Delete (selected events, tasks, or text) |
Del |
| Undo |
Ctrl + Z |
| Redo |
Ctrl + Y |
| Print |
Ctrl + P |
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