Apple MailHotkey Cheatsheet

Mail is an email client included by Apple Inc. with its operating systems macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS. Mail grew out of NeXTMail, which was originally developed by NeXT as part of its NeXTSTEP operating system, after Apple is acquisition of NeXT in 1997.

A visual cheat-sheet for the 52 keyboard shortcuts found in Apple Mail

Editing Shortcuts

aSelect all email messages
dSend email message
]Indent items in a list
uMark email as Read or Unread
iItalic
zRedo changes to an email message
rReply to sender
nCompose a new email message
Delete a selected message or folder
␣barScroll through the selected messages
jMark email as Junk or Not Junk
uUnderline
zUndo changes to an email message
returnOpen the selected message in a new window
[Outdent items in a list
lFlag or unflag email
Make font size smaller
sSave as a draft
=Make font size bigger
pPrint
bBold
↓arrowArchive an email message
rToggle between Reply and Reply All

Formatting Messages

vPaste Style
|Align Center
tShow fonts panel
cCopy Style
cShow colors panel
;Check Spelling
]Align Right
[Align Left

Sending Messeges

dSend Message
nNew Message
aAttach File
bShow/Hide bcc field
sSave Draft
fForward Message

General Shortcuts

fJump to search field
2..9Go to other items in favourites
lApply Rule to selected message
1Go to Inbox
eUse selected text in search
nGet New Mail
oOpen message viewer
yAdd sender to address book

Receive Message

uMark as read/unread
lFlag Message
rReply to Message
rReply to All
jMark as junk mail
uView raw message content
tMove message to same box you just did

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