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
⌘ a | Select all email messages |
⇧ ⌘ d | Send email message |
⌘ ] | Indent items in a list |
⇧ ⌘ u | Mark email as Read or Unread |
⌘ i | Italic |
⇧ ⌘ z | Redo changes to an email message |
⇧ ⌘ r | Reply to sender |
⌥ ⇧ n | Compose a new email message |
⌫ | Delete a selected message or folder |
␣bar | Scroll through the selected messages |
⇧ ⌘ j | Mark email as Junk or Not Junk |
⌘ u | Underline |
⌘ z | Undo changes to an email message |
return | Open the selected message in a new window |
⌘ [ | Outdent items in a list |
⇧ ⌘ l | Flag or unflag email |
⌘ | Make font size smaller |
⌘ s | Save as a draft |
⌘ = | Make font size bigger |
⌘ p | |
⌘ b | Bold |
⌘ ↓arrow | Archive an email message |
⇧ ⌘ r | Toggle between Reply and Reply All |
Formatting Messages
⌘ ⌥ v | Paste Style |
⌘ ⇧ | | Align Center |
⌘ t | Show fonts panel |
⌘ ⌥ c | Copy Style |
⌘ ⇧ c | Show colors panel |
⌘ ⇧ ; | Check Spelling |
⌘ ⇧ ] | Align Right |
⌘ ⇧ [ | Align Left |
Sending Messeges
⌘ ⇧ d | Send Message |
⌘ n | New Message |
⌘ ⇧ a | Attach File |
⌘ ⌥ b | Show/Hide bcc field |
⌘ s | Save Draft |
⌘ ⇧ f | Forward Message |
General Shortcuts
⌘ ⌥ f | Jump to search field |
⌘ 2..9 | Go to other items in favourites |
⌘ ⌥ l | Apply Rule to selected message |
⌘ 1 | Go to Inbox |
⌘ e | Use selected text in search |
⌘ ⇧ n | Get New Mail |
⌘ o | Open message viewer |
⌘ ⇧ y | Add sender to address book |
Receive Message
⌘ ⇧ u | Mark as read/unread |
⌘ ⇧ l | Flag Message |
⌘ r | Reply to Message |
⌘ ⇧ r | Reply to All |
⌘ ⇧ j | Mark as junk mail |
⌘ ⌥ u | View raw message content |
⌘ ⌥ t | Move message to same box you just did |