Keyboard shortcuts in Mail on Mac
In the Mail app on your Mac, you can quickly accomplish many tasks using keyboard shortcuts. See the shortcuts below, as well as in Mail menus in the menu bar. In app menus, keyboard shortcuts are represented by symbols.
Note: Keyboard shortcuts in apps may vary depending on the language and keyboard layout you’re using on your Mac. If the shortcuts below don’t work as you expect, look in the app menus in the menu bar to see the correct shortcuts. You can also use the Keyboard Viewer to see your current keyboard layout, known as an input source.
Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
Start a new email | Command-N |
Open a new Mail viewer window | Option-Command-N |
Open a new tab in the Mail viewer window | Option-Shift-Command-N You can also press and hold the Shift key while you choose File > New Viewer Tab. |
Shift-Command-A | |
Paste text into your email as a quotation | Shift-Command-V |
Append selected emails to your email | Option-Command-I |
Show the Bcc address field in your email | Option-Command-B |
Show the Reply-To address field in your email | Option-Command-R |
Get new emails | Shift-Command-N |
Option-Command-J | |
Send emails | Shift-Command-D |
Reply to the selected email | Command-R |
Reply All to the selected email | Shift-Command-R |
Forward the selected email | Shift-Command-F |
Redirect the selected email | Shift-Command-E |
Hide or show the Mail sidebar | Control-Command-S |
Enable or disable the Message Filter for the current mailbox | Command-L |
Shift-Command-U | |
Move the selected emails to the Junk mailbox | Shift-Command-J |
Control-Command-A | |
Control-Command-L | |
Format the current email as Plain Text or Rich Format | Shift-Command-T |
Quickly open a mailbox | Shift-Command-O In the search field that appears, start typing the name of the mailbox, then choose the mailbox from the list of results. |
Show the Mail viewer window | Command-0 |
Show the Mail Activity window | Control-Command-0 |
Close all Mail windows | Option-Command-W |