Keyboard-first
Fewer trips to the mouse.
/ puts you in the search field, the arrow keys walk the list, and ? opens the shortcut list.
In short
What are email keyboard shortcuts?
A shortcut ties one key to one action, so mail takes keypresses instead of clicks. Most here are a single key: one to search, one to move, one to act.
How it works
A slash to search
/ puts the cursor in the search field above the list you are on. The list narrows as you type, a small typo still finds its match, and Esc clears it.
The list moves under your hands
The arrow keys, or J and K, open each thread in the reading pane as you land on it. Hold one down to run past without opening anything.
Two keys, one jump
G then I lands in the inbox, G then C in contacts. The second key has one second to arrive.
The keys
What each one does, and where.
What you get
In the product today
Search on /
The same key in mail, contacts, templates and files.
Assistant on ⌘0
Opens and closes the chat beside your mail.
Press ? for the list
Shortcuts grouped by where each one works.
Quiet while you type
Single-key shortcuts pause while the cursor is in a field.
Good practice
Getting the most out of it
- 01
Learn three first
/, J and K cover getting around. Press ? when you want more.
- 02
Point before you press
With nothing selected, E, S and U act on the thread under the pointer.
- 03
Undo rather than hesitate
⌘Z takes back the last archive or move to the bin while its toast shows.
Questions
Asked often
Keep going
Works well with
Start
Your domain,
your mail.
Point a domain at Nextmail and read it in a mailbox built around it. The free plan covers one domain.
Google Workspace
Fastmail