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Ctrl+N

New Message

Opens a new message composition window.

💡 Hint: New

Ctrl+R

Replies to the sender of the selected message.

💡 Hint: Reply

Ctrl+Shift+R

Reply All

Replies to all recipients of the selected message.

💡 Hint: All

Ctrl+Shift+L

Reply to List

Replies to the mailing list of the selected message.

💡 Hint: List

Ctrl+L

Forward Message

Forwards the selected message.

💡 Hint: Forward

Ctrl+E

Edit As New Message

Opens the selected message in new message edit mode.

💡 Hint: Edit

Get New Messages for Current Account

Retrieves new messages for the current account.

💡 Hint: Five (get)

Shift+F5

Get New Messages for All Accounts

Retrieves new messages for all accounts.

💡 Hint: Shift + Five (all)

Ctrl+O → Enter

Open Message

Opens the selected message in a new window or tab.

💡 Hint: Open

Ctrl+Shift+O

Open Message Thread

Opens the entire thread of the selected message.

💡 Hint: Shift + Open

Ctrl++ → Ctrl+=

Zoom In

Zooms in the message view.

💡 Hint: + (plus/zoom in)

Ctrl+-

Zoom Out

Zooms out the message view.

💡 Hint: - (minus/zoom out)

Ctrl+0

Reset Zoom

Resets zoom level to default.

💡 Hint: 0 (reset)

Right

Expand Thread

Expands the current thread.

💡 Hint: → expand

Left

Collapse Thread

Collapses the current thread.

💡 Hint: ← collapse

Expand All Threads

Expands all threads.

💡 Hint: \ expand

Collapse All Threads

Collapses all threads.

💡 Hint: \ collapse

Toggle Ignore Thread

Toggles ignore status for the selected thread.

💡 Hint: Kill thread

Shift+K

Toggle Ignore Subthread

Toggles ignore status for the selected subthread.

💡 Hint: Shift + K

Watch Thread

Sets the selected thread to watch.

💡 Hint: Watch

Ctrl+P

Print Message

Prints the selected message or text.

💡 Hint: Print

Ctrl+S

Save Message

Saves the selected message to a file.

💡 Hint: Save

Ctrl+U

View Message Source

Displays the source of the message.

💡 Hint: Uncover source

Ctrl+A

Select All

Selects all messages, text, or attachments.

💡 Hint: All

Ctrl+Shift+A

Select Thread

Selects the entire current thread.

💡 Hint: Shift + All thread

Toggle Caret Navigation

Toggles caret browsing mode to allow text selection via keyboard.

💡 Hint: Caret

Ctrl+C

Copy

Copies the selected text.

💡 Hint: Copy

Ctrl+X

Cut

Cuts the selected text.

💡 Hint: Xtract

Ctrl+V

Paste

Pastes content from clipboard.

💡 Hint: Verbatim

Ctrl+Shift+M

Move/Copy to Same Folder

Moves or copies message to the same folder as last time.

💡 Hint: Shift + M

Archive Message

Archives the selected message.

💡 Hint: Archive

Del

Delete Message

Deletes the selected message (moves to Trash).

💡 Hint: Del = Delete

Shift+Del

Delete Message Permanently

Deletes message permanently without moving to Trash.

💡 Hint: Shift + Del

Ctrl+Z

Undo

Undoes the last action.

💡 Hint: Z

Ctrl+Y

Redo

Redoes the last undone action.

💡 Hint: Y

Rename Folder

Renames the selected folder.

💡 Hint: F2

1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 6 → 7 → 8 → 9

Toggle Tag

Toggles a tag using keys 1 through 9.

💡 Hint: 1-9 tags

Clear All Tags

Clears all tags from the message.

💡 Hint: 0

Toggle Read/Unread

Toggles the read/unread state of a message.

💡 Hint: Mark

Mark Thread Read

Marks the selected thread as read.

💡 Hint: Read thread

Shift+C

Mark All Read

Marks all messages as read.

💡 Hint: Shift + C

Mark Read by Date

Marks messages read by date.

💡 Hint: C

Mark as Junk

Marks the selected message as junk.

💡 Hint: Junk

Shift+J

Unmark Junk

Removes junk marking from a message.

💡 Hint: Shift + J

Toggle Star

Toggles star on a message.

💡 Hint: Star

Ctrl+K

Global Search

Searches messages across all accounts.

💡 Hint: Key search

Ctrl+Shift+K

Quick Filter

Filters messages in the current folder view.

💡 Hint: Shift + Kuick

Esc

Clear Quick Filter

Clears the quick filter or hides the filter bar.

💡 Hint: Esc

Ctrl+Shift+F

Search in Folder

Performs detailed search within the current folder.

💡 Hint: Shift + File search

Ctrl+F

Find in Message

Searches text within the current message.

💡 Hint: Find

Ctrl+G → F3

Find Next

Goes to the next search result.

💡 Hint: Go next

Ctrl+Shift+G → Shift+F3

Find Previous

Goes to the previous search result.

💡 Hint: Shift + Go prev

Alt+Home

Go to Mail Start Page

Navigates to the Mail Start Page.

💡 Hint: Home

Space

Scroll to Next Unread Message

Scrolls down and moves to the next unread message.

💡 Hint: Space = continue

Go to Next Message

Moves to the next message.

💡 Hint: Forward

Go to Previous Message

Moves to the previous message.

💡 Hint: Back

Go to Next Unread

Moves to the next unread message.

💡 Hint: Next unread

Go to Previous Unread

Moves to the previous unread message.

💡 Hint: Previous unread

Go to Next Unread Thread

Marks current thread read and moves to next unread thread.

💡 Hint: Thrive

]

Go Forward

Goes forward in message history.

💡 Hint: ] forward

[

Go Back

Goes back in message history.

💡 Hint: [ back

Tab

Focus Next UI Element

Moves focus to the next UI element.

💡 Hint: Tab

Shift+Tab

Focus Previous UI Element

Moves focus to the previous UI element.

💡 Hint: Shift + Tab

F6 → Ctrl+F6

Focus Next Pane

Moves focus between main UI panes.

💡 Hint: F6

Shift+F6 → Ctrl+Shift+F6

Focus Previous Pane

Moves focus to the previous main UI pane.

💡 Hint: Shift + F6

Ctrl+Tab → Ctrl+PageDown

Next Tab

Moves to the next tab.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Tab

Ctrl+Shift+Tab → Ctrl+PageUp

Previous Tab

Moves to the previous tab.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Ctrl+1 → Ctrl+2 → Ctrl+3 → Ctrl+4 → Ctrl+5 → Ctrl+6 → Ctrl+7 → Ctrl+8 → Ctrl+9

Go to Tab #

Goes to the specified tab number.

💡 Hint: Ctrl+Number

Ctrl+Shift+B

Show Address Book

Opens the Address Book window.

💡 Hint: Shift + Book

Ctrl+J

Show Downloaded Files

Opens the downloaded files manager.

💡 Hint: Journal

Show Help

Opens the Help window.

💡 Hint: F1

Ctrl+Shift+I

Open Developer Tools

Opens the Developer Tools.

💡 Hint: Shift + I

Toggle Message Pane

Toggles the message pane visibility.

💡 Hint: F8

Alt → F10

Toggle Menubar

Shows or hides the menubar.

💡 Hint: Alt

ContextMenu → Shift+F10

Show Context Menu

Displays the context menu.

💡 Hint: Menu key

Win+Down → Ctrl+M

Minimize Window

Minimizes the application window.

💡 Hint: Win + Down

Ctrl+W → Alt+F4 → Ctrl+F4

Close Window/Tab

Closes the current window or tab.

💡 Hint: Ctrl + W

Ctrl+Shift+T

Reopen Closed Tab

Reopens the last closed tab.

💡 Hint: Shift + T

Ctrl+Q

Quit Thunderbird

Quits the Thunderbird application.

💡 Hint: Quit

Ctrl+Enter

Send Message Now

Sends the message immediately.

💡 Hint: Enter send

Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Send Later

Queues the message to be sent later.

💡 Hint: Shift + Enter later

Toggle Contacts Sidebar

Shows or hides the contacts sidebar.

💡 Hint: F9

Ctrl+Shift+O

Paste As Quoted

Pastes the selected text as quoted.

💡 Hint: Shift + Outline

Ctrl+Shift+V

Paste Without Formatting

Pastes without formatting.

💡 Hint: Shift + Verbatim

Ctrl+R

Rewrap Text

Rewraps text lines to fit width.

💡 Hint: Rewrap

Ctrl+Del

Delete Word Forward

Deletes from cursor to end of word.

💡 Hint: Del forward

Ctrl+Backspace

Delete Word Backward

Deletes from cursor to start of word.

💡 Hint: Backspace back

Ctrl+K

Insert Link

Opens the insert link dialog.

💡 Hint: Key link

Ctrl+Shift+K

Remove Link

Removes the selected link.

💡 Hint: Shift + K

Ctrl+Shift+R

Remove Named Anchor

Removes a named anchor.

💡 Hint: Shift + R

Ctrl+H

Find/Replace in Message

Searches and replaces within the message.

💡 Hint: Hook replace

Ctrl+Shift+P

Spell Check

Performs spell checking.

💡 Hint: Proofread

Ctrl+Shift+A

Attach File

Attaches a file to the message.

💡 Hint: Attach

Rename Attachment

Renames the selected attachment.

💡 Hint: F2

Alt+X

Sort Attachments

Sorts attachments.

💡 Hint: Alt + X

Shift+Enter

Insert Line Break

Inserts a line break instead of new paragraph.

💡 Hint: Shift + Enter

Alt+Home

Move Attachment to First

Moves the attachment to the first position.

💡 Hint: Alt + Home

Alt+Up

Move Attachment Up

Moves the attachment up one position.

💡 Hint: Alt + Up

Alt+Left

Collectively Move Attachments

Moves selected attachments as a group.

💡 Hint: Alt + Left

Alt+Down

Move Attachment Down

Moves the attachment down one position.

💡 Hint: Alt + Down

Alt+End

Move Attachment to Last

Moves the attachment to the last position.

💡 Hint: Alt + End

Alt+Y

Sort Attachment Items

Sorts all or selected attachments.

💡 Hint: Alt + Y

Ctrl+> → Ctrl+.

Increase Text Size

Increases the font size of message text.

💡 Hint: . (bigger)

Ctrl+< → Ctrl+,

Decrease Text Size

Decreases the font size of message text.

💡 Hint: , (smaller)

Ctrl+B

Toggle Bold

Toggles bold formatting on selected text.

💡 Hint: Bold

Ctrl+I

Toggle Italic

Toggles italic formatting on selected text.

💡 Hint: Italic

Ctrl+U

Toggle Underline

Toggles underline formatting on selected text.

💡 Hint: Underline

Ctrl+T

Toggle Monospace

Toggles monospace font for selected text.

💡 Hint: Teletype

Ctrl+Shift+Y → Ctrl+Space

Clear Text Styles

Clears styling from selected text.

💡 Hint: Shift + Y

Ctrl+]

Indent

Indents the selected text.

💡 Hint: ]

Ctrl+[

Outdent

Outdents the selected text.

💡 Hint: [

Ctrl+N

New Contact

Creates a new contact.

💡 Hint: New

Ctrl+M

Compose to Contact

Opens a compose window to the selected contact.

💡 Hint: Message

Ctrl+F

Address Book Quick Filter

Shows quick filter bar in address book.

💡 Hint: Filter

Ctrl+Shift+F

Address Book Advanced Search

Opens advanced search dialog in address book.

💡 Hint: Shift + Filter

Ctrl+I

Edit Properties

Edits properties of selected contact or address book.

💡 Hint: Info

Ctrl+P

Print Contacts

Prints the selected contacts or address book.

💡 Hint: Print

F11

Toggle Today Pane

Toggles the Today pane display.

💡 Hint: Today

Alt+3 → Ctrl+3

Go to Calendar Tab

Selects the calendar view tab.

💡 Hint: 3 Calendar

Alt+4 → Ctrl+4

Go to To-Do Tab

Selects the To-Do view tab.

💡 Hint: 4 Do

Ctrl+I

New Event

Creates a new calendar event.

💡 Hint: Insert event

Ctrl+D

New To-Do

Creates a new to-do item.

💡 Hint: Do

Esc

Clear Calendar Filter

Clears the calendar filter.

💡 Hint: Esc

Alt+End

Go to Today

Navigates calendar to today.

💡 Hint: Alt + End

]

Go to Next Period

Moves to the next day/week/month.

💡 Hint: ] Next

[

Go to Previous Period

Moves to the previous day/week/month.

💡 Hint: [ Previous

Ctrl+Shift+K

Filter To-Dos

Toggles To-Do filter bar.

💡 Hint: Shift + K

Ctrl+Shift+Del

Clear History

Clears browsing history.

💡 Hint: Shift + Del