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Apple Mail

Forward the email

ShiftCmdF

Mac Desktop app Mail for Mac

Practice this

Press Shift + Cmd + F to forward the email in Apple Mail. It is listed for the Mac.

Where it works: Email selected

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in Mail on Mac - Apple Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Pass an email onward Gmail F
Pass an email onward Microsoft Outlook Ctrl + F
Forward message Microsoft Outlook Shift + F
Forward message Microsoft Outlook Cmd + J
Forward the message Mozilla Thunderbird Ctrl + L

More Apple Mail shortcuts

Redirect the email Shift + Cmd + E
Show or hide the sidebar Ctrl + Cmd + S
Turn the mailbox filter on or off Cmd + L
Mark emails as read or unread Shift + Cmd + U
Move emails to the suggested mailbox Ctrl + Cmd + M
Move emails to the junk mailbox Shift + Cmd + J
Archive the selected emails Ctrl + Cmd + A
Apply your mail rules Ctrl + Cmd + L

See every Apple Mail shortcut

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