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Apple Mail keyboard shortcuts

25 shortcuts, from Shortivo Keys last checked on September 14, 2026.

Clipboard 1 shortcut

Action Mac
Paste text as a quotation Writing an email Shift + Cmd + V

Files and printing 2 shortcuts

Action Mac
Open a new viewer window Anywhere Option + Cmd + N
Attach files to the email Writing an email Shift + Cmd + A

Messages and mail 5 shortcuts

Action Mac
Show the Bcc field Writing an email Option + Cmd + B
Show the Reply-To field Writing an email Option + Cmd + R
Get new emails Anywhere Shift + Cmd + N
Erase junk mail Anywhere Option + Cmd + J
Switch between plain and rich text Writing an email Shift + Cmd + T

Navigation 3 shortcuts

Action Mac
Start a new email Anywhere Cmd + N
Send the email Writing an email Shift + Cmd + D
Unsend the email Just after sending Cmd + Z

Selection 9 shortcuts

Action Mac
Reply to the sender Email selected Cmd + R
Reply to everyone Email selected Shift + Cmd + R
Forward the email Email selected Shift + Cmd + F
Redirect the email Email selected Shift + Cmd + E
Mark emails as read or unread Email selected Shift + Cmd + U
Move emails to the suggested mailbox Email selected Ctrl + Cmd + M
Move emails to the junk mailbox Email selected Shift + Cmd + J
Archive the selected emails Email selected Ctrl + Cmd + A
Apply your mail rules Email selected Ctrl + Cmd + L

Tabs and windows 5 shortcuts

Action Mac
Show or hide the sidebar Viewer window Ctrl + Cmd + S
Turn the mailbox filter on or off Viewer window Cmd + L
Show the viewer window Anywhere Cmd + 0
Show the activity window Anywhere Ctrl + Cmd + 0
Close every Mail window Anywhere Option + Cmd + W

From Shortivo at https://shortivo.net/platforms/apple-mail/. A dot means the maker does not document a key for that system. Nothing on this sheet was converted from one system to another.