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Search inside this conversation

CtrlF

Windows Desktop app Slack desktop app

Practice this

Press Ctrl + F to search inside this conversation in Slack. On a Mac, press Cmd + F instead.

Where it works: Current channel or DM

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdF`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlF`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Slack

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Find in the document Adobe Acrobat Cmd + F
Find in the Project panel Adobe After Effects Cmd + F
Open the find bar Airtable Cmd + F
Find text in the file Android Studio Cmd + F
Put the cursor in the search box Bitwarden Cmd + F
Search text on this page Google Chrome Cmd + F
Search within the page ChromeOS Ctrl + F
Find and replace Confluence Cmd + F
Find and replace text DBeaver Cmd + F
Search within the current panel Chrome DevTools Cmd + F
Search the server Discord Cmd + F
Open find and replace Eclipse IDE Ctrl + F

More Slack shortcuts

Change your status Cmd + Shift + Y
Create a code snippet Cmd + Shift + Enter
Visit the next sidebar conversation Option + Down arrow
Visit the previous sidebar conversation Option + Up arrow
Mark all messages as read Shift + Esc
Toggle your huddle microphone Cmd + Shift + Space
Compose message Ctrl + N
New canvas Ctrl + Shift + N

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