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Mozilla Thunderbird

Forward the message

CtrlL

Windows Desktop app Thunderbird on Windows and Linux

Practice this

Press Ctrl + L to forward the message in Mozilla Thunderbird. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Message selected

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts - Thunderbird Help

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

The same task in other apps

Forward the email Apple Mail Shift + Cmd + F
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

More Mozilla Thunderbird shortcuts

Edit the message as a new one Ctrl + E
Get new messages for this account F5
Get new messages for every account Shift + F5
Open the message Ctrl + O
Open the message in its conversation Ctrl + Shift + O
Zoom in Ctrl + =
Zoom out Ctrl + -
Reset the zoom Ctrl + 0

See every Mozilla Thunderbird shortcut

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