Keys for reading messages

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COMMAND+O Open the selected message in a separate window.

COMMAND+[ View the previous message.

COMMAND+] View the next message.

CTRL+[ View the previous unread message.

CTRL+] View the next unread message.

SPACEBAR Scroll down to the next screen of text or, if you are at the end of a message, view the next unread message.

SHIFT+SPACEBAR Scroll up to the previous screen of text or, if you are at the beginning of a message, view the previous unread message.

OPTION+SPACEBAR Scroll down to the next screen of text or, if you are at the end of a message, delete the current message and view the next unread message.

CONTROL+SPACEBAR Scroll up to the previous screen of text.

Hold down the SPACEBAR Scroll down through a message slowly and continuously.

OPTION+COMMAND+[ Delete the current message and view the previous message.

OPTION+COMMAND+] Delete the current message and view the next message.

CTRL+OPTION+[ Delete the current message and view the previous unread message.

CTRL+OPTION+] Delete the current message and view the next unread message.

DELETE
or
DEL
Delete the selected message.

OPTION+COMMAND+DELETE
or
OPTION+COMMAND+DEL
Delete the current message, and, if the message window is open, close it.

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Keys for reading threaded messages

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CONTROL+SHIFT+[ Read the last unread message of a previous thread that contains an unread message.

CONTROL+SHIFT+] Read the first unread message of the next thread that contains an unread message.

SHIFT+COMMAND+[ Read the last message in the previous thread.

SHIFT+COMMAND+] Read the first message in the next thread.

SHIFT+OPTION+COMMAND+[ Delete the current message and read the last message in the previous thread.

SHIFT+OPTION+COMMAND+] Delete the current message and read the first message in the next thread.

OPTION+CONTROL+SHIFT+[ Delete the current message and open the last unread message in a previous thread that contains an unread message.

OPTION+CONTROL+SHIFT+] Delete the current message and open the first unread message in the next thread that contains an unread message.

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Keys for creating, addressing, formatting, and sending messages

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COMMAND+N Create a new message.

COMMAND+K Send the open or selected message.

OPTION+COMMAND+K Move the open or selected message to the Outbox, so it will be sent the next time you connect to the server.

COMMAND+S Save the open message and store it in the Drafts folder.

COMMAND+E Add an attachment to the open message.

COMMAND+B Make the selected text bold in an HTML message or signature.

COMMAND+I Italicize the selected text in an HTML message or signature.

COMMAND+U Underline the selected text in an HTML message or signature.

OPTION+COMMAND+L Check spelling in the open message.

SHIFT+COMMAND+C Check recipient names in the open message.

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Keys for replying to, forwarding, and redirecting messages

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COMMAND+R Reply to the sender of the message, or, if the message is from a mailing list, reply to the mailing list.

SHIFT+COMMAND+R Reply to all.

OPTION+COMMAND+R Reply only to the sender of a mailing list message.

COMMAND+J Forward the message.

OPTION+COMMAND+J Redirect the message.

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Keys for using the Address Book

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COMMAND+2 Open the Address Book.

TAB Move forward through fields in a pop-up window.

SHIFT+TAB Move back through fields in a pop-up window.

RETURN or ENTER or ESC Save the information you typed in the pop-up window, and then close it.

OPTION+TAB Open the next pop-up window.

SHIFT+OPTION+TAB Open the previous pop-up window.

COMMAND+= Add the sender of a message to the Address Book.

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Keys for finding text and changing font size

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COMMAND+F Find text in a message or in messages in a folder.

COMMAND+G Find the next instance of the text you searched for.

COMMAND+H Find the next instance of the text you just selected in a message.

OPTION+COMMAND+F Perform an Advanced Find.

SHIFT+COMMAND+- Decrease the font size of text in an open message or in the Preview pane.

SHIFT+COMMAND+= Increase the font size of text in an open message or in the Preview pane.

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