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March 5, 2009

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Keyboard shortcuts for Apple Mail

I use Apple Mail on my MacBook Pro, mainly because it has a better integration with Spotlight than Thunderbird. It also has a nicer UI and is easier to configure.

However, the keyboard shortcuts are really strange. In case you didn't find out yourself, here are the most important ones:

  • Send message - CMD+SHIFT+D (what does the D stand for? Deliver?)
  • Apply rules to selected mails - CMD+ALT+L (L for ruLe ???)
  • Select all messages in a thread - CMD+SHIFT+K (K for seleKt ???)
  • Erase junk mail - CMD+ALT+J (now, this is obvious - J for Junk)

Apple developers, if you read this, please comment on the deeper meaning behind the shortcuts.

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  • http://blogs.itemis.de/kloss Michael Kloss

    You missed this one:
    Receive new Messages: CMD Shift N (well N for New, think this is obvious too)

    Cheers,
    Michael