| These are the keyboard and mouse shortcuts for Windows. Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows The following tables show the various keyboard shortcuts for Windows. Where there is no equivalent keyboard shortcut, the field contains dashes. If there is no corresponding feature in the mail client, the field is labeled "Feature not available." Text Commands |
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SHORTCUT | THUNDERBIRD | OUTLOOK EXPRESS |
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Copy | Ctrl+C | Ctrl+C | Cut | Ctrl+X | Ctrl+X | Paste | Ctrl+V | Ctrl+V | Select all | Ctrl+A | Ctrl+A | Delete | Delete | Delete | Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z Ctrl+Y | Ctrl+Y | Undo | Ctrl+U | Ctrl+U |
Getting, Sending, and Replying to Messages |
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SHORTCUT | THUNDERBIRD | OUTLOOK EXPRESS |
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New message | Ctrl+N/Ctrl+M | Ctrl+N | Edit as new | Ctrl+E | Feature not available | Open message in new window | Ctrl+O | Ctrl+O | Get new messages for current account | Ctrl+T | | Get new messages for all accounts | Ctrl+Shift+T | Ctrl+M | Toggle message pane | F8 | | Send message now | Ctrl+Enter | Ctrl+Enter+Alt+S | Send message later | Ctrl+Shift+Enter | | Send and receive all messages | Ctrl+T | F5 | Reply to message (only to sender) | Ctrl+R | Ctrl+R | Reply to message (all recipients) | Ctrl+Shift+R | Ctrl+Shift+R | Save message as file | Ctrl+S | |
Reading Messages |
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SHORTCUT | THUNDERBIRD | OUTLOOK EXPRESS |
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Go to next message | F | Ctrl+> | Go to next unread message | N | Ctrl+U | Go to next unread thread | T | Ctrl+Shift+U | Go to previous message | B | Ctrl+< | Go to previous unread message | P | Feature not available | Increase text size | Ctrl++ | | Decrease text size | Ctrl+- | | Restore text size | Ctrl+0 | | Expand all threads | * | Feature not available | Collapse all threads | \ | Feature not available | Print | Ctrl+P | Ctrl+P | Grouped by Sort | G | Feature not available | Move to next mail pane | F6 | Tab |
Searching |
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SHORTCUT | THUNDERBIRD | OUTLOOK EXPRESS |
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Find Text in this message | Ctrl+F | Ctrl+F | Find again | Ctrl+G | F3 | Find Link as you type | ' | Feature not available | Find previous | Ctrl+Shift+G Shift+F3 | | Search messages | Ctrl+Shift+F | Ctrl+Shift+F |
Labeling and Marking Messages |
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SHORTCUT | THUNDERBIRD | OUTLOOK EXPRESS |
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Label: None | 0 | Feature not available | Label: Important | 1 | Feature not available | Label: Work | 2 | Feature not available | Label: Personal | 3 | Feature not available | Label: To Do | 4 | Feature not available | Label: Later | 5 | Feature not available | Mark message as read/unread | M | Ctrl+Q | Mark thread as read | R | Ctrl+T | Mark all read | Ctrl+Shift+C | Ctrl+Shift+A | Mark all read by date | C | Feature not available | Mark as junk | J | Feature not available | Mark as not junk | Shift+J | Feature not available |
Miscellaneous |
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SHORTCUT | THUNDERBIRD | OUTLOOK EXPRESS |
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Open new window | Ctrl+N, Ctrl+M | Ctrl+N | Close window | Ctrl+Shift+W Alt+F4 | Ctrl+W Alt+F4 | Toggle message pane | F8 | F1 | Move to the next mail pane | Shift+F6 | | View the message source | Ctrl+U | Ctrl+F3 | Help | F1 | F1 | Caret browsing | F7 | Feature not available | Quit | Ctrl+Q | | Stop | Esc | Esc |
Mouse Shortcuts for Windows The following table shows you some of the mouse shortcuts for Windows. SHORTCUT | THUNDERBIRD |
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New plain text message | Shift+Create a new message | Plain text reply | Shift+Reply | Plain text reply all | Shift+Reply All | Plain text forward | Shift+Forward | Increase text size | Ctrl+Scroll down | Decrease text size | Ctrl+Scroll up |
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