Mail app Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 8.1

Keyboard Shortcuts for Mail app in Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1​

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This tutorial will show you a list of all keyboard shortcuts for the modern Mail app in Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1.

See also: Keyboard shortcuts for the Mail app - Microsoft Windows

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Alt + Ctrl + Shift + 1
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Inverted exclamation mark
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Alt + Ctrl + Shift + /
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Inverted question mark
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Alt + B
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Put focus on the bcc button
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Alt + C
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Put focus on the cc button Accept
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Alt + D
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Decline
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Alt + I
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Insert attachment
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Alt + S
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Send mail
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Alt + T
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Put focus on the To button Tentative
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Alt + V
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Open the invitation in Calendar
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Ctrl + Spacebar
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Clear formatting
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Ctrl + [
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Decrease font size one point
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Ctrl + ]
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Increase font size one point
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Ctrl + Shift + .
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Increase font size
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Ctrl + Shift + ;
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Diaeresis accent
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Ctrl + '
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Acute accent
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Ctrl + ,
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Cedilla accent
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Ctrl + Shift + ,
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Decrease font size
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Ctrl + `
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Grave accent
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Ctrl + Shift + `
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Tilde accent
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Ctrl + /
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Slash accent
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Ctrl + Shift + 2
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Ring accent
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Ctrl + Shift + 6
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Circumflex accent
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Ctrl + Shift + 7
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Ligature accent
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Ctrl + A
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Select all messages
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Ctrl + Shift + A
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Show all messages
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Ctrl + B
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Bold
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Ctrl + C
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Copy
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Ctrl + E
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- Center (When you're writing an email)
- Search
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Ctrl + Shift + E
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Show Folder options
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Ctrl + F
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Forward
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Ctrl + Shift + F
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Select a font
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Ctrl + I
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Italicize
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Ctrl + J
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Toggle between marking a message as junk or not junk
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Ctrl + K
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Add a link
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Ctrl + L
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Indent left
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Ctrl + Shift + L
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Bullets
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Ctrl + M
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- Move item to a different folder
- Indent when text is selected
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Ctrl + Shift + M
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Outdent
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Ctrl + N
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New Message
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Ctrl + O
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Opens message in a new window
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Ctrl + F
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Forward
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Ctrl + Q
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Mark as read
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Ctrl + R
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- Reply
- Indent right (When you're writing an email)
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Ctrl + Shift + R
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Reply all
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Ctrl + S
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Save draft
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Ctrl + Alt + S
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Gives you an options to delete one or all messages from a particular sender
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Ctrl + Shift + S
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Sweep
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Ctrl + U
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- Mark as unread
- Underline text (When you're writing an email)
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Ctrl + Shift + U
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Show only unread messages
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Ctrl + V
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Paste
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Ctrl + Y
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Redo
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Ctrl + Z
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Undo
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F4
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Redo
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F5
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Sync
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F6
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When writing an email, shifts focus to the send button.
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Insert
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Toggle between Flag and Remove flag for messages
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Tab or Shift+Tab
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Indent/outdent when text is selected or when focus is in a list
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Shift+Tab
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When focus is not in a list, cycle through tabs in reverse order.
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That's it,
Shawn

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