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Andrew Mojko
  • April 18, 2026 09:54
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⌨️ Overview

Managing emails efficiently is crucial in today's fast-paced digital environment. Mailbird offers a wide range of keyboard shortcuts designed to save time and help you stay productive—whether you're composing, replying, or organizing your inbox.

⚡ Essential Keyboard Shortcuts

Below is a list which will allow you to get familiar with all the shortcuts Mailbird currently offers.

🛠️ Action ⌨️ Shortcut 📄 Description
✍️ Compose C
⌘/Ctrl + N
Open a new Compose window.
📤 Send ⌘/Ctrl + Enter Send the message currently open in the Compose window.
📥 Archive E Archive the selected conversation.
🗑 Trash Backspace
⌘/Ctrl + Backspace
Delete
Move the selected conversation to Trash.
🚫 Mark as Spam Shift + 1 Mark the selected conversation as spam.
💬 Reply R Reply to the sender of the selected conversation.
👥 Reply All A Reply to all recipients of the selected conversation.
🔁 Forward F Forward the selected conversation.
📄 Copy To L Open a menu to copy the selected message to another folder.
📂 Move To V Open a menu to move the selected message to another folder.
📭 Mark as Unread Shift + U Mark the selected conversation as unread.
📖 Mark as Read Shift + I Mark the selected conversation as read.
⭐ Mark as Important = Mark the selected conversation as important.
🚫 Not Important - Remove the "important" flag.
🌟 Toggle Starred Status S Star (or unstar) the selected conversation.
↩️ Undo Archive ⌘/Ctrl + Z Move an accidentally archived message back.
🔍 Search ⌘/Ctrl + F Search within Mailbird.
🖨 Print ⌘/Ctrl + P Print the latest message in a conversation.
🔗 Insert Link ⌘/Ctrl + K Insert a link (compose, snippets, and signatures).
📝 Heading 1 ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 1 Apply Heading 1 formatting.
📝 Heading 2 ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 2 Apply Heading 2 formatting.
🅱️ Bold ⌘/Ctrl + B Apply bold formatting.
✏️ Italic ⌘/Ctrl + I Apply italic formatting.
🔠 Underline ⌘/Ctrl + U Apply underline formatting.
📋 Bullet List ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8 Create a bullet list.
🔢 Numbered List ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 7 Create a numbered list.
🧹 Clear Formatting ⌘/Ctrl + \ Remove any formatting from selected text.

🤝 Need More Help?

If you have questions or need help using keyboard shortcuts, contact our Customer Happiness Team. We're happy to assist you!

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