We’ve built keyboard shortcuts into the all-new Yahoo! Mail that you can use instead of choosing commands from menus or clicking buttons in dialog boxes. For example, you can press m on your keyboard to display the mail in your Inbox instead of clicking Inbox.
When using a multiple key sequence, such as Ctrl+E, press and hold down the keys in the order listed. For example, you would press the Ctrl key, and then while pressing it, also press shift and E for uppercase E.
- Keyboard shortcuts by function
- Keyboard shortcuts by letter
- Search for Next or Previous Message keyboard shortcut setup
Note: Keyboard shortcuts are case-sensitive.
Keyboard shortcuts by function
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts grouped by function.
| Function | Keyboard Shortcut |
| Check mail | m |
| Check All Mail (includes all POP accounts) | M |
| Skip to oldest unread message | Ctrl+Shift+End |
| Mark As Read | k |
| Mark As Unread | K |
| Flag | l (lowercase L) |
| Clear Flag | L |
| Delete Item | Delete (your “delete” key) |
| Reply | r |
| Reply All | a |
| Forward message | f |
| p | |
| New Message | n |
| Save Draft | Ctrl+s |
| Send Message | Ctrl+Enter |
| Turn Reading Pane on and off | v |
| New Folder | Ctrl+E |
| Move message to a folder | d |
| Put message in one of your first 9 folders | 1-9 (For example, type 2 for 2nd folder; doesn't work beyond 9) |
| Find a word or phrase in a message | Ctrl+f |
| Close Current Tab | Ctrl+\ |
| Navigate through tabs—right to left motion | Ctrl+[ |
| Navigate through tabs—left to right motion | Ctrl+] |
| Open message(s) in its own tab | Enter (select one message at a time) |
| Edit contact info | Enter (select a contact first, in Contacts) |
| Expand window to maximum height | F11 |
| Next message (in message tab) | Ctrl+. (Ctrl with period) |
| Previous message (in message tab) | Ctrl+, (Ctrl with comma |
| Close read-message tab | Esc |
| Start a new chat | c |
| Search box | s |
The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts in alphabetical order.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Function |
| a | Reply All |
| c | Start a new chat |
| d | Move message to a folder |
| Ctrl+E | New Folder |
| f | Forward message |
| Ctrl+f | Find a word or phrase in a message |
| k | Mark As Read |
| K | Mark As Unread |
| l (lowercase L) | Flag |
| L | Clear Flag |
| m | Check mail |
| M | Check All Mail (includes all POP accounts) |
| n | New Message |
| p | |
| r | Reply |
| s | Search box |
| Ctrl+s | Save Draft |
| v | Turn Reading Pane on and off |
| 1-9 (For example, type 2 for 2nd folder; doesn't work beyond 9) | Put message in one of your first 9 folders |
| Delete (your “delete” key) | Delete Item |
| Enter | Open Message: When one or more messages are selected, each message is opened in its own tab. Edit Contact: When a contact is selected, the contact edit window is opened. |
| Esc | Close read-message tab |
| Ctrl+Enter | Send Message |
| Ctrl+[ | Navigate through tabs—right to left motion |
| Ctrl+] | Navigate through tabs—left to right motion |
| Ctrl+\ | |
| Ctrl+, (Ctrl with comma) | Previous message (in message tab) |
| Ctrl+. (Ctrl with period) | Next message (in message tab) |
| F11 | Expand window to maximum height |
| Ctrl+Shift+End | Skip to oldest unread message |
Search for Next or Previous Message keyboard shortcut setup
You can also create a special search for a set of messages using the following process:
- Select Inbox or another folder.
- Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift+up arrow. The Configure Extended Navigation dialog box appears.
- Under Navigate by, select one of the following options to specify what you want to look for:
- Subject—display the next (or previous) message with the same Subject
- Flagged emails—display the next (or previous) flagged message
- Unread emails—display the next (or previous) unread message
- Emails from—display the next (or previous) message from the name or username you type into the box
- Click OK.
To use the search shortcut you just defined, press:
- Ctrl+Shift+down arrow (for the next message with the criteria you selected)
or - Ctrl+Shift+up arrow (for the previous message with the criteria you selected)
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Yahoo! Customer Care.
Note: The keyboard shortcuts cannot be turned off.
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