Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts for Windows

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
SHORTCUT	THUNDERBIRD	OUTLOOK EXPRESS
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
SHORTCUT	THUNDERBIRD	OUTLOOK EXPRESS
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
SHORTCUT	THUNDERBIRD	OUTLOOK EXPRESS
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
SHORTCUT	THUNDERBIRD	OUTLOOK EXPRESS
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
SHORTCUT	THUNDERBIRD	OUTLOOK EXPRESS
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
SHORTCUT	THUNDERBIRD	OUTLOOK EXPRESS
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
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