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Slack Keyboard Shortcuts

    Slack Keyboard Shortcuts

    Slack Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

    Navigation

    Move focus to the next element

    • Tab

    Move focus to the previous element

    • Shift
    • +
    • Tab

    Move focus through messages in a channel or DM

    • Up/Down

    Move focus to the next section

    • F6

    Move focus to the previous section

    • Shift
    • +
    • F6

    Take action or ‘click’ on buttons

    • Space

    Take action or ‘click’ on links

    • Enter

    Close windows, menus, or the message field

    • Esc

    Zoom in/out

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • +/-

    Scroll up

    • Home/PgUp

    Scroll down

    • End/PgDown

    Quick Switcher

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • K

    Open direct messages menu

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • K

    Browse all channels

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • L

    Open All Threads view

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • T

    Previous channel or DM

    • Alt
    • +
    • Up

    Next channel or DM

    • Alt
    • +
    • Down

    Previous unread channel or DM

    • Alt
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Up

    Next unread channel or DM

    • Alt
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Down

    Prevous channel or DM visited

    • Alt
    • +
    • Left

    Next channel or DM visited

    • Alt
    • +
    • Right

    Preferences (desktop apps only)

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • ,

    Open or close right pane

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • .

    Channel info pane

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • I

    Activity

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • M

    Directory

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • E

    Starred Items

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • S

    Search the current channel or conversation

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • F

    Open previous search

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • G

    Toggle full screen view

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • F

    All Unreads navigation

    Open All Unreads view

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • A

    Mark message as unread

    • Alt
    • +
    • (click a message)

    Move between channels

    • Left/Right

    Toggle current channel read or unread

    • R

    Switch workspaces

    Switch to previous workspace

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Tab

    Switch to next workspace

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Tab

    Switch to a specific workspace

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • [number]

    Mark messages read or unread

    Mark all messages in current channel or DM as read

    • Esc

    Mark all messages as read

    • Shift
    • +
    • Esc

    Set a message as your oldest unread message

    • Alt
    • +
    • (click a message)

    Message shortcuts

    Edit your last message

    • Up

    Select text to beginning of current line

    • Shift
    • +
    • Up

    Select text to end of current line

    • Shift
    • +
    • Down

    Create a new line in your message

    • Shift
    • +
    • Enter

    Add emoji reactions to a message

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • \

    Bold selected text

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • B

    Italicize selected text

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • I

    Strikethrough selected text

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • X

    Quote selected text

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • >

    Codeblock selected text

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • C

    Turn selected text into a numbered list

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 7

    Turn selected text into a bulleted list

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 8

    Set or edit your status

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Y

    Message autocomplete

    Autocomplete @display name beginning with [character]

    • [character]
    • +
    • Tab

    Autocomplete channel beginning with [character]

    • #[character]
    • +
    • Tab

    Autocomplete emoji beginning with [character]

    • :[character]
    • +
    • Tab

    File and snippets

    Upload a file

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • U

    Create a new snippet

    • Ctrl
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Enter

    Call actions

    Toggle mute on and off

    • M

    Toggle video on and off

    • V

    Show the invite list

    • +/A

    View and select emoji reactions

    • E
    • +
    • 1-9

    Slack Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

    Navigation

    Move focus to the next element

    • Tab

    Move focus to the previous element

    • Shift
    • +
    • Tab

    Move focus through messages in a channel or DM

    • Up/Down

    Move focus to the next section

    • F6

    Move focus to the previous section

    • Shift
    • +
    • F6

    Take action or ‘click’ on buttons

    • Space

    Take action or ‘click’ on links

    • Enter

    Close windows, menus, or the message field

    • Esc

    Zoom in/out

    • Cmd
    • +
    • +/-

    Scroll up

    • Home/PgUp

    Scroll down

    • End/PgDown

    Quick Switcher

    • Cmd
    • +
    • K

    Open direct messages menu

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • K

    Browse all channels

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • L

    Open All Threads view

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • T

    Previous channel or DM

    • Alt
    • +
    • Up

    Next channel or DM

    • Alt
    • +
    • Down

    Previous unread channel or DM

    • Alt
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Up

    Next unread channel or DM

    • Alt
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Down

    Prevous channel or DM visited

    • Alt
    • +
    • Left

    Next channel or DM visited

    • Alt
    • +
    • Right

    Preferences (desktop apps only)

    • Cmd
    • +
    • ,

    Open or close right pane

    • Cmd
    • +
    • .

    Channel info pane

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • I

    Activity

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • M

    Directory

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • E

    Starred Items

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • S

    Search the current channel or conversation

    • Cmd
    • +
    • F

    Open previous search

    • Cmd
    • +
    • G

    Toggle full screen view

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • F

    All Unreads navigation

    Open All Unreads view

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • A

    Mark message as unread

    • Alt
    • +
    • (click a message)

    Move between channels

    • Left/Right

    Toggle current channel read or unread

    • R

    Switch workspaces

    Switch to previous workspace

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Tab

    Switch to next workspace

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Tab

    Switch to a specific workspace

    • Cmd
    • +
    • [number]

    Mark messages read or unread

    Mark all messages in current channel or DM as read

    • Esc

    Mark all messages as read

    • Shift
    • +
    • Esc

    Set a message as your oldest unread message

    • Alt
    • +
    • (click a message)

    Message shortcuts

    Edit your last message

    • Up

    Select text to beginning of current line

    • Shift
    • +
    • Up

    Select text to end of current line

    • Shift
    • +
    • Down

    Create a new line in your message

    • Shift
    • +
    • Enter

    Add emoji reactions to a message

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • \

    Bold selected text

    • Cmd
    • +
    • B

    Italicize selected text

    • Cmd
    • +
    • I

    Strikethrough selected text

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • X

    Quote selected text

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • >

    Codeblock selected text

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • C

    Turn selected text into a numbered list

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 7

    Turn selected text into a bulleted list

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • 8

    Set or edit your status

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Y

    Message autocomplete

    Autocomplete @display name beginning with [character]

    • [character]
    • +
    • Tab

    Autocomplete channel beginning with [character]

    • #[character]
    • +
    • Tab

    Autocomplete emoji beginning with [character]

    • :[character]
    • +
    • Tab

    File and snippets

    Upload a file

    • Cmd
    • +
    • U

    Create a new snippet

    • Cmd
    • +
    • Shift
    • +
    • Enter

    Call actions

    Toggle mute on and off

    • M

    Toggle video on and off

    • V

    Show the invite list

    • +/A

    View and select emoji reactions

    • E
    • +
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