Mozilla Thunderbird keyboard shortcuts

As a user of a powerful email program like Mozilla Thunderbird, you need to use at least some of the keyboard shortcuts. There are tens of Thunderbird shortcuts, but just have a look at this list to find if features you frequently use has a shortcut key.

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Zeynel - - Shortcuts

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0	Ctrl + H	Find and replace text in current message
0	Ctrl + G	Find again in current message
0	or F3
0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + G	Find previous in current message
0	or ↑ Shift + F3
0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + P	Check spelling
0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + A	Attach file
0	F2	Rename attachment

0	Ctrl + +	Larger font size
0	or Ctrl + >
0	or Ctrl + ,
0	Ctrl + -	Smaller font size
0	or Ctrl + <
0	or Ctrl + .
0	Ctrl + B	Text style bold
0	Ctrl + I	Text style italic
0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + Y	Discontinue or remove text styles
-1	or Ctrl + Space
0	Ctrl + ]	Increase indent
0	Ctrl + [	Decrease indent

0	Ctrl + N	New address book contact
0	Ctrl + M	Write new message to selected contacts
0	Ctrl + F	Address book quick filter
0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + F	Address book advanced search
0	Ctrl + I	Edit properties of selected contact or address book
0	Ctrl + A	Select all (contacts or search text)
0	Ctrl + P	Print selected contacts
0	Ctrl + 1	Show main mail window (Mail & Newsgroups)

-1

Ctrl + ↑ Shift + Del

Clear history

0	F11	Show or hide Today pane
0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + C	Calendar tab
0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + D	Tasks tab
0	Ctrl + 1	Mail & newsgroups home tab (tab 1)
0	Ctrl + I	New event
0	Ctrl + D	New task

0	Esc	Clear current Events filter
0	Alt + End	Go to Today
0	Alt + 1	Day view
0	Alt + 2	Week view
0	Alt + 3	Multiweek view
0	Alt + 4	Month view

0	Ctrl + ↑ Shift + K	Filter tasks
0	Esc	Clear current tasks filter

0	Ctrl + C	Copy (selected events, tasks or text)
0	Ctrl + X	Cut (selected events, tasks or text)
0	Ctrl + V	Paste
0	Ctrl + Z	Undo
0	Ctrl + Y	Redo
0	Ctrl + P	Print

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What is your favorite Mozilla Thunderbird hotkey? Do you have any useful tips for it? Let other users know below.

? Guest OP says :

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? Bnfire OP says :

Is there a keyboard hotkey for opening attachments? Is there a hot key for finding open attachments? Is there an a way to get these shortcuts? Needed for blind user. TIA

? DeafBlindSupport says in reply to Bnfire :

This is how we do it: ALT-M (message menu), H (attachments)

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? CP OP says :

What;s the shortcut for minimize ThunderBird???

? Ecogit OP says :

Thanks a lot Zeynel, thanks to your handy list I'm now learning additional ones.

p.s. Also practical are the shortcuts from plugin https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/nostalgy, such as L for toggle folder pane or G for searching folder