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Slack keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 11/27/2017 on https://defkey.com/slack-shortcuts

Slack is a set of team collaboration tools and services. Slack no longer
uses an IRC backend but still offers IRC like features: persistent chat
rooms, private groups and direct messaging. Slack allows all content to be
searched including files, people and conversations.

Slack has 62 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Quick list of shortcuts
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Ctrl + /                View all Slack keyboard shortcuts
Ctrl + Ö                


Navigation
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Tab                     Move focus to next element
Shift + Tab             Move Move focus to previous element
Up arrow / Down arrow   Move focus through messages in a channel or DM
Ctrl + `                Move focus to the next section
Ctrl + "                
Shift + Ctrl + `        Move focus to the previous section
Shift + Ctrl + "        
Space                   Take action or "click" on buttons
Enter                   Take action or "click" on links
Esc                     Close windows, menus or message input box
Ctrl + +                Zoom in
Ctrl + -                Zoom out
Home                    Scroll up
Page Up                 Scroll up
End                     Scroll down
Page Down               Scroll down
Ctrl + K                Quick switcher
Ctrl + T                Quick switcher (only in desktop app)
Ctrl + Shift + K        Direct messages menu
Ctrl + Shift + T        Open all threads view
Alt + Up arrow          Previous channel or DM
Alt + Down arrow        Next channel or DM
Alt + Shift + Up arrow  Previous unread channel or DM
Alt + Left arrow        Previous channel or DM visited
Alt + Right arrow       Next channel or DM visited
Ctrl + ,                Preferences
Ctrl + .                Open or close right pane
Ctrl + Shift + I        Channel info page
Ctrl + Shift + M        Activity
Ctrl + Shift + E        Directory
Ctrl + Shift + S        Starred items
Ctrl + F                Search the current channel or conversation
Ctrl + Shift + F        Toggle full screen view


All unreads navigation
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Ctrl + Shift + A        Open all unreads view
Alt + Left click        (on a message) Mark messages as unread
Left arrow / Right arrow Move between channels
R                       Toggle current channel read or unread


Switch teams
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Ctrl + Shift + Tab      Switch to previous team
Ctrl + Tab              Switch to next team
Ctrl + 1                (...to 9) Switch to a specific team (you can see assigned number under the
team icon in your Slack app)


Mark messages read or unread
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Esc                     Mark all messages in current channel or DM as read
Shift + Esc             Mark all messages as read
Alt + Left click        Set a message as your oldest unread message


Message shortcuts
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Note: Make sure your cursor is in the message box to perform these
shortcuts.

Up arrow                (in empty message box) Edit your last message
Shift + Up arrow        Select text to the beginning of current line
Shift + Down arrow      Select text to the end of current line
Shift + Enter           Create a new line in your message
Ctrl + Shift + \        Add emoji reactions to a message
Ctrl + Shift + Ç        


Message autocomplete
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Tab                     Autocomplete @displayname
Tab                     Autocomplete channel. Example: #channelname
Tab                     Autocomplete emoji. Example: :emoji


Files and snippets
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Ctrl + U                Upload a file
Ctrl + Shift + Enter    Create a new snippet


Call actions
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M                       Toggle mute on and off
V                       Toggle video on and off
+                       Show invite list
A                       Show invite list
E + 1                   (...to 9) View and select and emoji reactions
S                       Sharing options

Source: Slack help


Last modified on (UTC): Thursday, April 15, 2021
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