# Shortcuts
Missive provides a default preset of shortcuts, perfectly crafted for the Missive app. However, if you're a die-hard Gmail user and comfortable with its shortcut system, you can switch to our Gmail preset.
For those who prefer total control, all shortcuts can be customized to suit your individual preferences.
## Overview
**Two shortcut presets are available in Missive:**
1. Default shortcut preset
2. Gmail style shortcut preset
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Open the **Shortcuts** tab in **Settings** > **Preferences** to view all available shortcuts and toggle your preset.
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## Default preset
The default preset will feel familiar to people used to desktop applications, where most shortcuts involve modifiers (eg. Ctrl and Shift) and some other keys.
One great advantage of this preset is that by default, pressing any key will start typing in the selected conversation's comment box. Since all Missive conversations are small chat rooms, quickly navigating between each and instantly focusing the comment box upon typing makes for a productive chat workflow.
## Gmail preset
For people used to Gmail shortcuts, we've got you covered! Simply switch to the Gmail preset to restore the shortcuts you already know and love.
Note that Gmail shortcuts rely heavily on single-key actions (eg. J / K for navigation, C for Compose) so autofocusing the comment box upon typing is disabled with this preset. To focus the comment box, use Shift + C.
Gmail preset also supports key sequences (eg. G then I to go to Inbox).
## All shortcuts
The tables below show all available shortcuts for both presets. A "—" indicates the shortcut is not available in that preset.
### Navigation
| Action | Default | Gmail |
| ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Go to left sidebar items | ⌘/Ctrl + 1-9 | ⌘/Ctrl + 1-9 |
| Go to right sidebar items | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + 1-9 | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + 1-9 |
| Go to Inbox | — | G then I |
| Go to Team Inboxes | — | G then U |
| Go to Assigned to me | — | G then K |
| Go to Starred | — | G then S |
| Go to Snoozed | — | G then O |
| Go to Drafts | — | G then R |
| Go to Sent | — | G then T |
| Go to All | — | G then A |
| Go to Trash | — | G then X |
| Navigate to next item | ↓ | J |
| Navigate to previous item | ↑ | K |
| Navigate to first item | ⌥/Alt + ↑ | ⌥/Alt + ↑ |
| Navigate to last item | ⌥/Alt + ↓ | ⌥/Alt + ↓ |
| Navigate back | ⌘/Ctrl + ← | ⌘/Ctrl + ← |
| Navigate forward | ⌘/Ctrl + → | ⌘/Ctrl + → |
| Open/expand item | → | Enter |
| Close/collapse item | ← | Shift + Escape |
| Read next message | — | P |
| Read previous message | — | N |
| Next scope | Tab | Tab |
| Previous scope | Shift + Tab | Shift + Tab |
| Next tab | Ctrl + Tab | Ctrl + Tab |
| Previous tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
| Scroll up | Page Up | Page Up |
| Scroll down | Page Down | Page Down |
### Selection
| Action | Default | Gmail |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| Select next conversation | Shift + ↑ | Shift + K |
| Select previous conversation | Shift + ↓ | Shift + J |
| Select until first conversation | ⌥/Alt + Shift + ↑ | ⌥/Alt + Shift + ↑ |
| Select until last conversation | ⌥/Alt + Shift + ↓ | ⌥/Alt + Shift + ↓ |
| Select all conversations | ⌘/Ctrl + A | \* then A |
| Select read conversations | — | \* then R |
| Select unread conversations | — | \* then U |
| Deselect all conversations | — | \* then N |
### Application
| Action | Default | Gmail |
| --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Create new draft | ⌘/Ctrl + N | C |
| Create new email | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + E | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + E |
| Create new conversation | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + N | D |
| Create new task | ⌘/Ctrl + T | T |
| Search | ⌘/Ctrl + F | / |
| Find in view (desktop only) | — | ⌘/Ctrl + F |
| Filter mailbox | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + H | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + H |
| Focus comment box | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + C | Shift + C |
| Focus task box | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + X | Shift + X |
| Preview selected item | Space | Space |
| Edit previous comment | ⌘/Ctrl + ↑ (twice, or ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + ↑) | ⌘/Ctrl + ↑ (twice, or ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + ↑) |
| Set a status | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Y | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Y |
| Enter a command | ⌘/Ctrl + K | ⌘/Ctrl + K |
| Open conversation contextual menu | ⌘/Ctrl + . | . |
| Open "Pin to sidebar" menu | ⌘/Ctrl + G | ⌘/Ctrl + G |
| Open location | ⌘/Ctrl + L | ⌘/Ctrl + L |
| Open preferences | ⌘/Ctrl + , | ⌘/Ctrl + , |
| Open contacts | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + , | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + , |
| Open analytics | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + A | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + A |
| Toggle right sidebar | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + S | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + S |
| Toggle theme | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + T | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + T |
| Main right sidebar action | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + N | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + N |
| Reload | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + R | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + R |
| Clear unread marker | Shift + Escape | — |
### Actions
| Action | Default | Gmail |
| ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Archive or Remove label | Backspace or Delete | E or Y |
| Close | Shift + Backspace | Shift + E |
| Assign to me | ⌘/Ctrl + D | Q |
| Toggle my assignment status | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + D | Shift + Q |
| Trash | ⌘/Ctrl + Backspace | # |
| Label as... | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + L | L |
| Move to label... | ⌘/Ctrl + ⌥/Alt + L | V |
| Assign | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + K | H |
| Snooze | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + J | O |
| Discard snooze | ⌘/Ctrl + J | Shift + O |
| Toggle star | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + S | S |
| Toggle watch | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + M | M |
| Report as spam | — | ! |
| Reply | ⌘/Ctrl + R | R |
| Reply all | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + R | Shift + R |
| Forward | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + F | F |
| Resend | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + E | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + E |
| Open/focus draft | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + D | Shift + D |
| Print | ⌘/Ctrl + P | ⌘/Ctrl + P |
| Open in new window | ⌘/Ctrl + O | ⌘/Ctrl + O |
| Undo last action | ⌘/Ctrl + Z | Z |
| Redo last action | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Z | Shift + Z |
| Mark as read | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + I | Shift + I |
| Mark as unread | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + U | Shift + U |
| Mark as important | ⌘/Ctrl + + | + |
| Mark as not important | ⌘/Ctrl + - | - |
| Expand entire conversation | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + → | ; |
| Collapse entire conversation | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + ← | : |
| Toggle message quote | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + ' | — |
| Pin to sidebar | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + P | Shift + P |
| Merge... | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + G | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + G |
### Composer
| Action | Default | Gmail |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| Send | ⌘/Ctrl + Enter | ⌘/Ctrl + Enter |
| Send later | ⌘/Ctrl + J | ⌘/Ctrl + J |
| Send & archive | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Enter | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + Enter |
| Discard draft | ⌘/Ctrl + D | ⌘/Ctrl + D |
| Add Cc recipients | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + C | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + C |
| Add Bcc recipients | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + B | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + B |
| Open responses | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + O | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + O |
### Formatting
| Action | Default | Gmail |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Bold | ⌘/Ctrl + B | ⌘/Ctrl + B |
| Italic | ⌘/Ctrl + I | ⌘/Ctrl + I |
| Strike | ⌘/Ctrl + S | ⌘/Ctrl + S |
| Underline | ⌘/Ctrl + U | ⌘/Ctrl + U |
| Insert a link | ⌘/Ctrl + K | ⌘/Ctrl + K |
| Numbered list | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 7 | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 7 |
| Bulleted list | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8 | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8 |
| Remove formatting | ⌘/Ctrl + \\ | ⌘/Ctrl + \\ |
| Decrease indent | Shift + Tab or ⌘/Ctrl + \[ | Shift + Tab or ⌘/Ctrl + \[ |
| Increase indent | Tab or ⌘/Ctrl + ] | Tab or ⌘/Ctrl + ] |
| Decrease text size | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + - | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + - |
| Increase text size | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + + | ⌘/Ctrl + Shift + + |
### Calendar
| Action | Default | Gmail |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| Create new event | ⌘/Ctrl + Y | X |
| Refresh events | ⌘/Ctrl + R | R |
| View day | Enter | Enter |
| Today | T | T |
| Day view | D or 1 | D or 1 |
| Week view | W or 2 | W or 2 |
| Month view | M or 3 | M or 3 |
| Agenda view | A or 4 | A or 4 |
## Customize shortcuts
Whether you are using the default or Gmail preset, you can customize all shortcuts. Just mouse over the shortcut line and click the Edit shortcut icon.
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