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Slack Keyboard Shortcuts by

list of slack keyboard shortcuts

Basics

Compose a new message
Ctrl + N
Unsend a message
Ctrl + Z
Set your status
Ctrl + Shift + Y
Open your prefer­ences**
Ctrl + ,
Show or hide the left sidebar**
Ctrl + Shift + D
Resize the left sidebar†
left or right arrow
Hide the right sidebar
Ctrl + .
Create a new canvas
Ctrl + Shift + N
Upload a file
Ctrl + U
View all downloaded files
Ctrl + Shift + J
Create a new snippet
Ctrl + Shift + Enter
Add an emoji reaction to a message*
Ctrl + Shift + \
Start a search
Ctrl + G
Search in the current conver­sation
Ctrl + F
Start, join, leave or end a huddle
Ctrl + Shift + H
Toggle mute on a huddle
Ctrl + Shift + Space
Toggle full-s­creen view
F11
Reopen last closed window
Ctrl + Shift + W

Navigate Conver­sations

Jump to a conver­sation
Ctrl + K or Ctrl + T
Jump to the most recent unread message in a conver­sation
Ctrl + J
Jump to previous unread channel or direct message (DM)
Alt + Shift + Up
Jump to next unread channel or DM
Alt + Shift + Down
Jump to previous channel or DM in the sidebar
Alt + Up
Jump to next channel or DM in the sidebar
Alt + Down
Go back in history
Alt + Left
Go forwards in history
Alt + Right
Open the Home view
Ctrl + Shift + 1
Browse DMs
Ctrl + Shift + 2(or K)
Open the Activity view**
Ctrl + Shift + 3(or M)
View items in Later
Ctrl + Shift + 4(or O)
Open the More view
Ctrl + Shift + O
Open the Threads view**
Ctrl + Shift + T
Browse channels**
Ctrl + Shift + L
Open conver­sation details
Ctrl + Shift + I
Open a conver­sat­ion's canvas
Ctrl + Alt + .
Move focus to the next section
F6
Move focus to the previous section
Shift + F6
Expand or collapse all sidebar sections
Alt + Click
 

Mark Message Read/U­nread

Mark all messages in current conver­sation as read
Esc
Mark all messages as read
Shift + Esc
Mark a message as unread
Alt + Click

Navigate Unread

Open the All unread view
Ctrl + Shift + A
Move between messages
Up or Down
Mark a message as unread
Alt + Click
Mark a group of messages as unread
Esc
Open or collapse a group of messages
Left or Right

Switch Wrokspaces

Expand or collapse the workspace switcher
Ctrl + Shift + S
Switch to previous workspace
Ctrl + Shift + Tab
Switch to next workspace
Ctrl + Tab
Switch to a specific workspace
Ctrl + [number]

Switch Tabs

Switch to the previous tab
Page Up
Switch to the next tab
Page Down

Actions on Messages

Edit a message that you sent
Esc
Delete a message that you sent
Delete
Open or reply to a thread
T or Right
Forward a message
F
Pin or unpin a message
P
Save a message (or remove a message from Later)
A
Mark all messages above the one in focus as unread
U
Create a reminder about a message
M
Add an emoji reaction to a message
R

Format Messages

Select text to beginning of current line
Shift + Up
Select text to end of current line
Shift + Down
Create a new line
Shift + Enter
Bold selected text
Ctrl + B
Italicise selected text
Ctrl + I
Cross out selected text (strik­eth­rough)
Ctrl + Shift + X
Hyperlink selected text
Ctrl + Shift + U
Quote selected text
Ctrl + Shift + 9
Code selected text
Ctrl + Shift + C
Codeblock selected text
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C
Format selected text as a bulleted list
Ctrl + Shift + 8
Format selected text as a numbered list
Ctrl + Shift + 7
Apply markdown formatting
Ctrl + Shift + F
Undo formatting
Ctrl + Z
Add an emoji reaction to a message*
Ctrl + Shift + \
 

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