New Microsoft operating system Windows 8 comes with several pre-installed Modern apps, including a Mail client that’s supposed to make any third-party mail software almost useless.
Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that you can use to perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing device. Keyboard shortcuts can make it easier to work with your PC, saving you time and effort as you work with Windows and other apps.
Keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8 Mail app
Windows 8 Mail app keyboard shortcuts:
- Ctrl + R = Reply
- Ctrl + Shift + R = Reply all
- Ctrl + F = Forward
- Ctrl + Shift + F = Hide or show the Folder pane
- Ctrl + Shift + A = Hide or show the Accounts pane
- Ctrl + U = Mark as unread
- Ctrl + Q = Mark as read
- Ctrl + A = Select all messages
- Ctrl + N = New Message
- F5 – Sync
- Alt + B = Put focus on the bcc button
- Alt + C = Put focus on the cc button/Accept
- Alt + D = Decline
- Alt + S = Send mail
- Alt + T = Put focus on the To button
- Alt + V = Open the invitation in Calendar
- Ctrl + Enter = Send mail
- Ctll + Shift + F = Select a font
- Ctrl + Spacebar = Clear formatting
- Ctrl + Y = Redo
- F4 = Redo
- Ctrl + [ = Increase font size one point
- Ctrl + ] = Decrease font size one point
- Ctrl + Shift + , = Decrease font size
- Ctrl + Shift + . = Increase font size
- Ctrl + K = Add a link
- Ctrl + E = Center
- Ctrl + L = Left
- Ctrl + R = Right
- Ctrl + Shift + L = Bullets
- Ctrl + M = Indent
- Ctrl + Shift + M = Outdent
- Tab or Shift + Tab = Indent/outdent when text is selected or when focus is in a list
- Ctrl + ‘ = Acute accent
- Ctrl + , = Cedilla accent
- Ctrl + Shift + 6 = Circumflex accent
- Ctrl + Shift + ; = Diaeresis accent
- Ctrl + ` = Grave accent
- Ctrl + Shift + 7 = Ligature accent
- Ctrl + Shift + 2 = Ring accent
- Ctrl + / = Slash accent
- Ctrl + Shift + ` = Tilde accent
- Alt + Ctrl + Shift + 1 = Inverted exclamation mark
- Alt + Ctrl + Shift + / = Inverted question mark
