eM Client Shortcuts

The eM Client app offers a number of useful shortcuts to help you move around the application and manage your emails, events, tasks and more.

You can customize them inside the app:

Windows: Menu > Settings > General > Shortcuts
macOS: eM Client > Preferences > General > Shortcuts

Some shortcuts are applicable depending on the context of the given window, here are the defaults:

Main window

Shortcut description	Windows	Mac
Documentation / User Manual	F1	F1
Mail Section	Ctrl + 1	⌘ 1
Calendar section	Ctrl + 2	⌘ 2
Tasks section	Ctrl + 3	⌘ 3
Contacts section	Ctrl + 4	⌘ 4
Notes section	Ctrl + 5	⌘ 5
Attachments section	Ctrl + 6	⌘ 6
Widgets section	Ctrl + 7	⌘
Chat	Ctrl + 8	⌘ 8
Sidebar - Contact details	Ctrl + Shift + 1	⌥ ⌘ 1
Sidebar - Agenda	Ctrl + Shift + 2	⌥ ⌘ 2
Sidebar - Invitations	Ctrl + Shift + 3	⌥ ⌘ 3
Sidebar - Chat thread	Ctrl + Shift + 4	⌥ ⌘ 4
Sidebar - Calendar	Ctrl + Shift + 5	⌥ ⌘ 5
Toggle left panel	F9	⌥ ⌘ 9
Toggle right sidebar	F10	⌥ ⌘ 0
Go to Search field	Ctrl + E	⌘ E
Advanced search	Ctrl + Shift + F	⌥ ⌘ F
Find in body	F4	⌘ F
Home	Alt + Home	⌥ ↖
Go to top of the list	Home	⌘ ←
Go to the bottom of the list	End	⌘ →
Quick Switch / Go to folder	G	G
Previous message	B	B
Previous unread message	P	P
Next message	F	F
Next unread message	N	N
Refresh + Send and Receive	F5	F5
New Mail / Event / Task / Contact. Depends on the opened section.	Ctrl + N	⌘ N
New all-day event / New distribution list. Depends on the opened section.	Ctrl + Alt + N	⌥ ⌘ N
New mail	Ctrl + Shift + M	⇧ ⌘ M
New contact	Ctrl + Shift + K	⇧ ⌘ K
New distribution list	Ctrl + Shift + L	⌥ ⇧ ⌘ L
New event	Ctrl + Shift + E	⇧ ⌘ E
New task	Ctrl + Shift + T	⇧ ⌘ T
New note	Ctrl + Shift + N	⇧ ⌘ N
Opens Select Contact window	Ctrl + B	⌘ B
Reply	Ctrl + R	⌘ R
Reply All	Ctrl + Shift + R	⇧ ⌘ R
Forward	Ctrl + F	⇧ ⌘ F
Forward as attachment	Ctrl + Alt + F	⌥ ⇧ ⌘ F
Resend	Ctrl + Alt + R	⌥ ⇧ ⌘ R
Toggle Flag	Insert	⇧ ⌘ L
Toggle Read status	R	R
Mark as Read	Ctrl + Q	⌥ ⌘ R
Mark as Unread	Ctrl + U	⌥ ⌘ U
Snooze	S	S
Quick Tag	T	T
Remove all tags	Ctrl + T	^ T
Quick Action	Q	Q
Quick Copy	C	C
Copy to Folder	Ctrl + Shift + C	⇧ ⌘ C
Quick Move	M	M
Move to Folder	Ctrl + Shift + V	⇧ ⌘ V
Archive	A	A
Move to Spam/Inbox. Depends on opened folder.	Ctrl + J	⇧ ⌘ J / ⇧ ⌘ I
Print	Ctrl + P	⌘ P
Delete	Delete	⌦
Delete Permanently (Skip Trash)	Shift + Delete	⌥ ⌘ ⌦
Select All	Ctrl + A	⌘ A
Cut	Ctrl + X	⌘ X
Copy	Ctrl + C	⌘ C
Paste	Ctrl + V	⌘ V
Undo	Ctrl + Z	⌘ Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y	⇧ ⌘ Z
Save as	Ctrl + Shift + S	⌘ S
Open	Enter	⌘ O
Close	Esc	⌘ W
Calendar
Go to custom date	Ctrl + D
Go to today	Ctrl + D	⌃ D
Tasks
Mark Completed	Space	␣

Mail window

Shortcut description	Windows	Mac
Documentation / User Manual	F1	F1
Find in message	F4	⌘ F
Toggle Flag	Insert	⇧ ⌘ L
Snooze	S	S
Quick Tag	T	T
Remove all tags	Ctrl + T	^ T
Toggle Read status	R	R
Mark as Read	Ctrl + Q	⌥ ⌘ R
Mark as Unread	Ctrl + U	⌥ ⌘ U
Save as	Ctrl + Shift + S	⌘ S
Reply	Ctrl + R	⌘ R
Reply All	Ctrl + Shift + R	⇧ ⌘ R
Forward	Ctrl + F	⇧ ⌘ F
Forward as attachment	Ctrl + Alt + F	⌥ ⇧ ⌘ F
Resend	Ctrl + Alt + R	⌥ ⇧ ⌘ R
Previous message	B	B
Previous unread message	P	P
Next message	F	F
Next unread message	N	N
Archive	A	A
Quick Copy	C	C
Copy to Folder	Ctrl + Shift + C	⇧ ⌘ C
Quick Move	M	M
Move to Folder	Ctrl + Shift + V	⇧ ⌘ V
Move to Spam/Inbox. Depends on opened folder.	Ctrl + J	⇧ ⌘ J / ⇧ ⌘ I
Print	Ctrl + P	⌘ P
Delete	Delete	⌦
Open	Enter	⌘ O
Close	Esc	⌘ W

Send window

Shortcut description	Windows	Mac
Documentation / User Manual	F1	F1
Find in message	F4	⌘ F
Send	Ctrl + Enter	⌘ ↩
Translate	Ctrl + T	⌥ ⌘ T
Select All	Ctrl + A	⌘ A
Cut	Ctrl + X	⌘ X
Copy	Ctrl + C	⌘ C
Paste	Ctrl + V	⌘ V
Paste as text	Ctrl + Shift + V	⌥ ⇧ ⌘ V
Insert QuickText	Ctrl + Q	^ Q
Insert image	Ctrl + Shift + I	⇧ ⌘ I
Insert image as link	Ctrl + M	⌘ M
Insert link	Ctrl + K	⌘ K
Replace	Ctrl + H	⇧ ⌘ H
Save	Ctrl + S	⌘ S
Save as	Ctrl + Shift + S	⇧ ⌘ S
Undo	Ctrl + Z	⌘ Z
Redo	Ctrl + Y	⇧ ⌘ Z
Print	Ctrl + P	⌘ P
Toggle Bold	Ctrl + B	⌘ B
Toggle Italics	Ctrl + I	⌘ I
Toggle Underline	Ctrl + U	⌘ U
Favorite Signatures	Ctrl + 1-9	^ 1-9
Close	Esc	⌘ W
Check Spelling	F7	⇧ ⌘ ;
Go to next misspelling		⌘ ;
Mark all misspellings		⌥ ⌘ ;