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What are the keyboard shortcuts?

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Keyboard shortcuts help you save time by allowing you to never take your hands off the keyboard to use the mouse. You'll need a Standard 101/102-Key or Natural PS/2 Keyboard to use the shortcuts.

Navigation

Up/Down Arrows

Arrow keys allow you to navigate through messages in your account.

Home

Takes you to the first message in a wave.

End

Takes you to the last message in a wave.
to:name Takes you to the next unread message in a wave.
onlyto:name Switches focus between the compose window and the inbox.
onlyby:name Takes you to the next page within a panel.
onlywith:name Marks all messages "read" when focus is on the Wave panel.

Messages

Enter Reply to a message at the same level of indentation.
Shift then Enter Reply to a message at the end of a wave. The new message will appear at the same indentation level, at the very end of the wave.
Ctrl then E Edit message.

Text editing and formatting

Shift then Enter Same function as 'Done' button -- signifies you are finished editing your addition to a wave.
Ctrl then B Bolds/unbolds selected text.
Ctrl then I Italicizes/unitalicizes selected text.
Ctrl then K Adds a link.
Ctrl then [n] Makes the current line a heading, where [n] = 1 through 4 for different sized headings.
Ctrl then 5 Adds bullets.
Ctrl then 6 Removes formatting from text.

Copying and pasting

Ctrl then C Copies the selected text.
Ctrl then X Cuts the selected text.
Ctrl then V Pastes the text you have copied or selected.
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