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| View the previous message. | |
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| View the next message. | |
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| CTRL+[ | View the previous unread message. |
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| CTRL+] | View the next unread message. |
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| SPACEBAR | Scroll down to the next screen of text or, if you are at the end of a message, view the next unread message. |
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| SHIFT+SPACEBAR | Scroll up to the previous screen of text or, if you are at the beginning of a message, view the previous unread message. |
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| OPTION+SPACEBAR | Scroll down to the next screen of text or, if you are at the end of a message, delete the current message and view the next unread message. |
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| CONTROL+SPACEBAR | Scroll up to the previous screen of text. |
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| Hold down the SPACEBAR | Scroll down through a message slowly and continuously. |
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| OPTION+ |
Delete the current message and view the previous message. |
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Delete the current message and view the next message. |
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| CTRL+OPTION+[ | Delete the current message and view the previous unread message. |
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| CTRL+OPTION+] | Delete the current message and view the next unread message. |
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| DELETE or DEL |
Delete the selected message. |
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| OPTION+ or OPTION+ |
Delete the current message, and, if the message window is open, close it. |
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Keys for reading threaded messages
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| CONTROL+SHIFT+[ | Read the last unread message of a previous thread that contains an unread message. |
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| CONTROL+SHIFT+] | Read the first unread message of the next thread that contains an unread message. |
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Read the last message in the previous thread. |
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Read the first message in the next thread. |
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| SHIFT+OPTION+ |
Delete the current message and read the last message in the previous thread. |
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Delete the current message and read the first message in the next thread. |
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| OPTION+CONTROL+SHIFT+[ | Delete the current message and open the last unread message in a previous thread that contains an unread message. |
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| OPTION+CONTROL+SHIFT+] | Delete the current message and open the first unread message in the next thread that contains an unread message. |
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Keys for creating, addressing, formatting, and sending messages
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| Create a new message. | |
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| Send the open or selected message. | |
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Move the open or selected message to the Outbox, so it will be sent the next time you connect to the server. |
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| Save the open message and store it in the Drafts folder. | |
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| Add an attachment to the open message. | |
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| Make the selected text bold in an HTML message or signature. | |
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| Italicize the selected text in an HTML message or signature. | |
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| Underline the selected text in an HTML message or signature. | |
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| OPTION+ |
Check spelling in the open message. |
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| SHIFT+ |
Check recipient names in the open message. |
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Keys for replying to, forwarding, and redirecting messages
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| Reply to the sender of the message, or, if the message is from a mailing list, reply to the mailing list. | |
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| SHIFT+ |
Reply to all. |
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| OPTION+ |
Reply only to the sender of a mailing list message. |
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| Forward the message. | |
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| OPTION+ |
Redirect the message. |
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Keys for using the Address Book
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| Open the Address Book. | |
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| TAB | Move forward through fields in a pop-up window. |
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| SHIFT+TAB | Move back through fields in a pop-up window. |
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| RETURN or ENTER or ESC | Save the information you typed in the pop-up window, and then close it. |
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| OPTION+TAB | Open the next pop-up window. |
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| SHIFT+OPTION+TAB | Open the previous pop-up window. |
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| Add the sender of a message to the Address Book. | |
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Keys for finding text and changing font size
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| Find text in a message or in messages in a folder. | |
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| Find the next instance of the text you searched for. | |
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| Find the next instance of the text you just selected in a message. | |
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| OPTION+ |
Perform an Advanced Find. |
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Decrease the font size of text in an open message or in the Preview pane. |
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Increase the font size of text in an open message or in the Preview pane. |
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