Slack Cheat Sheet
title: Slack date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.705147 background: bg-[#4d1a51] label: tags: - - categories: - Keyboard Shortcuts intro: | A visual cheat-sheet for the 62 keyboard shortcuts found in Slack
Keyboard Shortcuts
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| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Tab | Move focus to the next element |
Shift Tab | Move focus to the previous element |
Up/Down | Move focus through messages in a channel or DM |
F6 | Move focus to the next section |
Shift F6 | Move focus to the previous section |
Space | Take action or 'click' on buttons |
Enter | Take action or 'click' on links |
Esc | Close windows, menus, or the message field |
Ctrl +/- | Zoom in/out |
Home/PgUp | Scroll up |
End/PgDown | Scroll down |
Ctrl K | Quick Switcher |
Ctrl Shift K | Open direct messages menu |
Ctrl Shift L | Browse all channels |
Ctrl Shift T | Open All Threads view |
Alt Up | Previous channel or DM |
Alt Down | Next channel or DM |
Alt Shift Up | Previous unread channel or DM |
Alt Shift Down | Next unread channel or DM |
Alt Left | Previous channel or DM visited |
Alt Right | Next channel or DM visited |
Ctrl , | Preferences (desktop apps only) |
Ctrl . | Open or close right pane |
Ctrl Shift I | Channel info pane |
Ctrl Shift M | Activity |
Ctrl Shift E | Directory |
Ctrl Shift S | Starred Items |
Ctrl F | Search the current channel or conversation |
Ctrl G | Open previous search |
Ctrl Shift F | Toggle full screen view |
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All Unreads navigation
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl Shift A | Open All Unreads view |
Alt (click a message) | Mark message as unread |
Left/Right | Move between channels |
R | Toggle current channel read or unread |
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Switch workspaces
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl Shift Tab | Switch to previous workspace |
Ctrl Tab | Switch to next workspace |
Ctrl [number] | Switch to a specific workspace |
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Mark messages read or unread
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Esc | Mark all messages in current channel or DM as read |
Shift Esc | Mark all messages as read |
Alt (click a message) | Set a message as your oldest unread message |
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Message shortcuts {.row-span-2}
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Up | Edit your last message |
Shift Up | Select text to beginning of current line |
Shift Down | Select text to end of current line |
Shift Enter | Create a new line in your message |
Ctrl Shift \ | Add emoji reactions to a message |
Ctrl B | Bold selected text |
Ctrl I | Italicize selected text |
Ctrl Shift X | Strikethrough selected text |
Ctrl Shift > | Quote selected text |
Ctrl Shift C | Codeblock selected text |
Ctrl Shift 7 | Turn selected text into a numbered list |
Ctrl Shift 8 | Turn selected text into a bulleted list |
Ctrl Shift Y | Set or edit your status |
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Message autocomplete
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
[character] Tab | Autocomplete @display name beginning with [character] |
#[character] Tab | Autocomplete channel beginning with [character] |
:[character] Tab | Autocomplete emoji beginning with [character] |
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File and snippets
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl U | Upload a file |
Ctrl Shift Enter | Create a new snippet |
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Call actions
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
M | Toggle mute on and off |
V | Toggle video on and off |
+/A | Show the invite list |
E 1-9 | View and select emoji reactions |
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Also see
- Keyboard shortcuts for Slack (get.slack.help)