Apple Mail Keyboard Shortcuts Organized by Menu Item
You may want to print this keyboard shortcut list to use as a cheat sheet until the most common shortcuts become second nature. You need to familiarize yourself with the modifier keys and their symbols used in the shortcuts. They are:
⌘ is the Command key. ⌥ represents the Option key (also called Alt). ⌃ is the Control key. ⇧ symbol is the Shift key,⌫ is the Delete key⎋ is the Escape key. fn represents the Function key.
Mail Menu
Use Mail menu shortcuts to open Mail preferences, hide Mail and others, quit Mail, and quit Mail while keeping current windows.
To create a custom keyboard shortcut for Mail:
Go to System Preferences by selecting it from the Apple menu or clicking its icon on the Dock. Select Keyboard. Choose the Shortcuts tab. Select App Shortcuts in the left panel and select the Add button. Select Mail in the drop-down menu next to Application. In the Menu Title field, type the menu command for which you are creating a shortcut, exactly as it happens in the app, including the > character. In the Keyboard Shortcut field, press the key combination you want to use as your shortcut and select Add. The combination must not be in use elsewhere.
