How to use Keyboard Shortcuts

Melissa from Shift

Dec 06, 2023

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Shift has its own list of custom keyboard shortcuts. These keyboard shortcuts are built right into Shift and cannot be customized or disabled. This article covers the complete list of keyboard shortcuts in Shift, including how to use app or email-specific keyboard shortcuts. 💻

How to use app or email-specific shortcuts

Shift should honor most shortcuts for individual apps, emails, and websites. To access app or email-specific keyboard shortcuts, click on the app or email in your sidebar and then click anywhere on the page to bring it into focus. Then, use the keyboard's desired shortcut that's specific to that app, email, or website.

Shift keyboard shortcuts

For quick access to this list in Shift, Click Cmd/Ctrl + /

Editing

Action	Description	Mac	Windows
Undo	Undo previous action	Cmd Z	Ctrl Z
Redo	Redo previous undone action	Cmd Shift Z	Ctrl Shift Z
Cut	Cut	Cmd X	Ctrl X
Copy	Copy	Cmd C	Ctrl C
Copy Paste Match Style	Copy and Paste Match Style	Cmd Shift Optn V	Ctrl Shift Alt V
Paste	Paste	Cmd V	Ctrl V
Select All	Select All	Cmd A	Ctrl A
Find	Brings up text box for search	Cmd F	Ctrl F
Find Next	In find mode, find next match	Cmd G	Ctrl G
Find Previous	In find mode, find previous match	Cmd Shift G	Ctrl Shift G

Miscellaneous

Open Preferences	Open quick settings page	Cmd ,	Ctrl ,
Open Keyboard Shortcuts	Opening the keyboard shortcut list	Cmd /	Ctrl /
Quit	Quit Shift	Cmd Q	Ctrl Q
Print	Print the page	Cmd P	Ctrl P
Hard refresh	Reloads Shift	Cmd Shift R	Ctrl Shift R
Developer Tools	Open developer tools	Cmd Shift I	Ctrl Shift I
Focus Address Bar	If in a tab, places focus on the address bar	Cmd L	Ctrl L
Start Dictation	Start dictation	Function D	Win H
Emoji & Symbols	Open emoji & symbols keyboard	Function E	Win ;
Open Unified Calendar	Brings the Unified Calendar into view	Optn Ctrl Cmd U	Ctrl Alt U

Navigation

Navigate Back	Go back to previous tab	Cmd [	Ctrl [
Navigate Forward	Move to next tab	Cmd ]	Ctrl ]
Go Home	Go to "home" page of current app	Cmd Shift H	Ctrl Shift H
Navigate to Email	Navigate to Primary Email account	Cmd 1	Ctrl 1
Navigate to Calendar	Navigate to Primary Email calendar	Cmd 2	Ctrl 2
Navigate to Drive	Navigate to Primary Email Drive	Cmd 3	Ctrl 3
Next Quick Switcher Item	Navigate to the next item in the quick switcher	Ctrl Tab	Ctrl Tab
Previous Quick Switcher Item	Navigate to the previous item in the quick switcher	Ctrl Shft Tab	Ctrl Shft Tab
Activate Next Workspace	Activate the next item in the current Workspace	Cmd Optn Down Arrow	Ctrl Alt ]
Activate Previous Workspace	Activate the previous item in the current Workspace	Cmd Optn Up Arrow	Ctrl Alt [
Activate Next Workspace App	Activate the next app in the Workspace	Cmd Shft Optn Down Arrow	Shft Alt ]
Activate Previous Workspace App	Activate the previous app in the Workspace	Cmd Shft Optn Up Arrow	Shft Alt [

Tabs

Navigate to Right Tab	Go to tab to the right of current tab	Optn Cmd Right Arrow	Ctrl Shift ]
Navigate to Left Tab	Go to tab to the left of current tab	Optn Cmd Left Arrow	Ctrl Shift [
Open new tab	Open new tab	Cmd T	Ctrl T
Open link in background tab	Open link in background tab	Cmd Click	Ctrl Click
Close Tab	Close current tab	Cmd W	Ctrl W
Reload	Reload current instance	Cmd R	Ctrl R

Window

Zoom In	Zoom in an increment	Cmd =	Ctrl =
Zoom Out	Zoom out an increment	Cmd -	Ctrl -
Reset Zoom Level	Reset zoom level	Cmd 0	Ctrl 0
Toggle Full-screen	Toggle full-screen mode	Ctrl Cmd F	F11
Exit Fullscreen	Exit full-screen mode	Esc	Esc
Minimize	Minimizes the window	Cmd M	Ctrl M
Show/Hide Bookmark Bar	Shows/hides the bookmark bar	Cmd Shift B	Ctrl Shift B
Hide Shift	Hides the Shift window	Cmd H	N/A
Hide Other Windows	Hides other windows	Cmd Alt H	N/A

The "Restore Tabs" keyboard shortcut function is not currently available in Shift.

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