Slack Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

Slack Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows. View hotkeys online or download free PDF Cheat Sheet to work faster and navigate Slack efficiently on Windows.

Compose a new message: Ctrl+N
or
Ctrl+Shift+K
Unsend a message: Ctrl+Z
Set your status: Ctrl+Shift+Y
Open your preferences: Ctrl+,
Resize the left sidebar†: LeftRight
Hide the right sidebar: Ctrl+.
Create a new canvas: Ctrl+Shift+N
Upload a file: Ctrl+O
View all downloaded files: Ctrl+Shift+J
Create a new snippet: Ctrl+Shift+Enter

Add an emoji reaction to a message: Ctrl+Shift+\
Start a search: Ctrl+G
Search in the current conversation: Ctrl+F
Start, join, leave, or end a huddle: Ctrl+Shift+H
Toggle mute on a huddle: Ctrl+Shift+Space
Toggle full screen view: F11
Close window: Ctrl+W
Reopen last closed window: Ctrl+Shift+W
Open the People view: Ctrl+Shift+E
Quit Slack: Ctrl+Q

Jump to a conversation: Ctrl+KT
Jump to the most recent unread message in a conversation: Ctrl+J
Jump to previous unread channel or direct message (DM): Alt+Shift+Up
Jump to next unread channel or DM: Alt+Shift+Down
Jump to previous channel or DM in the sidebar: Alt+Up
Jump to next channel or DM in the sidebar: Alt+Down
Go back in history: Alt+Left
Go forward in history: Alt+Right
Open the Home view: Ctrl+Shift+1

Browse DMs: Ctrl+Shift+2
Open the Activity view: Ctrl+Shift+M
Open the More view: Ctrl+Shift+0
Open the Threads view: Ctrl+Shift+T
Browse channels: Ctrl+Shift+L
Open conversation details: Ctrl+Shift+I
Move focus to the next section: F6
Move focus to the previous section: Shift+F6
Expand or collapse all sidebar sections: Alt+Click

Mark all messages in current conversation as read: Esc
Mark all messages as read: Shift+Esc

Mark a message as unread: Alt+Click

Open the All unreads view: Ctrl+Shift+A
Move between messages: UpDown
Mark a message as unread: Alt+Click

Mark a group of messages as read: Esc
Open or collapse a group of messages: LeftRight

Expand or collapse the workspace switcher: Ctrl+Shift+S
Switch to previous workspace: Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Switch to next workspace: Ctrl+Tab
Switch to a specific workspace (see assigned number under the workspace icon in the left sidebar of the Slack desktop app): Ctrl+[number]

Switch to the previous tab: Ctrl+Pg Up
Switch to the next tab: Ctrl+Pg Dn

Switch to a specific tab (hold Ctrl to see a tab's assigned number in the navigation bar): Ctrl+Shift+[number]

Edit a message you sent: E
Delete a message you sent: Del
Open or reply to a thread: TRight
Forward a message: F
Pin or unpin a message: P

Save a message (or remove a message from Later): A
Mark all messages above the one in focus as unread: U
Create a reminder about a message: M
Add an emoji reaction to a message: R

Select text to beginning of current line: Shift+Up
Select text to end of current line: Shift+Down
Create a new line: Shift+Enter
Bold selected text: Ctrl+B
Italicize selected text: Ctrl+I
Strikethrough selected text: Ctrl+Shift+X
Hyperlink selected text: Ctrl+Shift+U
Quote selected text: Ctrl+Shift+9

Code selected text: Ctrl+Shift+C
Codeblock selected text: Ctrl+Alt+Shift+C
Format selected text as a bulleted list: Ctrl+Shift+8
Format selected text as a numbered list: Ctrl+Shift+7
Apply markdown formatting: Ctrl+Shift+F
Undo formatting: Ctrl+Z
Add an emoji reaction to a message: Ctrl+Shift+\

Format selected text as paragraph: Ctrl+Alt+0
Format selected text as big heading: Ctrl+Alt+1
Format selected text as medium heading: Ctrl+Alt+2
Format selected text as small heading: Ctrl+Alt+3

Format selected text as checklist: Ctrl+Shift+0
Format selected text as bulleted list: Ctrl+Shift+8
Format selected text as numbered list: Ctrl+Shift+7
Toggle heading and list styles: Ctrl+`

View comment thread: Ctrl+Alt+T
Show reader or edit view: Ctrl+Alt+R
Open context menu: Shift+F10
Find text in the canvas: Ctrl+F
Find next: Ctrl+G
Find previous: Ctrl+Shift+G

Find and replace: Ctrl+Shift+H
Copy anchor link to section: Ctrl+Alt+Q
Undo last action: Ctrl+Z
Redo last action: Ctrl+Shift+Z
Move item in a formatted list up: Ctrl+Alt+Up
Move item in a formatted list down: Ctrl+Alt+Down

Need more than shortcuts?
Visit the Slack app page for an overview and helpful links.

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