While Postbox has its own power-user keyboard shortcuts, you can continue using Gmail shortcuts you're used to within Postbox. To switch them on, go to Postbox (macOS/Tools (Windows) > Preferences/Options > Advanced and checkmark Use Gmail shortcuts. To return to Postbox's shortcuts, uncheck the box.
Here are the keyboard shortcuts in Postbox when Gmail shortcuts are turned on.
Message List Pane | macOS | Windows |
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Go to Home screen | shift + command + H | Alt + Home |
Go to Next message | J | J |
Go to Previous message | K | K |
Go Back to Last-Viewed Message | [ | [ |
Return to Current Message | ] | ] |
Go to Next Unread Thread | shift + T | Shift + T |
Expand all conversations in the Message List pane | * | * |
Collapse all conversations in the Message List pane | \ | \ |
Expand selected collapsed conversation in the Message List pane | right arrow | right arrow |
Collapse selected expanded conversation in the Message List pane | left arrow | left arrow |
Expand selected conversation in the Message pane | O | O |
Collapse selected conversation in the Message pane | shift + O | Shift + O |
Move to the Search bar | / or command + K | / or Ctrl + K |
Toggle Inspector pane for selected message | shift command + I | Ctrl + Shift + I |
3-Pane Navigation | macOS | Windows |
Move from pane to pane | F6 | F6 |
Select the next message unit in a conversation in the message pane | Alt + Down Arrow | |
Select the previous message unit in a conversation in the message pane | Alt + Up Arrow | |
Switch tabs | command + 1-9 | Ctrl + 1-9 |
Move to next tab | control + tab | Ctrl + Tab |
Move to previous tab | shift + control + tab | Ctrl + Shift + Tab |
Advanced Search | shift + command + K | Ctrl + Shift + K |
View Messages | option + command + L | Ctrl +Alt + L |
View Attachments | option + command + A | Ctrl + Alt + A |
View Images | option + command + I | Ctrl + Alt + I |
Address Book window | shift + command + B | Ctrl + Shift + B |
Folder pane toggle | shift + command + M | Ctrl + Shift + L |
Focus pane toggle | shift + command + P | Ctrl + Shift + P |
Find in This Message | command + F | Ctrl + F |
Find Again in message | command + G, or F3 | Ctrl + G, or F3 |
Find previous in message | shift + command + G or Shift + F3 | Ctrl + Shift + G, or Shift + F3 |
Close Tab | command + W | Ctrl + W |
Close Window | command + Shift + W | Ctrl + Shift + W |
Open Preferences/Options | command + , | |
Quit/Exit | command + Q | Ctrl + Q |
Minimize | command + M (not available in full-screen mode) | |
Hide | command + H | |
Increase text size | command + + | Ctrl + + |
Decrease text size | command + - | Ctrl + - |
Restore text size | command + 0 (zero) | Ctrl + 0 (zero) |
Message Commands | macOS | Windows |
New Message (default format) | C | C |
New Reminder | shift + command + N | Ctrl + Shift + N |
Open Message | command + O | Ctrl + O |
Archive | E | E |
Quick Folder Switch | G | G |
Quick Move | V | V |
Quick Reply | shift + R | Shift + R |
Send an Existing Quick Reply | command + enter | Ctrl + Enter |
Send and archive Quick Reply (PB 3 and higher) | Command + Shift + Option + Enter | Ctrl + Shift + Alt + Enter |
Cancel an Existing Quick Reply | esc | Esc |
Quick Search (macOS) | / | / |
Move to the Search bar (Not available in Quick Reply) | command + K | ctrl + K |
Assign a Topic | T | T |
Assign a Label (PB 3 and higher, for Gmail accounts only) | L | L |
Add/Remove a Favorite Topic | 1 to 9 | 1 to 9 |
Remove All Topics from a Message | 0 | 0 |
Mark/unmark as Reminder | S | S |
Mark Message as Read/Unread | M | M |
Mark Message as Pending/Not Pending | shift + M | Shift + M |
Mark All Read | shift + C | Shift + C |
Mark Thread as Read | R | |
Mark as Junk toggle | J | Shift + J |
command + P | Ctrl + P | |
Copy | command + C | Ctrl + C |
Delete | delete | Del |
Delete immediately (skip Trash folder) | shift + delete | Shift + Del |
Select All | command + A | Ctrl + A |
Select Thread | shift + command + A | Ctrl + Shift + A |
Undo | command + Z | Ctrl + Z |
Redo | command + Y | Ctrl + Y |
Edit a message | command + E | Ctrl + E |
Forward Message | F | F |
Reply to Message | R | R |
Save As Draft | command + S | Ctrl + S |
Get New Mail For All Accounts | shift + command + D | Ctrl + Shift + D |
Get New Mail For Account | command + T | Ctrl + T |
View Message Source | command + U | Ctrl + U |
Message Composition | macOS | Windows |
Add an Attachment | shift + command + A | Ctrl + Shift + A |
Cc Field | option + command + C | Ctrl + Alt + C |
Bcc Field | option + command + B | Ctrl + Alt + B |
Reply-To Field | option _ command + R | Ctrl + Alt + R |
Toggle Summary mode | command + O | Ctrl + O |
Toggle recipients between Reply and Reply All | shift + command + R | Ctrl + Shift + R |
Create a new message | C | C |
Send Now | shift + command + D | Ctrl + Return |
Send Later (Message is placed in the local Unsent folder) | shift + command + return | Ctrl + Shift + Return |
Save As Draft | command + S | Ctrl + S |
Close Window | command + W | Ctrl + W |
command + P | Ctrl + P | |
Quick Bar | command + L | Ctrl + L |
Insert a Link | shift + command + L | Ctrl + Shift + L |
Message Composition - Text Editing | macOS | Windows |
Undo | command + Z | Ctrl + Z |
Redo | shift + command + Z | Ctrl + Shift + Z |
Cut | command + X | Ctrl + X |
Copy | command + C | Ctrl + C |
Paste | command + V | Ctrl + V |
Paste without Formatting | shift + command + V | Ctrl + Shift + V |
Rewrap | command + R | Ctrl + R |
Select All | command + A | Ctrl + A |
Find and Replace | command + F | Ctrl + F |
Find Again | command + G | Ctrl + G |
Find Previous | shift + command + G | Ctrl + Shift + G |
Message Composition - Text Formatting | macOS | Windows |
Bold | command + B | Ctrl + B |
Italics | command + I | Ctrl + I |
Underline | command + U | Ctrl + U |
Fixed Width (toggle) | command + T | Ctrl + T |
Discontinue Text Styles | shift + command + Y | Ctrl + Shift + Y |
Discontinue Link | shift + command + K | Ctrl + Shift + K |
Increase Indent | command + ] | Ctrl + ] |
Decrease Indent | command + [ | Ctrl + [ |
Make text Larger | command + + | Ctrl + + |
Make text Smaller | command + - | Ctrl + - |
Restore text size | command + 0 (zero) | Ctrl + 0 (zero) |