How to Use Keyboard Shortcuts on Slack

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Change your font size.

   Use these commands to change the size of the text that displays in a channel.Mac: ⌘++ or ⌘+- Windows:
   Ctrl++ or Ctrl+-
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   Step 2: Open the Quick Switcher.

   These commands open the Quick Switcher, which you can use to quickly move between different active chats.
   
   Mac: ⌘+K Windows:
   Ctrl+K , Similar to the Quick Switcher, these shortcuts open the DM Quick Switcher, which allows you to navigate quickly between your direct messages according to their frequency of use.
   
   Mac: ⌘+⇧ Shift+K Windows:
   Ctrl+⇧ Shift+K , These commands will allow you to move between channels based on their recency.
   
   Previous:
   Alt+↑ Next:
   Alt+↓ , This command is similar to the last one, but allows you to navigate specifically to unread messages.
   
   Previous:
   Alt+⇧ Shift+↑ Next:
   Alt+⇧ Shift+↓ , This command will allow you to navigate by the recency of the last message in the chat.
   
   Mac: ⌘+[ Windows:
   Alt+← , This command will allow you to navigate by the recency of the last message in the chat. ⌘+] Alt+→ , From here, you can modify your chat's display and other settings. ⌘+, , The right pane shows you all files that have been sent within a particular channel or chat.
   
   Mac: ⌘+.
   
   Windows:
   Ctrl+. , The Channel info pane contains information about the members, messaging and creation history of all channels in a particular team.
   
   Mac: ⌘+⇧ Shift+I Windows:
   Ctrl+⇧ Shift+I , Your recent mentions list is a list of all of the times another team member has tagged you in a message.
   
   Opening this list can be a useful way to keep track of any action items you may or may not have completed.
   
   Mac: ⌘+⇧ Shift+M Windows: ⌘+⇧ Shift+M , The team directory displays the contact information of all of the members of a team.
   
   Mac: ⌘+⇧ Shift+E Windows:
   Ctrl+⇧ Shift+E , The channel browser allows you to navigate through all of the existing channels in a team.
   
   Mac: ⌘+⇧ Shift+L Windows:
   Ctrl+⇧ Shift+L , If you "star" items to mark them as important, this is a way to see all of these items at once.
   
   Mac: ⌘+⇧ Shift+S Windows:
   Ctrl+⇧ Shift+S , Use this command to find a particular message in a channel, or to search all instances of a word or phrase being mentioned.
   
   After entering the phrase into the command bar, each instance will be highlighted in the channel.
   
   Mac: ⌘+F Windows:
   Ctrl+F
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   Step 3: Open the Direct Message Quick Switcher.

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   Step 4: Navigate to your previous or next direct message or channel.

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   Step 5: Navigate to your previous or next unread Direct Message.

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   Step 6: Navigate to the previous channel in your history.

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   Step 7: Navigate to the next channel in your history.

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   Step 8: Open your preferences.

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   Step 9: Toggle the right pane open or closed.

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    Step 10: Open the Channel info pane.

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    Step 11: Open Recent Mentions.

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    Step 12: Open Team Directory.

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    Step 13: Open the channel browser.

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    Step 14: Open Starred Items.

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    Step 15: Search the current channel or conversation.

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