Slack keyboard shortcuts
Slack shortcuts are mostly about getting through the noise: jumping straight to a channel or person with Ctrl+K and clearing unread badges with Esc or Shift+Esc.
Practise Slack shortcuts
15 Slack shortcuts for Windows. You get 10 prompts: press the real keys on your keyboard (or pick from four answers on a phone). Anything you miss comes back sooner in your daily review.
Slack shortcut cheat sheet
Navigate
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Jump to a conversation | CtrlK | ⌘cmdK |
| Open all unreads | CtrlShiftA | ⌘cmd⇧shiftA |
| Previous or next conversationAlt+Down moves down | Alt↑ | ⌥option↑ |
| Search current conversation | CtrlF | ⌘cmdF |
| Show all shortcuts | Ctrl/ | ⌘cmd/ |
| Go back in history | Alt← | ⌘cmd[ |
Read
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Mark conversation as read | Esc | esc |
| Mark all messages as read | ShiftEsc | ⇧shiftesc |
| Mark message as unread | AltClick | ⌥optionClick |
Messages
| Action | Windows | Mac |
|---|---|---|
| Edit your last messageIn an empty message field | ↑ | ↑ |
| New line without sending | ShiftEnter | ⇧shift↩return |
| Bold | CtrlB | ⌘cmdB |
| Strikethrough | CtrlShiftX | ⌘cmd⇧shiftX |
| Upload a file | CtrlU | ⌘cmdU |
| Set your status | CtrlShiftY | ⌘cmd⇧shiftY |
Source: Slack Help Center: Slack keyboard shortcuts. Defaults for the current version as documented by Salesforce; custom keymaps and non-US keyboard layouts can differ.
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Quick answers
Slack shortcut questions
How do I mark all Slack messages as read?
Press Shift+Esc. Esc on its own marks only the current conversation as read.