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⤢ SLACK KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ctrl Shift Format as… 8 Ctrl Shift Format as… 9 Ctrl Shift Quote Sele… 0 Q W E Edit a Mes… R Add an Em… T Ctrl Shift Open the… Y Ctrl Shift Set Your S… U I Ctrl Italicize Sel… O Ctrl Upload a Fi… P Pin or Unpi… A Ctrl Shift Open All U… S D F Ctrl Search in… G Ctrl Start a Sea… H Ctrl Shift Start, Join… J Ctrl Jump to R… K Ctrl Jump to a… L Ctrl Shift Browse Ch… Z Ctrl Unsend a… X Ctrl Shift Strikethrou… C Ctrl Shift Code Sele… V B Ctrl Bold Selec… N Ctrl Compose… M Ctrl Shift Open the… MORE SHORTCUTS Create a New Line Shift Enter Open or Reply to a Th… T Previous Unread Cha… Alt Shift UP Next Unread Channel… Alt Shift DOWN Previous Channel or… Alt UP Next Channel or DM i… Alt DOWN Delete a Message Yo… Del Mark Conversation as… Esc Open Your Preferenc… Ctrl , Go Back in History Alt LEFT Go Forward in History Alt RIGHT Open Conversation D… Ctrl Shift I Save a Message A Create a Reminder Ab… M Mark All Messages as… Shift Esc Open the People View Ctrl Shift E Create a New Canvas Ctrl Shift N Codeblock Selected… Ctrl Alt Shift C View All Downloaded… Ctrl Shift J Create a New Snippet Ctrl Shift Enter shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SLACK · WINDOWS SLACK KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 43 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ctrl Shift Format as… 8 Ctrl Shift Format as… 9 Ctrl Shift Quote Sele… 0 A Ctrl Shift Open All U… Z Ctrl Unsend a… E Edit a Mes… R Add an Em… T Ctrl Shift Open the… Y Ctrl Shift Set Your S… U I Ctrl Italicize Sel… O Ctrl Upload a Fi… P Pin or Unpi… Q S D F Ctrl Search in… G Ctrl Start a Sea… H Ctrl Shift Start, Join… J Ctrl Jump to R… K Ctrl Jump to a… L Ctrl Shift Browse Ch… M Ctrl Shift Open the… W X Ctrl Shift Strikethrou… C Ctrl Shift Code Sele… V B Ctrl Bold Selec… N Ctrl Compose… MORE SHORTCUTS Create a New Line Shift Enter Open or Reply to a Th… T Previous Unread Cha… Alt Shift UP Next Unread Channel… Alt Shift DOWN Previous Channel or… Alt UP Next Channel or DM i… Alt DOWN Delete a Message Yo… Del Mark Conversation as… Esc Open Your Preferenc… Ctrl , Go Back in History Alt LEFT Go Forward in History Alt RIGHT Open Conversation D… Ctrl Shift I Save a Message A Create a Reminder Ab… M Mark All Messages as… Shift Esc Open the People View Ctrl Shift E Create a New Canvas Ctrl Shift N Codeblock Selected… Ctrl Alt Shift C View All Downloaded… Ctrl Shift J Create a New Snippet Ctrl Shift Enter shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SLACK · WINDOWS ⤢ NAVIGATION Jump to a Conversation Ctrl K Jump to Recent Unread Mes… Ctrl J Open the Threads View Ctrl Shift T Open All Unreads View Ctrl Shift A Previous Unread Channel or… Alt Shift UP Next Unread Channel or DM Alt Shift DOWN Previous Channel or DM in Si… Alt UP Next Channel or DM in Sideb… Alt DOWN Open the Activity View Ctrl Shift M Go Back in History Alt LEFT Go Forward in History Alt RIGHT Open Conversation Details Ctrl Shift I FILES Upload a File Ctrl O Create a New Canvas Ctrl Shift N View All Downloaded Files Ctrl Shift J Create a New Snippet Ctrl Shift Enter FORMATTING Bold Selected Text Ctrl B Italicize Selected Text Ctrl I Strikethrough Selected Text Ctrl Shift X Code Selected Text Ctrl Shift C Codeblock Selected Text Ctrl Alt Shift C Quote Selected Text Ctrl Shift 9 Format as Bulleted List Ctrl Shift 8 Format as Numbered List Ctrl Shift 7 SEARCH Start a Search Ctrl G Search in Current Conversati… Ctrl F Open Your Preferences Ctrl , MESSAGES Compose a New Message Ctrl N Create a New Line Shift Enter Edit a Message You Sent E Open or Reply to a Thread T Add an Emoji Reaction R Unsend a Message Ctrl Z Delete a Message You Sent Del Mark Conversation as Read Esc Save a Message A Pin or Unpin a Message P Create a Reminder About a… M Mark All Messages as Read Shift Esc CHANNELS Browse Channels Ctrl Shift L Start, Join, or End a Huddle Ctrl Shift H Open the People View Ctrl Shift E Set Your Status Ctrl Shift Y Slack KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 43 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SLACK · WINDOWS ⤢ NAVIGATION 12 Jump to a Conversation Ctrl K Jump to Recent Unread… Ctrl J Open the Threads View Ctrl Shift T Open All Unreads View Ctrl Shift A Previous Unread Chann… Alt Shift UP Next Unread Channel o… Alt Shift DOWN Previous Channel or D… Alt UP Next Channel or DM in… Alt DOWN Open the Activity View Ctrl Shift M Go Back in History Alt LEFT Go Forward in History Alt RIGHT Open Conversation Det… Ctrl Shift I FILES 04 Upload a File Ctrl O Create a New Canvas Ctrl Shift N View All Downloaded F… Ctrl Shift J Create a New Snippet Ctrl Shift Enter FORMATTING 08 Bold Selected Text Ctrl B Italicize Selected Te… Ctrl I Strikethrough Selecte… Ctrl Shift X Code Selected Text Ctrl Shift C Codeblock Selected Te… Ctrl Alt Shift C Quote Selected Text Ctrl Shift 9 Format as Bulleted Li… Ctrl Shift 8 Format as Numbered Li… Ctrl Shift 7 SEARCH 03 Start a Search Ctrl G Search in Current Con… Ctrl F Open Your Preferences Ctrl , MESSAGES 12 Compose a New Message Ctrl N Create a New Line Shift Enter Edit a Message You Se… E Open or Reply to a Th… T Add an Emoji Reaction R Unsend a Message Ctrl Z Delete a Message You… Del Mark Conversation as… Esc Save a Message A Pin or Unpin a Message P Create a Reminder Abo… M Mark All Messages as… Shift Esc CHANNELS 04 Browse Channels Ctrl Shift L Start, Join, or End a… Ctrl Shift H Open the People View Ctrl Shift E Set Your Status Ctrl Shift Y Slack KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 43 BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SLACK · WINDOWS ⤢ SLACK · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 6 SETS · No.01 SLACK TOTAL 43 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NAVIGATION 12 MESSAGES 12 FORMATTING 08 SEARCH 03 CHANNELS 04 FILES 04 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Jump to a Conversation Ctrl K Jump to Recent Unread Message Ctrl J Open the Threads View Ctrl Shift T Open All Unreads View Ctrl Shift A Previous Unread Channel or DM Alt Shift UP Next Unread Channel or DM Alt Shift DOWN Previous Channel or DM in Sidebar Alt UP Next Channel or DM in Sidebar Alt DOWN Open the Activity View Ctrl Shift M Go Back in History Alt LEFT Go Forward in History Alt RIGHT Open Conversation Details Ctrl Shift I Compose a New Message Ctrl N Create a New Line Shift Enter Edit a Message You Sent E Open or Reply to a Thread T Add an Emoji Reaction R Unsend a Message Ctrl Z Delete a Message You Sent Del Mark Conversation as Read Esc Save a Message A Pin or Unpin a Message P Create a Reminder About a Message M Mark All Messages as Read Shift Esc Bold Selected Text Ctrl B Italicize Selected Text Ctrl I Strikethrough Selected Text Ctrl Shift X Code Selected Text Ctrl Shift C Codeblock Selected Text Ctrl Alt Shift C Quote Selected Text Ctrl Shift 9 Format as Bulleted List Ctrl Shift 8 Format as Numbered List Ctrl Shift 7 Start a Search Ctrl G Search in Current Conversation Ctrl F Open Your Preferences Ctrl , Browse Channels Ctrl Shift L Start, Join, or End a Huddle Ctrl Shift H Open the People View Ctrl Shift E Set Your Status Ctrl Shift Y Upload a File Ctrl O Create a New Canvas Ctrl Shift N View All Downloaded Files Ctrl Shift J Create a New Snippet Ctrl Shift Enter SLACK KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E Edit a Mes… R Add an Em… T Ctrl Shift Open the… Y U I Ctrl Italicize Sel… O P A Ctrl Shift Open All U… S D F Ctrl Search in… G Ctrl Start a Sea… H J Ctrl Jump to R… K Ctrl Jump to a… L Z X C V B Ctrl Bold Selec… N Ctrl Compose… M MORE SHORTCUTS Create a New Line Shift Enter Open or Reply to a Th… T Previous Unread Cha… Alt Shift UP shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SLACK · WINDOWS Keyboard map NAVIGATION Jump to a Conversation Ctrl K Jump to Recent Unread Messa… Ctrl J Open the Threads View Ctrl Shift T Open All Unreads View Ctrl Shift A Previous Unread Channel or DM Alt Shift UP SEARCH Start a Search Ctrl G Search in Current Conversation Ctrl F MESSAGES Compose a New Message Ctrl N Create a New Line Shift Enter Edit a Message You Sent E Open or Reply to a Thread T Add an Emoji Reaction R FORMATTING Bold Selected Text Ctrl B Italicize Selected Text Ctrl I Slack KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SLACK · WINDOWS Isometric NAVIGATION 05 Jump to a Conversation Ctrl K Jump to Recent Unread Me… Ctrl J Open the Threads View Ctrl Shift T Open All Unreads View Ctrl Shift A Previous Unread Channel… Alt Shift UP SEARCH 02 Start a Search Ctrl G Search in Current Conver… Ctrl F MESSAGES 05 Compose a New Message Ctrl N Create a New Line Shift Enter Edit a Message You Sent E Open or Reply to a Thread T Add an Emoji Reaction R FORMATTING 02 Bold Selected Text Ctrl B Italicize Selected Text Ctrl I Slack KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS · WINDOWS · 14 ESSENTIAL BOTH LAYOUTS QWERTY Q W E R T Y AZERTY A Z E R T Y shortcutposters.com UPDATED JAN 2026 · COMPATIBLE WITH SLACK · WINDOWS Typewriter SLACK · KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Windows · 4 SETS · No.01 SLACK TOTAL 14 SHORTCUTS FOR WINDOWS · SHIPPED COMBOS SETS NAVIGATION 05 MESSAGES 05 FORMATTING 02 SEARCH 02 REF. EDITION · JAN 2026 shortcutposters.com Jump to a Conversation Ctrl K Jump to Recent Unread Message Ctrl J Open the Threads View Ctrl Shift T Open All Unreads View Ctrl Shift A Previous Unread Channel or DM Alt Shift UP Compose a New Message Ctrl N Create a New Line Shift Enter Edit a Message You Sent E Open or Reply to a Thread T Add an Emoji Reaction R Bold Selected Text Ctrl B Italicize Selected Text Ctrl I Start a Search Ctrl G Search in Current Conversation Ctrl F Editorial Slack is a team messaging platform organizing work conversations into channels, threads, and direct messages with integrations galore. Its keyboard shortcuts let you jump between channels, search, and mark items read in seconds, taming a busy workspace.
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12 Action Shortcut Jump to a Conversation Ctrl K Jump to Recent Unread Message Ctrl J Open the Threads View Ctrl Shift T Open All Unreads View Ctrl Shift A Previous Unread Channel or DM Alt Shift UP Next Unread Channel or DM Alt Shift DOWN Previous Channel or DM in Sidebar Alt UP Next Channel or DM in Sidebar Alt DOWN Open the Activity View Ctrl Shift M Go Back in History Alt LEFT Go Forward in History Alt RIGHT Open Conversation Details Ctrl Shift I
12 Action Shortcut Compose a New Message Ctrl N Create a New Line Shift Enter Edit a Message You Sent E Open or Reply to a Thread T Add an Emoji Reaction R Unsend a Message Ctrl Z Delete a Message You Sent Del Mark Conversation as Read Esc Save a Message A Pin or Unpin a Message P Create a Reminder About a Message M Mark All Messages as Read Shift Esc
8 Action Shortcut Bold Selected Text Ctrl B Italicize Selected Text Ctrl I Strikethrough Selected Text Ctrl Shift X Code Selected Text Ctrl Shift C Codeblock Selected Text Ctrl Alt Shift C Quote Selected Text Ctrl Shift 9 Format as Bulleted List Ctrl Shift 8 Format as Numbered List Ctrl Shift 7
4 Action Shortcut Browse Channels Ctrl Shift L Start, Join, or End a Huddle Ctrl Shift H Open the People View Ctrl Shift E Set Your Status Ctrl Shift Y
4 Action Shortcut Upload a File Ctrl O Create a New Canvas Ctrl Shift N View All Downloaded Files Ctrl Shift J Create a New Snippet Ctrl Shift Enter
3 Action Shortcut Start a Search Ctrl G Search in Current Conversation Ctrl F Open Your Preferences Ctrl ,
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