Windows Live Wave 4 brings keyboard shortcuts to Hotmail and it can save you time when you are checking your Inbox. If you are more familiar with Gmail or Yahoo keyboard shortcuts, then don’t worry Windows Live Hotmail Wave 4 gives flexibility to use corresponding keyboard shortcuts in Gmail or Yahoo.
Typically keyboard shortcuts are alternates for invoking one or more commands. You can enable/disable keyboard shortcuts from Hotmail’s Options, meanwhile you can choose Gmail or Yahoo keyboard shortcuts and facilitate yourself to save valuable time.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
| To | Windows Live Hotmail | Yahoo! | Gmail |
| Delete | Delete | Delete | # |
| Create | Ctrl+N | N | C |
| Send | Ctrl+Enter | Alt+S | |
| Open | Ctrl+Shift+O | O | |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | P | ||
| Reply | Ctrl+R | R | R |
| Reply to all | Ctrl+Shift+R | A | A |
| Forward | Ctrl+Shift+F | F | F |
| Save a draft | Ctrl+S | Ctrl+S | Ctrl+S |
| Mark as junk | Ctrl+Shift+J | ! | |
| Mark as read | Ctrl+Q | K | Ctrl+I |
| Mark as unread | Ctrl+U | Shift+K | Shift+U |
| Move to a folder | Ctrl+Shift+V | D | |
| Open the next message | Ctrl+. | Ctrl+. | N |
| Open the previous message | Ctrl+, | Ctrl+, | P |
| Close a message | Esc | Esc | U |
| Search e-mail messages | / | S | / |
| Check spelling | F7 | ||
| Select all | S then A | * then A | |
| Deselect all | S then N | * then N | |
| Go to the Inbox | G then I | M | G then I |
| Go to your People page | G then P | G then C | |
| Go to your Calendar | G then C | ||
| Go to Messenger | G then M | ||
| Go to your Home page | G then H | ||
| Go to your Drafts folder | F then D | G then D | |
| Go to your Sent folder | F then S | G then T |
If a cell is empty, there is no corresponding keyboard shortcut in Gmail or Yahoo!.
Courtesy: Windows Live Hotmail Help
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