Keyboard Shortcuts
Navigate HEY 100% via keyboard — here’s how.
Navigation Shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts help you quickly navigate between the main areas in HEY.
| Action | Shortcut Key |
| Imbox | 1 |
| The Feed | 2 |
| Paper Trail | 3 |
| Reply Later | 4 |
| Set Aside | 5 |
| Bubble Up | 6 |
| Calendar | 0 |
| Power Through New | o |
| Search | s or / |
| HEY Menu | h or [meta]+j |
| Help and support | ? |
| Write New Email | w |
Email Action Shortcuts
These shortcuts work on any message or thread screen.
| Action | Shortcut Key |
| Reply Now | r |
| Move to Reply Later | l |
| Move to Set Aside | a |
| Add to Bubble Up | z |
| Forward | f |
| Label | b |
| Move | v |
| Trash | t |
| See more | > (press shift + . to expand message previews) |
Calendar Action Shortcuts
These shortcuts work on HEY Calendar.
| Action | Shortcut Key |
| Back to HEY Email | 0 |
| Today | t |
| This week | y |
| Switch to the week view | u |
| New event | n |
| Search | s or / |
| Edit Habits | b |
| Time tracking | l |
| View all Journal entries | j |
| Write in your Journal (Day view) | w |
| Previous day | Left arrow |
| Next day | Right arrow |
Bulk Action Shortcuts
Bulk actions on emails are supported in the main boxes: The Imbox, The Feed, Paper Trail, Set Aside, Reply Later, and Bubble Up.
| Action | Shortcut Key |
| Select thread | x |
| Next row | j or up arrow |
| Previous row | k or down arrow |
| Open thread | Enter |
| Focus the bulk actions menu | ; |
| Move to Reply Later | l |
| Move to Set Aside | a |
| Bubble Up | z |
| Mark selected to Unseen | u |
| Move selected to Imbox | i |
| Move selected to Paper Trail | p |
| Move selected to The Feed | d |
| Read Together | o |
| Reply Together | r |
| Add to label | b |
| Add to Collection | n |
| Add a sticky | y |
| Merge | g |
| Ignore | - |
| Trash | t |
Pop-up Menu Shortcuts
These shortcuts work on every pop-up menu in HEY.
| Action | Shortcut Key |
| Open a menu | Enter or Space |
| Next menu item | Down Arrow |
| Previous menu item | Up Arrow |
| Clear input text | Esc |
| Close menu | Esc |
| Close menu and focus next element on the page | Tab |
Text Formatting Shortcuts
These shortcuts work when composing a message in HEY.
| Action | Shortcut Key |
| Bold | Command ⌘ + B or Ctrl + B |
| Italic | Command ⌘ + I or Ctrl + I |
| Link | Command ⌘ + K or Ctrl + K |