Keyboard Shortcuts
With keyboard shortcuts, you can move around HEY and act on email without a mouse.
On this page
Shortcuts work when you are not typing in a text box.
Moving around HEY
Use these shortcuts to move between the main areas in HEY.
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Imbox |
1 |
| The Feed |
2 |
| Paper Trail |
3 |
| Reply Later |
4 |
| Set Aside |
5 |
| Bubble Up |
6 |
| Previously Seen |
9 |
| Calendar |
0 |
| Power Through New |
o |
| Search |
s or / |
| HEY Menu |
h or Cmd/Ctrl + j |
| Help and support |
? |
Working in the Imbox
These shortcuts work on the Imbox screen.
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Write a new email |
c or w |
| Power Through New |
o |
| Bubbled Up |
z |
Acting on one email
These shortcuts work on any message screen.
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Reply Now |
r |
| Move to Reply Later |
l |
| Move to Set Aside |
a |
| Bubble Up |
z |
| Forward |
f |
| Label |
b |
| Move |
v |
| Trash |
t |
| Mark Unseen |
u |
| More menu |
m |
| Print the thread |
Cmd/Ctrl + p |
| Send email |
Cmd/Ctrl + Enter |
| Undo Send |
q (when the Undo Send pop-up is showing) |
Expanding messages
Use these shortcuts to see more of an email.
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Expand or collapse all messages |
Alt/Option + Enter |
| Expand or collapse one message |
Enter (after you press Tab to reach the message) |
| Expand message previews |
> (press Shift + .) on The Feed, Power Through New, Bubbled Up, Focus & Reply, Read Together, and Reply Together |
Acting on several emails
You can use bulk actions in the main boxes: The Imbox, The Feed, Paper Trail, Set Aside, Reply Later, and Bubble Up.
Selecting emails and moving between rows
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Select thread |
x |
| Next row |
j or Down arrow |
| Previous row |
k or Up arrow |
| Open thread |
Enter |
| Focus the bulk actions menu |
; |
Moving emails
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Move to Reply Later |
l |
| Move to Set Aside |
a |
| Bubble Up |
z |
| Move selected to Imbox |
i |
| Move selected to Paper Trail |
p |
| Move selected to The Feed |
d |
Marking and replying
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Mark selected to Unseen |
u |
| Mark selected to Seen |
e |
| Read Together |
o |
| Reply Together |
r |
| Forward |
f (when one email is selected) |
Organizing and removing
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Add to label |
b |
| Add to a group |
m (in Set Aside only) |
| Add to Collection |
n |
| Add a sticky note |
y |
| Add to Workflow |
v |
| Merge |
g |
| Ignore |
- |
| Trash |
t |
Using HEY Calendar
These shortcuts work in HEY Calendar.
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Back to HEY Email |
0 |
| Today |
t |
| Day view |
d |
| This week |
w |
| Switch to the week view |
u |
| Year view |
y |
| New event |
n |
| Search |
s or / |
| Habits |
b |
| Time tracking |
l |
| Journal |
j |
| Write in your Journal (Day view) |
k |
| Previous day |
Left arrow |
| Next day |
Right arrow |
These shortcuts work in every pop-up menu in HEY.
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Open a menu |
Enter or Space |
| Next menu item |
Down arrow |
| Previous menu item |
Up arrow |
| Clear input text |
Esc |
| Close menu |
Esc (press a second time if the input has text) |
| Close menu and focus next element on the page |
Tab |
Formatting text
These shortcuts work when you write a message in HEY.
| Action |
Shortcut |
| Bold |
Cmd/Ctrl + b |
| Italic |
Cmd/Ctrl + i |
| Link |
Cmd/Ctrl + k |