50 macOS Keyboard Shortcuts for Messages

Like all other apps, the fastest way to navigate around Messages is via shortcut keys. So, in today’s post, we’re putting together these shortcuts in a list to speed up your macOS Catalina Messages experience.

If we had missed any, just add your shortcut to the comments section.

Shortcuts for Messages

Keyboard Shortcuts	Description
Command + ,	Open Messages Preferences
Command + H	Hide Messages
Command + Option + H	Hide everything except Messages
Command + Q	Quit Messages
Command + N	Start a new convesation
Command + O	Open Messages window
Command + W	Close Messaegs window
Command + P	Print conversation
Command + F	Search all conversation for matching text(or words)
Command + Option + K	Clear chat log
Command + Control + Space	Open Emoji & Symbols window
Command + M	Minimize Messages window
Command + Option + M	Minimize all Messages windows
Command + Option + L	Open File Transfer Window
Command + Control + F	Enter fullscreen

Shortcuts during conversation

Keyboard Shortcuts	Description
Command + +	Make text size bigger
Command + –	Make text size smaller
Option + Return	Line break in conversation
Command + C	Copy text
Command + V	Paste copied text
Command + X	Cut copied text
Command + Shift + :	Open Spelling & Grammar window
Command + ;	Check text for spelling and grammar error
Control + Tab	Go to next conversation
Control + Shift + Tab	Go to previous conversation
Command + Option + E	Send an email to person in conversation
Command + Shift + E	Show video effects while in video call
Select message + Delete	Delete selected message
Command + Option + Shift+ W	Close all conversations

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