Fangout keyboard shortcuts#

Available on all plans

Cloud and self-hosted deployments

Fangout keyboard shortcuts help you make a more efficient use of your keyboard when using Fangout in a web browser or the desktop app.

Tip

More keyboard shortcuts are available. See the team keyboard shortcuts and text style documentation for details.
In Fangout, display a list of available keyboard shortcuts by pressing Ctrl / on Windows or Linux, pressing ⌘ / on macOS, or using the /shortcuts slash command.

Review a list of available keyboard shortcuts by using the ``/shortcuts`` slash command.

Channel navigation#

The following keyboard shortcuts for channels are supported in all supported browsers and in the Fangout desktop app.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Alt` `↑`	`⌥` `↑`	Previous channel or direct message in the channel sidebar.
`Alt` `↓`	`⌥` `↓`	Next channel or direct message in the channel sidebar.
`Alt` `Shift` `↑`	`⌥` `⇧` `↑`	Previous channel or direct message in the channel sidebar with unread messages.
`Alt` `Shift` `↓`	`⌥` `⇧` `↓`	Next channel or direct message in the channel sidebar with unread messages.
`Alt` + select channel	`⌥` + select channel	Mark the last post in the channel as unread.
`Ctrl` `K`	`⌘` `K`	If text isn’t selected: Open the Find Channels dialog. If text is selected: Create a hyperlink in the format `[linktext](URL)`.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `K`	`⌘` `⇧` `K`	Open the Direct Messages dialog.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `A`	`⌘` `⇧` `A`	Open the Settings dialog.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `M`	`⌘` `⇧` `M`	Open recent mentions.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `L`	`⌘` `⇧` `L`	Set focus to center channel input field.
`Ctrl` `.`	`⌘` `.`	Open or close the right-hand sidebar.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `.`	`⌘` `⇧` `.`	Expand or shrink the width of the open right-hand sidebar.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `F`	`⌘` `⇧` `F`	Move focus to the Search field and search the current channel.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `U`	`⌘` `⇧` `U`	Find unread channels or search through all channels.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `I`	`⌘` `⇧` `I`	Open or close Channel Info details in the right-hand sidebar.

File uploads#

The following keyboard shortcuts are supported in all supported browsers and in the Fangout desktop app.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Ctrl` `U`	`⌘` `U`	Upload a file.

Messages#

The following keyboard shortcuts are supported in all supported browsers and in the Fangout desktop app.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Ctrl` `↑` (in empty input field)	`⌘` `↑` (in empty input field)	Reprint previous message or slash command you entered.
`Ctrl` `↓` (in empty input field)	`⌘` `↓` (in empty input field)	Reprint next message or slash command you entered.
`Shift` `↑` (in empty input field)	`⇧` `↑` (in empty input field)	Reply to the most recent message in the current channel.
`↑` (in empty input field)	`↑` (in empty input field)	Edit your last message in the current channel.
`@[character]` `Tab`	`@[character]` `Tab`	Autocomplete @username beginning with [character].
`~[character]` `Tab`	`~[character]` `Tab`	Autocomplete channel beginning with [character].
`:[character]` `Tab`	`:[character]` `Tab`	Autocomplete emoji beginning with [character].
`Ctrl` `Shift` `\`	`⌘` `⇧` `\`	React to last message in channel or thread.

Message formatting#

The following keyboard shortcuts are supported in all supported browsers and in the Fangout desktop app.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Ctrl` `B`	`⌘` `B`	Bold text.
`Ctrl` `I`	`⌘` `I`	Italicize text.
`Ctrl` `Alt` `K`	`⌘` `⌥` `K`	Format text as a link.

Accessibility nagivation#

The following keyboard shortcuts work in all supported browsers and in the Fangout desktop app.

On Windows & Linux	On Mac	Description
`Alt` `←`	`⌘` `[`	Go to the previous channel in your history.
`Alt` `→`	`⌘` `]`	Go to the next channel in your history.
`Shift` `↑` (in input field)	`⇧` `↑` (in input field)	Highlight text to the previous line.
`Shift` `↓` (in input field)	`⇧` `↓` (in input field)	Highlight text to the next line.
`Shift` `Enter` (in input field)	`⇧` `Enter` (in input field)	Create a new line.

Note

Though Fangout keyboard shortcuts support standard languages and keyboard layouts, they may not work if you use keymapping that overwrites default browser shortcuts.

Navigation in the desktop app#

The following navigation keyboard shortcuts are supported only in the Fangout desktop app.

Fangout desktop app introduces additional ways to navigate your Fangout interface, including server selections, as well as tabs for channels, collaborative playbooks, and boards.

On Windows & Linux

On macOS

Description

Ctrl F

⌘ F

Move focus to the Search field and search the current channel.

Ctrl Shift S

⌘ ⌃ S

Open the Servers selector, press ↑ or ↓ to navigate between servers, then press Enter on Windows or Linux, or ↵ on macOS, to select a server.

Ctrl Shift 1

Ctrl Shift 2

⌘ ⌃ 1

⌘ ⌃ 2

Navigate to the first server in the Servers list.

Replace the number with the server’s position within the server in the list.

Ctrl Tab

⌘ Tab

Navigate to the next product tab based on the current product selected.

Ctrl Shift Tab

⌘ ⇧ Tab

Navigate to the previous product tab based on the current product selected.

Ctrl 1

⌘ 1

Navigate to the Channels tab.

Ctrl 2

⌘ 2

Navigate to the Boards tab.

Ctrl 3

⌘ 3

Navigate to the Playbooks tab.

Ctrl Tab

⌘ Tab

Navigate to the next product tab based on your current position.

On Windows & Linux	On macOS	Description
`Ctrl` `F`	`⌘` `F`	Move focus to the Search field and search the current channel.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `S`	`⌘` `⌃` `S`	Open the Servers selector, press `↑` or `↓` to navigate between servers, then press `Enter` on Windows or Linux, or `↵` on macOS, to select a server.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `1` `Ctrl` `Shift` `2`	`⌘` `⌃` `1` `⌘` `⌃` `2`	Navigate to the first server in the Servers list. Replace the number with the server’s position within the server in the list.
`Ctrl` `Tab`	`⌘` `Tab`	Navigate to the next product tab based on the current product selected.
`Ctrl` `Shift` `Tab`	`⌘` `⇧` `Tab`	Navigate to the previous product tab based on the current product selected.
`Ctrl` `1`	`⌘` `1`	Navigate to the Channels tab.
`Ctrl` `2`	`⌘` `2`	Navigate to the Boards tab.
`Ctrl` `3`	`⌘` `3`	Navigate to the Playbooks tab.
`Ctrl` `Tab`	`⌘` `Tab`	Navigate to the next product tab based on your current position.