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twiggs4625

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Sep 9, 2021
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In outlook you can press a key command that brings up a window to type a folder name and it will drill into the folders as you type so you can easily select a folder. I prefer to use the native apps because they feel faster. Any keyboard shortcut for mail that does this or something similar?
 

usagora

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Nov 17, 2017
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I don't use Mail on macOS, and I don't know of a general keyboard shortcut to accomplish what you're asking, but you CAN set up a specific keyboard shortcut to move messages to specific folders, which might come in handy if you have just a few folders you mainly move messages to.

EXAMPLE:
1. in Mail, create a folder called "Test Folder"

2. on macOS, go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts
3. select App Shortcuts, then click the + button
4. select Mail from the drop-down menu
5. type the full path of the Menu Title you want, using -> to separate each level of menu.

Example: Message->Move To->Test Folder

6. enter a keyboard shortcut (be sure it doesn't conflict with
 

atomnet

macrumors newbie
Aug 31, 2010
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Not exactly the same thing, but if the destination mailbox is in your Favorites bar, Control-Command-number will move the selected message there.
 
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