Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts let you move around Raven and write messages without the mouse. To see them in Raven, go to Settings > Keyboard Shortcuts.

Action	Windows and Linux	Mac
Open the command palette, to search channels, people and messages or run a command	Ctrl + K	⌘ + K
Open the search page	Ctrl + G	⌘ + G
Open Settings	Ctrl + /	⌘ + /
Close the open thread, drawer or panel, or cancel a reply in the message box	Esc	Esc

Channels and lists

These work in the channel list, direct messages, threads and notifications.

Action	Windows and Linux	Mac
Next channel, direct message, thread or notification	Alt + Down arrow	Option + Down arrow
Previous one	Alt + Up arrow	Option + Up arrow
Next one with unread messages	Alt + Shift + Down arrow	Option + Shift + Down arrow
Previous one with unread messages	Alt + Shift + Up arrow	Option + Shift + Up arrow
Next workspace	Ctrl + Alt + Down arrow	⌘ + Option + Down arrow
Previous workspace	Ctrl + Alt + Up arrow	⌘ + Option + Up arrow

Writing a message

Action	Windows and Linux	Mac
Send	Enter	Enter
New line	Shift + Enter	Shift + Enter
Send without notification	Ctrl + Shift + Enter	⌘ + Shift + Enter
Edit your last message, with the message box empty	Up arrow	Up arrow
Add a link to the selected text	Ctrl + Shift + U	⌘ + Shift + U

If you set Enter key behaviour to Start a new line in Preferences, Enter starts a new line. Then press Ctrl + Enter to send, or ⌘ + Enter on a Mac.

Formatting

Select text in the message box, then press the shortcut.

Style	Windows and Linux	Mac
Bold	Ctrl + B	⌘ + B
Italic	Ctrl + I	⌘ + I
Underline	Ctrl + U	⌘ + U
Strikethrough	Ctrl + Shift + S	⌘ + Shift + S
Highlight	Ctrl + Shift + H	⌘ + Shift + H
Inline code	Ctrl + E	⌘ + E
Code block	Ctrl + Alt + C	⌘ + Option + C
Bullet list	Ctrl + Shift + 8	⌘ + Shift + 8
Numbered list	Ctrl + Shift + 7	⌘ + Shift + 7
Quote	Ctrl + Shift + B	⌘ + Shift + B

To hide text until someone clicks it, put it between double bars: ||like this||.

Viewing images

These work in the image viewer, and when you point to a group of images in a message.

Action	Windows and Linux	Mac
Previous image	Left arrow	Left arrow
Next image	Right arrow	Right arrow

Settings

Action	Windows and Linux	Mac
Create a new record in a settings list	Ctrl + B	⌘ + B
Save the open settings form	Ctrl + S	⌘ + S

Browser

Your browser provides these. Raven keeps every channel and page in the browser history, so they work as usual.

Action	Windows and Linux	Mac
Go back to the previous channel or page	Alt + Left arrow	⌘ + [
Go forward again	Alt + Right arrow	⌘ + ]

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