Keyboard Shortcuts

The full cheat sheet is also available inside the TUI at any time with ?.

Global & Navigation

Key	Action
1	Workspace: Teams & Channels
2	Workspace: DMs / Chats
3	Workspace: Activity
4	Workspace: Assignments
Tab	Toggle focus between panels (mobile: switch list/content)
↑ / k, ↓ / j	Navigate lists / scroll
g / G	Jump to top / bottom
Enter	Open selected item
p	Set Presence / Status
?	Toggle this help menu
q / Ctrl+C	Quit

In cursor mode (Chat), workspace switching (1–4) and panel switching (Tab) are disabled to avoid losing your message cursor.

Workspaces (Left Panel)

Key	Action
N	New Team (Teams workspace)
C	New Channel (Teams workspace)
X / D	Delete Channel / Team
n	New Direct Message (DMs workspace)
H	Hide / unhide selected team or channel
A	Toggle between visible and hidden items
I	View team / channel info
M	View team members
L	Copy link to item
a	Add member (Team Members popup / private channel info)
x	Remove member (Team Members popup / private channel info)
r	Change member role (Private channel info)

Chat & Messages

Key	Action
i / r	Enter write mode / reply
c	Toggle cursor mode
Enter	Open thread (channel) / reply with quote (DM, cursor mode)
e / E	React / Edit message
Del	Delete message
v	View / download attachments (cursor mode)
Ctrl+P	Paste clipboard image
/	Search in chat
f	View Files tab
I	View Info tab
u	Upload a file
o	Go to source channel (from Activity)
Esc	Clear search / exit mode

Cursor Mode

Key	Action
↑ / k, ↓ / j	Move cursor between messages
Enter	Open Thread View (channel) or reply with quote (DM)
o	Open message link in browser
e	Add / remove reaction
E	Edit message
v	View / download attachments
Del	Delete message
Esc	Exit cursor mode

Thread View

Key	Action
↑ / k, ↓ / j	Move cursor between replies
r / i	Reply in the thread
e	Add / remove reaction
E	Edit message
Del	Delete message
Esc	Close thread

Write Mode

Key	Action
Ctrl+P	Paste inline image from clipboard (via AMS)
Enter	Send message (also sends staged images or reply)
Tab / Enter	Accept @mention suggestion
Esc	Cancel writing or clear reply

Files & Drive

Key	Action
Space	Toggle file selection (multi-select)
v	Preview file (text: line numbers in TUI; otherwise Office Online)
o	Download selected files
u	Upload file
F	Create new folder
Del / Backspace	Delete file / folder
← / h	Back to parent folder
t	Toggle file info (date, time, author) — hidden by default, persisted
f	Return to chat view

Activity / Notifications

Key	Action
← / h, → / l	Cycle filters (All / Unread / @Mentions / Tags)
Enter	Mark as read and view details
o	Go to source channel
r	Retry loading

Assignments & Tasks

Key	Action
← / h, → / l	Switch tabs (Upcoming / Past due / Completed)
Enter	View details / open file in Office Online
j / k	Navigate files inside an assignment
o	Download selected file
u	Upload file to submission folder
s	Submit assignment
S	Undo turn-in
Del	Remove uploaded resource
Esc / h	Return to assignment list

Popups

Presence

Key	Action
↑ / ↓	Navigate options
Enter	Confirm
Esc / q	Cancel

Download Confirmation

Key	Action
y / Enter	Confirm
e	Choose download directory (directory picker)
n / Esc	Cancel

Mobile Mode

Key	Action
Ctrl+B	Toggle mobile mode
Tab	Switch between list and content
← / →	Filter tabs
1–4	Switch workspace