MSN Messenger Hotkeys - Keyboard Shortcuts





Collapse/Expand a contact group. Press Left/Right arrow keys.
Open a conversation window for an online contact. Click the contact and press ENTER.
Open a contact card. Click a contact and press ALT+ ENTER.
Close a contact card. Press ESC.
Delete or block a contact. Click a contact and press DELETE.
Delete a contact group. Click a contact group and press DELETE.
Find a contact that starts with a certain letter. Click any contact in your list, and then type the letter. Type it again to go to the next contact that starts with that letter.
Rename a contact group. Click a contact group and press F2.
Move focus between buttons, tabs, links, or other elements. Press TAB (or SHIFT+TAB for reverse order).
Move to a different tab. Press CTRL+ TAB (or CTRL+SHIFT + TAB for reverse order).
Send an email to a contact. Click a contact and press ALT+M.
Go to MSN Today. Press ALT+Y.
Add a contact. Press ALT+O.
Open MSN Messenger Help. Press F1.
Show the context menu for a contact. Click a contact and press SHIFT+F10.
Select a menu from the menu bar. Press F10 or ALT and then:

Press ALT+F for the File menu.

Press ALT+C for the Contacts menu.

Press ALT+A for the Actions menu.

Press ALT+T for the Tools menu.

Press ALT+H for the Help menu.

Display a menu to move, size, minimize, maximize, or close the main MSN Messenger window. Press ALT+SPACEBAR.
Close a window. Press ALT+F4.


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