Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac OS X

Here are some of the useful Shortcuts For Messaging App:

Control+Command+ A/ I /O/W 

Set your status as available (A), invisible (I), away (W), or offline (O ).

Command + 1 

Show buddies list

Control+Tab

Move between conversations listed on the left of the Messages window (if two or more conversations are listed).

Option+ Up/Down

Cycle through things you’ve already typed and sent —useful if you need to repeat something said earlier in the conversation. Hit Return to resend the message.

Option+Command+B

Show the entry within Contacts of the person you’re chatting to; if they have no entry within your address book, you’ll instantly create a new one.

Shift+Command+I

Show profile details of the person you’re chatting to, and set audio alerts/bounce the Messages icon

in the Dock/run an AppleScript when they perform various actions, such as come online or send you a message.

Option+Command+ E

Compose a new email to the individual in Mail, provided an email address is associated with the individual’s IM chat account.

Option+Command+ L

Show a list of recent and ongoing file transfers (to transfer a file, drag and drop it onto the conversation within the Messages window, or hit Option+Command+ F to open a dialog box where you can select a file).

Shift+Command+ K

Add a timestamp to the conversation, similar to that which appears when you initially go online

and start chatting with somebody—useful if you want to record when something was said

Option+Command+ K

Permanently delete conversation—cannot be undone.

Shift+Command+ E

Open video effects window so you can apply special effects to any video conversation (click the camera

icon at the top right of the chat window to start video conversation; note that Messages doesn’t support video calls on all chat protocols).