I use both Snow Leopard and Lion and find Command 1 works. Perhaps you have specified otherwise elsewhere.

However, see http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2009092016514423. This seems as if it might allow you to set Command 1 to do what you wish no matter what. 

Ed Wall

On Jan 16, 2012, at  6:27 PM, THDW wrote:

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> Command 1 has always been the shortcut in Mail that takes me to the inbox. For some reason things have changed - not quite sure why - and now that inbox is command 7.
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> I am not sharp enough to understand how to impose my shortcuts and thus give inbox Command 1 again.
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> Would appreciate any help.
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