In Mail.app, what is the shortcut to place cursor in the search mail field

What is the shortcut for putting the cursor next to the magnifying glass. Cmd + 'F' brings up Find which is different thing. Spotlight shortcuts bring up the two ways to access Spotlight. Not what I want. Don't even know what this search-my-emails field is called.

Hello wideEyedPupil,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
The shortcut for selecting the Mail search bar is Command-Option-F.
Mail (Mountain Lion): Keyboard shortcuts
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11679
Take care,
Alex H.

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