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Keyboard Shortcuts


Intro

Using keyboard shortcuts will increase efficiency of works enormously.

Turning Keyboard Shortcuts On

  1. Access all settings

  2. Scroll down to Keyboard Shortcuts section near the middle, then Left-Click Keyboard shortcuts on to enable keyboard shortcuts

  3. Left-Click Save Changes on the bottom


Compose & Chat

ActionShortcut
Previous message in an open conversationp
Next message in an open conversationn
Focus main windowShift + Esc
Focus latest chat or composeEsc
Advance to the next chat or composeCtrl + .
Advance to previous chat or composeCtrl + ,
Send⌘/Ctrl + Enter
Add cc recipients⌘/Ctrl + Shift + c
Add bcc recipients⌘/Ctrl + Shift + b
Access custom from⌘/Ctrl + Shift + f
Insert a link⌘/Ctrl + k
Go to next misspelled word (Mac only)⌘ + ;
Open spelling suggestions⌘/Ctrl + m

Formatting text

ActionShortcut
Previous font⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 5
Next font⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 6
Decrease text size⌘/Ctrl + Shift + -
Increase text size⌘/Ctrl + Shift and +
Bold⌘/Ctrl + b
Italics⌘/Ctrl + i
Underline⌘/Ctrl + u
Numbered list⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 7
Bulleted list⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 8
Quote⌘/Ctrl + Shift + 9
Indent less⌘/Ctrl + [
Indent more⌘/Ctrl + ]
Align left⌘/Ctrl + Shift + l
Align center⌘/Ctrl + Shift + e
Align right⌘/Ctrl + Shift + r
Remove formatting⌘/Ctrl + \

Actions

ActionShortcut
Move focus to toolbar,
Select conversationx
Toggle star/rotate among superstarss
Archivee
Mute conversationm
Report as spam!
Delete#
Replyr
Reply in a new windowShift + r
Reply alla
Reply all in a new windowShift + a
Forwardf
Forward in a new windowShift + f
Update conversationShift + n
Archive conversation and go previous/next] or [
Undo last actionz
Mark as readShift + i
Mark as unreadShift + u
Mark unread from the selected message_
Mark as important+ or =
Mark as not important-
Snooze\nNote: This shortcut isn't available in classic Gmail.b
Expand entire conversation;
Collapse entire conversation:
Add conversation to TasksShift + t

Hangouts

ActionShortcut
Show menuh + m
Show archived hangoutsh + a
Show Hangout requestsh + i
Focus on the conversation listh + c
Open phoneh + p

Jumping

ActionShortcut
Go to Inboxg + i
Go to Starred conversationsg + s
Go to Snoozed conversationsg + b
Go to Sent messagesg + t
Go to Draftsg + d
Go to All mailg + a
Switch between the Calendar/Keep/Tasks sidebar and your inbox.⌘/Ctrl + Alt + , and ⌘/Ctrl + Alt + .
Go to Tasksg + k
Go to labelg + l

Threadlist selection

ActionShortcut
Select all conversations* + a
Deselect all conversations* + n
Select read conversations* + r
Select unread conversations* + u
Select starred conversations* + s
Select unstarred conversations* + t

ActionShortcut
Go to next pageg + n
Go to previous pageg + p
Back to threadlistu
Newer conversationk
Older conversationj
Open conversationo or Enter
Go to next Inbox section```
Go to previous Inbox section~

Application

ActionShortcut
Composec
Compose in a new tabd
Search mail/
Search chat contactsg
Open "more actions" menu.
Open "move to" menuv
Open "label as" menu|
Open keyboard shortcut help?

After using Keyboard Shortcuts, working with Gmail will be much more efficient