Check out the list of Gmail shortcuts that helps in navigating inbox and composing mails faster
Keyboard shortcuts help users in doing their work efficiently and also faster. In this article, we will share with you some Gmail shortcuts that will help you navigate your inbox and also compose mails faster.
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Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts
Shortcuts for completing actions
- Select conversation- x
- Toggle star/rotate among superstars- s
- Archive- e
- Mute Conversation- m
- Report as spam- !
- Delete- #
- Reply- r
- Reply all- a
- Forward- f
- Archive conversation and o previous/next- ] or[
- Mark as read- Shift+i
- Mark as unread- Shift+u
- Mark as important- + or =
- Add conversations to tasks- Shift+ t
Shortcuts for navigating your inbox
- Go to Inbox- g + i
- Go to Starred conversations- g + s
- Go to Snoozed conversations- g + b
- Go to Sent messages- g + t
- Go to Drafts- g + d
- Go to All mail- g + a
- Switch between the Calendar/Keep/Tasks slidebar and your inbox- ⌘ /Ctrl+ Alt+, and ⌘/Ctrl+ Alt+
- Go to Tasks- g + k
- Go to label- g + l
Shortcuts for Compose & Chat
- Previous message in an open conversation- p
- Next message in an open conversation- n
- Focus main window- Shift+ Esc
- Focus latest Chat or compose- Esc
- Advance to next chat or compose- Ctrl+.
- Advance to previous chat or compose- Ctrl+,
- 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
- Open spelling suggestions- ⌘/Ctrl+ m
How to turn on Keyboard shortcuts?
- On a computer, go to Gmail
- In the top right, click Settings> See all settings
- Click Settings
- Scroll down to the Keyboard shortcuts section
- Select Keyboard shortcuts on
- At the bottom of the page, click save changes.
