Do you use GMAIL? These Keyboard Shortcuts Will Save You A LOT OF TIME!
Do you use Gmail, Google's email service?
Then you will love this guide to the best keyboard shortcuts!
It will make you save a lot of time to manage your emails!
You are going to be even more productive than usual. It is your boss who will be happy!
So, are you ready to become a pro at keyboard shortcuts in your Gmail?
Here are all the Gmail keyboard shortcuts, in one guide. Look :
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How to activate shortcuts on Gmail?
An important tip before you can start using Gmail shortcuts.
For these shortcuts to work, you must first activate this option from your Gmail account.
But do not panic ! You'll see, it’s easy ! :-) Look :
1. Open Gmail.
2. At the top right, click on the "Settings”.
3. Click on "Settings”.
4. Scroll down to the “Keyboard shortcuts”.
5. Select the option “Activate keyboard shortcuts”.
6. At the bottom of the page, click on “Save Changes”.
All keyboard shortcuts in Gmail
Compose a new message: VS
Allows you to compose a new message in a new window: SHIFT + C
Place your cursor in the search bar: /
Moves your cursor to a newer message (this shortcut also works in your contact list): K
Moves your cursor to an older message (this shortcut also works in your contact list): J
Open your message. Also allows you to expand or collapse a message, if you have activated “conversation mode” (this shortcut also works in your contact list): ENTER WHERE O
Move your cursor to the following message (only in “conversation mode”): NOT
Moves your cursor to the previous message (only in “conversation mode”): P
Refreshes the page and opens the Inbox, Conversation List, or Contact List: U
Archive your conversation (in all modes): E Where Y
Ignore the conversation. Future messages from this conversation will no longer appear in the inbox, unless you are the direct recipient or in Cc: M
Automatically selects a conversation or a contact: X
Toggles tracking of a message or conversation on or off. Tracking is a star icon that helps you more easily remember your messages and conversations: S
Mark a message as important. Help Gmail to automatically distribute your unidentified emails (only if you have activated the Priority inbox): +
Mark a message as not important. Help Gmail to automatically distribute your unidentified emails (only if you have activated the Priority inbox): -
Allows you to reply to the sender of a message: R
Allows you to reply to a message in a new window (only in “conversation mode”): SHIFT + R
Allows you to reply to all recipients of a message: TO
Allows you to reply to all recipients of a message in a new window (only in "conversation mode"): SHIFT + A
Used to forward a message: F
Allows you to transfer a message to a new window (only in “conversation mode”): SHIFT + F
Moves the cursor to the last chat message or to the compose window: ESC
Move a conversation to the trash or permanently delete a contact: #
Open the "Label" menu to assign a label to a conversation: THE
Allows you to move a conversation from the inbox to the spam folder, the trash or any other label: V
Mark a message as read and move on to the next message: SHIFT + I
Mark a message as unread and move on to the message: SHIFT + U
Archives a conversation, removes the label from the active view and opens the previous conversation: [
Archives a conversation, removes the label from the active view and opens the following conversation: ]
Undo your last action, if possible (only works for actions that have a “Undo” link): Z
Updates the current conversation, to see if there are new messages: SHIFT + N
Move your cursor directly into the chat contacts search bar: Q
Open the "more actions" drop-down menu: " . "
Open the keyboard shortcuts help for the active view: ?
Open the “Group” menu of a contact to modify his membership: THE
After composing your message, use this shortcut to send it immediately: Ctrl then Entrance
Archive your conversation and move on to the next one: Y then O
Open your archive, the “All messages” folder: G then TO
Opens all your conversations that have tracking enabled: G then S
Allows direct access to your contact list: G then VS
Open your “Drafts” folder: G then D
Move the cursor in your search bar, with the prefilled “label:” operator to quickly search for a label: G then THE
Open your inbox: G then I
Open your “Sent messages” folder: G then T
Select all your messages: * then TO
Deselect all your messages: * then NOT
Selects all read messages: * then R
Select all unread messages: * then U
Select all messages that have tracking enabled: * then S
Select all messages for which tracking is not enabled: * then T
Your turn...
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