Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

[EQ Admin]

To enable Gmail keyboard shortcuts click Settings in the top right of your screen:



Then select the Keyboard Shortcuts On radio button:



Here are some of the available shortcut commands:

• g then i – Open the Inbox.
• g then s – Open Starred.
• g then t – Open Sent Mail.
• g then d – Open Drafts.
• g then a – Open All Mail.
• g then c – Open Contacts.
• g then k – Open Tasks.

• * then a – Select all conversations.
• * then n – Deselect all conversations.
• * then r – Select only read conversations.
• * then u – Select only unread conversations.
• * then s – Select only starred conversations.
• * then t – Select only unstarred conversations.
• x — Select a specific conversation; puts a check in checkbox; works as a toggle.
• s – Stars a specific conversation; works as a toggle.
• . – Open the More Actions dropdown list; works as a toggle.
• e — Archive a conversation from current View into the All Mail View.
• l – Open the Labels dropdown list to allow you to apply a label to a conversation.
• # — Move the selected conversation to the Trash.
• <Shift> + i — Mark selected conversations as read.
• <Shift> + u – Mark selected conversations as unread.

• c – Open a new message.
• <Shift> + c – Open a new message in a new window.
• / — Move cursor to the entry box for Search Mail.
• z – Undo previous action. Mainly used when typing and works as an “undelete”.
• Esc – Remove the cursor from a search box or any input field.

• u – Return to conversation list (View) from current conversation.
• k – Move to newer conversation; location indicated by black arrow on left.
• j – Move to older conversation; location indicated by black arrow on left.
• <Enter> or o – Open selected conversation; black arrow indicates selection.
• <Shift> + <Enter> or <Shift> + o — Open a conversation in a new window; black arrow indicates selection.
• p — Read previous message within a conversation.
• n — Read next message within a conversation.
• r – Reply to sender when a conversation is open.
• <Shift> + r — Open the reply in a new window.
• a — Reply to all when a conversation is open.
• <Shift> + a — Open the reply to all in a new window.
• f — Forward current conversation when a conversation is open.
• <Shift> + f — Open the forward current conversation in a new window.
• <Ctrl> + s — Save a new or edited conversation as a draft. Cursor must be in a text field.
• [ -- Archive the current conversation and move to the previous one.
• ] – Archive the current conversation and move to the next one.

The standard Windows shortcuts such as <Ctrl> + c, <Ctrl> + x and <Ctrl> + v are also usable within Gmail when editing text.

Most browser shortcuts such as <spacebar> and Shift + <spacebar> for scrolling up or down a page are also available.