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:
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.
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.