Tuesday, June 29, 2010

How to use Gmail keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are a good way to speed up your work, especially if you are a heavy email users. If you use Gmail frequently you might want to turn on the Gmail shortcuts feature on and get a list of shortcuts that you can use. If you would like to use Gmail keyboard shortcuts you would first need to turn on this feature in the Gmail Settings.


How to turn on Gmail shortcuts 


1. Login to Gmail
2. Click on Settings
3. Beside Keyboard Shortcuts check the circle that says "Keyboard shortcuts on"
4. Click on Save
5. Your Done


We have added a list of Keyboard shortcuts provided by Google below to help you with our Gmail experience.








































































































































































Shortcut KeyDefinitionAction
cComposeAllows you to compose a new message.  + c allows you to compose a message in a new window.
/SearchPuts your cursor in the search box.
kMove to newer conversationOpens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit  to expand a conversation.
jMove to older conversationOpens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit  to expand a conversation.
nNext messageMoves your cursor to the next message. You can hit to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
pPrevious messageMoves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
o or
OpenOpens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in 'Conversation View.'
uReturn to conversation listRefreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.
eArchiveArchive your conversation from any view.
mMuteArchives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you. Learn more.
xSelect conversationAutomatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.
sStar a message or conversationAdds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.
!Report spamMarks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.
rReplyReplies to the message sender. + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
aReply allReplies to all message recipients.  +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
fForwardForwards a message.  + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')
Escape from input fieldRemoves the cursor from your current input field.
+ sSave draftSaves the current text as a draftwhen composing a message. Hold the  key while pressing s and make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields -- either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields -- when using this shortcut.
#DeleteMoves the conversation to Trash.
lLabelOpens the Labels menu to label a conversation.
vMove toMoves the conversation from the inbox to a different label, Spam or Trash.
+ iMark as readMarks your message as 'read' and skip to the next message.
+ uMark as unreadMarks your message as 'unread' so you can go back to it later.
[Archive and previousArchives your conversation and moves to the previous one.
]Archive and nextArchives your conversation and moves to the next one.
zUndoUndoes your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link).
+ nUpdate current conversationUpdates your current conversation when there are new messages.
qMove cursor to chat searchMoves your cursor directly to the chat search box.
yRemove from Current View*Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view.

  • From 'Inbox,' 'y' meansArchive

  • From 'Starred,' 'y' meansUnstar

  • From 'Trash,' 'y' meansMove to inbox

  • From any label, 'y' meansRemove the label

* 'y' has no effect if you're in 'Spam,' 'Sent,' or 'All Mail.'
.Show more actionsDisplays the 'More Actions' drop-down menu.
+ Opens options in Chat

  • + moves from edit field in your chat window to select the 'Video and more' menu

  • Next, press to select the emoticon menu

  • Press to open the selected menu

?Show keyboard shortcuts helpDisplays the keyboard shortcuts help menu within any page you're on.


Combo-keys - Use the following combinations of keys to navigate through Gmail.

















































































Shortcut KeyDefinitionAction
then Send messageAfter composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. (Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.)
y then oArchive and nextArchives your conversation and moves to the next one.
g then aGo to 'All Mail'Takes you to 'All Mail,' the storage site for all mail you've ever sent or received (and have not deleted).
g then sGo to 'Starred'Takes you to all conversations you have starred.
g then cGo to 'Contacts'Takes you to your Contacts list.
g then dGo to 'Drafts'Takes you to all drafts you have saved.
g then lGo to 'Label'Takes you to the search box with the "label:" operator filled in for you.
g then iGo to 'Inbox'Returns you to the inbox.
g then tGo to 'Sent Mail'Takes you to all mail you've sent.
* then aSelect allSelects all mail.
* then nSelect noneDeselects all mail.
* then rSelect readSelects all mail you've read.
* then uSelect unreadSelects all unread mail.
* then sSelect starredSelects all starred mail.
* then tSelect unstarredSelects all unstarred mail.



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