Today, most people are familiar with the electronic mail platform created by Google known as Gmail.  

Gmail is an electronic messaging platform created by Google to facilitate fast and easy messaging targeted at a large audience. It can also be used to exchange messages electronically between individuals.  

In this article, I will show you a detailed list of Gmail shortcuts you should know to fasten and better user experience of the platform.  

Without further ado, checkout the detailed list of Gmail shortcuts below…  

Compose and Chat 

<Shift> + <Esc> : Focus main window 
<Esc> : Focus latest chat or compose 
<Ctrl> + . : Advance to next chat or compose 
<Ctrl> + , : Advance to previous chat or compose 
<Ctrl> + <Enter> : Send 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + c : Add cc recipients 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + b : Add bcc recipients 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + f : Access custom from 
<Ctrl> + k : Insert a link 
<Ctrl> + ; : Go to previous misspelled word 
<Ctrl> + ' : Go to next misspelled word 
<Ctrl> + m : Open spelling suggestions 
 

Formatting 

<Ctrl> + <Shift> + 5 : Previous font 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + 6 : Next font 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + - : Decrease text size 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + + : Increase text size 
<Ctrl> + b : Bold 
<Ctrl> + i : Italics 
<Ctrl> + u : Underline 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + 7 : Numbered list 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + 8 : Bulleted list 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + 9 : Quote 
<Ctrl> + [ : Indent less 
<Ctrl> + ] : Indent more 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + l : Align left 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + e : Align center 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + r : Align right 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + , : Set right-to-left 
<Ctrl> + <Shift> + . : Set left-to-right 
<Ctrl> + \ : Remove formatting 
 

Jumping 

g then i : Go to Inbox  
g then s : Go to Starred conversations 
g then t : Go to Sent messages 
g then d : Go to Drafts 
g then a : Go to All mail 
g then c : Go to Contacts 
g then k : Go to Tasks 
g then l : Go to Label 
Threadlist selection 

then a : Select all conversations 
then n : Deselect all conversations 
then r : Select read conversations 
then u : Select unread conversations 
then s : Select starred conversations 
then t : Select unstarred conversations 
 

Navigation 

u : Back to threadlist 
k / j : Newer/older conversation 
or <Enter> : Open conversation; collapse/expand conversation 
p / n : Read previous/next message 
` : Go to next inbox section 
~ : Go to previous inbox section 
 

Applications  

c : Compose 
d : Compose in a tab (new compose only) 
/ : Search mail 
q : Search chat contacts 
. : Open "more actions" menu 
v : Open "move to" menu 
l : Open "label as" menu 
? : Open keyboard shortcut help 
 

Actions

, : Move focus to toolbar 
x : Select conversation 
s : Rotate superstar 
y : Remove label 
e : Archive 
m : Mute conversation 
! : Report as spam 
# : Delete 
r : Reply 
<Shift> + r : Reply in a new window 
a : Reply all 
<Shift> + a : Reply all in a new window 
f : Forward 
<Shift> + f : Forward in a new window 
<Shift> + n : Update conversation 
] / [ :  Remove conversation from current view and go previous/next 
} / { : Archive conversation and go previous/next 
z : Undo last action 
<Shift> + i : Mark as read 
<Shift> + u : Mark as unread 
_ : Mark unread from the selected message 
+ or = : Mark as important 
: Mark as not important 
<Shift> + t : Add conversation to Tasks 
That’s it.. I hope you liked this article. Kindly share if you do and endeavor to voice your comment in the comment section.

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