15 most useful Gmail shortcuts

If you're a keyboard user, the Gmail shortcuts below will definitely be helpful. In fact, Gmail has hundreds of keyboard shortcuts, but only the following 15 shortcuts can basically handle common tasks on this application.

If you're a keyboard user, the Gmail shortcuts below will definitely be helpful. In fact, Gmail has hundreds of keyboard shortcuts, but only the following 15 shortcuts can basically handle common tasks on this application.

To use the shortcut on Gmail, go to the following link from Settings > General > Keyboard shortcuts , then tick the Keyboard Shortcuts On option . Then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click Save Changes to save the changes and you're done.

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List of the most useful shortcuts on Gmail:

  1. GI key : Open the Inboxmailbox.
  2. GA key : Go to All Mail , show all you sent or received ( except for deleted emails or marked as spam).
  3. GC key: Open contacts.
  4. GT key: Open sent emails.
  5. C key : Compose a new email. Pressing Shift + Cwill open a separate window to compose a new email.
  6. J key: Go to older emails.
  7. K: C keys moveto newer emails.
  8. X key : Clickor deselect an highlighted email / conversation (mark the green cursor ahead)
  9. S key :Star or un-star with an email / conversation
  10. Key E : Store conversation
  11. / Key: Move the cursor to the search box (search texb box).
  12. Tab + Enter key: Send email writing.
  13. Keys !: Mark the email as spam (spam) and move it out of the mailbox.
  14. # Key: Delete mail.
  15. Enter key : Open the marked email

If you need more shortcuts please refer to: 62 Gmail shortcuts

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Good luck!

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