15 Most Useful Gmail Shortcuts

The following guide provides a clear overview of Gmail, with the most relevant background, details, and practical takeaways.

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.

List of the Most Useful Shortcuts on Gmail:

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