8 extremely useful Shift shortcuts when using Gmail

Note:

To use keyboard shortcuts on Gmail, go to Settings > General > Keyboard shortcuts, then check the Keyboard Shortcuts On option.

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Then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click Save Changes to save the changes and you're done.

8 shortcuts with the Shift key on Gmail

1. Shift + Click square

You can select multiple consecutive emails by Selecting the first email + holding down the Shift key + selecting the last email, just like when selecting multiple files in File Explorer on your computer.

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2.Shift + #

Cleaning up your inbox will be much faster when you delete each email using this shortcut. Best combination: select a bunch of mail with the Shift key and then use Shift + # to delete them all.

3. Shift + I

Mark the message as read. If you think the Mark as Read button in Google Labs is a time-saver, you're wrong. This shortcut can do the same thing in a much faster way.

4. Shift + U

Mark messages as unread. Hit this shortcut instead of wasting time with buttons.

5. Shift + R

Reply to an email in the popup window.

6. Shift + A

Reply all emails in the popup window.

7. Shift + F

Forward 1 email in the popup window.

8. Shift + T

Select an email or open an email and press Shift + T to send the email straight to Google Tasks.

Good luck!

David Pac

Update 07 March 2024