GMAIL CHEAT SHEET

How to enable shortcuts: This sheet is to inform and instruct the user with keyboard shortcuts across the Gmail platform. Keyboard shortcuts

1. Click the mail_gear.png gear in the top-right corner of Gmail and select Settings. are beneficial for they increase efficiency and allow the user to multi-task while utilizing usages of both mouse and

2. Under the “General” tab, find the “Keyboard shortcuts” section and select Keyboard shortcuts on. keyboard.

3. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.

4. Go back to Settings, click on the “Labs” tab, find “Custom keyboard shortcuts” (by Alan S) and click Enable.
5. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.

CONVERSATION VIEW JUMPING COMPOSE VIEW

Keyboard command Action Keyboard command Action Keyboard command Action

|R| reply to sender |G| + |I| go to Inbox |Command| + |K| insert a link

|Shift| + |R| reply in new window |G| + |S| go to Starred conversations |Command| + |Shift| + |7| insert numbered list

|A| reply to all |G| + |T| go to Sent messages |Command| + |B| bold

|Shift| + |A| reply to all in new window |G| + |D| go to Drafts |Command| + |I| italicized

|F| forward |G| + |A| go to All Mail |Command| + |U| underlined

|Shift| + |F| forward in new window |G| + |C| go to Contacts |Command| + |;| move to next misspelled word

|Shift| + |N| update conversation |G| + |K| go to Tasks shift between send name,
|Tab|
subject line, and body copy
|Shift| + |U| mark current message as unread |G| + |L| go to Label
|Command| + |Shift| + |C| add CC recipients
|+| mark selected message as important
|Command| + |Shift| + |B| add BCC recipients
|-| mark selected message as unimportant INBOX VIEW |Command| + |Enter| send your email
|E| archive selected message
Keyboard command Action remove formatting
|K| jump to next (newer) email |Control| + |Command| + |\|
(helpful when pasting into email)
|Shift| select a continuous stream of emails
|J| jump back to previous email |Command| + |[| indent less
select random series of message
|N| jump to next message in an email thread |Command| |Command| + |]| indent more
(not in a row)
|P| jump to previous message in an email thread |Command| + |Shift| + |E| center align
|Shift| + |8| + |U| select all unread messages
|;| expand entire conversation archive messages (archived emails |Command| + |Shift| + |R| right align
|E|
|Shift| + |;| collapse entire conversation live in the “All Mail” folder) |Command| + |Shift| + |L| left align
autoarchive responses in email thread |+| mark selected message as important
|M|
that are irrelevant to you
|-| mark selected message as unimportant
|U| jump back to Inbox View
|C| compose new message
|Shift| + |1| mark message as Spam
|/| or |?| search messages
|Shift| + |3| trash message
|Shift| + |1| mark selected messages as Spam
|V| open “Move To” menu
|Shift| + |3| trash selected messages

|V| open “Move To” menu