Keyboard shortcuts
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Keyboard shortcuts help you save time by allowing you to never take your hands off the
keyboard to use the mouse. You'll need a Standard 101/102-Key or Natural PS/2 Keyboard
to use the shortcuts.
To turn these case-sensitive shortcuts on or off, click Settings, and then pick an option next
to Keyboard shortcuts.
Shortcut
Definition Action
Key
Allows you to compose a new message.
c Compose <Shift> + c allows you to compose a
message in a new window.
/ Search Puts your cursor in the search box.
Opens or moves your cursor to a more
k Move to newer conversation recent conversation. You can hit
<Enter> to expand a conversation.
Opens or moves your cursor to the next
j Move to older conversation oldest conversation. You can hit
<Enter> to expand a conversation.
Moves your cursor to the next message.
You can hit <Enter> to expand or
n Next message
collapse a message. (Only applicable in
'Conversation View.')
Moves your cursor to the previous
message. You can hit <Enter> to
p Previous message
expand or collapse a message. (Only
applicable in 'Conversation View.')
Opens your conversation. Also expands
o or
Open or collapses a message if you are in
<Enter>
'Conversation View.'
Refreshes your page and returns you to
u Return to conversation list
the inbox, or list of conversations.
Archive your conversation from any
e Archive
view.
Archives the conversation, and all future
m Mute messages skip the Inbox unless sent or
cc'd directly to you. Learn more.
x Select conversation Automatically checks and selects a
conversation so that you can archive,
apply a label, or choose an action from
the drop-down menu to apply to that
conversation.
Adds or removes a star to a message or
Star a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a
s
conversation message or conversation a special
status.
Marks a message as spam and removes
! Report spam
it from your conversation list.
Replies to the message sender. <Shift>
+ r allows you to reply to a message in a
r Reply
new window. (Only applicable in
'Conversation View.')
Replies to all message recipients.
<Shift> +a allows you to reply to all
a Reply all message recipients in a new window.
(Only applicable in 'Conversation
View.')
Forwards a message. <Shift> + f allows
you to forward a message in a new
f Forward
window. (Only applicable in
'Conversation View.')
Removes the cursor from your current
<Esc> Escape from input field
input field.
Saves the current text as a draft when
composing a message. Hold the <Ctrl>
key while pressing s and make sure your
Save draft
<Ctrl> + s cursor is in one of the text fields --
either the composition pane, or any of
the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields --
when using this shortcut.
Delete
# Moves the conversation to Trash.
Label Opens the Labels menu to label a
l
conversation.
Move to Moves the conversation from the inbox
v
to a different label, Spam or Trash.
<Shift> + Marks your message as 'read' and skip
Mark as read
i to the next message.
<Shift> + Marks your message as 'unread' so you
Mark as unread
u can go back to it later.
[ Archive and previous Archives your conversation and moves
to the previous one.
Archives your conversation and moves
] Archive and next
to the next one.
Undoes your previous action, if possible
z Undo
(works for actions with an 'undo' link).
<Shift> + Updates your current conversation when
Update current conversation
n there are new messages.
Moves your cursor directly to the chat
q Move cursor to chat search
search box.
Automatically removes the message or
conversation from your current view.
From 'Inbox,' 'y' means Archive
From 'Starred,' 'y' means Unstar
From 'Trash,' 'y' means Move to
y Remove from Current View*
inbox
From any label, 'y' means
Remove the label
* 'y' has no effect if you're in 'Spam,'
'Sent,' or 'All Mail.'
Displays the 'More Actions' drop-down
. Show more actions
menu.
<Ctrl> + <Down arrow> moves
from edit field in your chat
window to select the 'Video and
more' menu
<Ctrl> +
<Down Opens options in Chat
Next, press <Tab> to select the
arrow>
emoticon menu
Press <Enter> to open the
selected menu
Displays the keyboard shortcuts help
? Show keyboard shortcuts help
menu within any page you're on.
k Moves your cursor up in your contact
Move up a contact
list
j Moves your cursor down in your contact
Move down a contact
list
o or
Opens the contact with the cursor next
<Enter> Open
to it.
Refreshes your page and returns you to
u Return to contact list view
the contact list.
Removes selected contacts from the
e Remove from Current Group
group currently being displayed.
Checks and selects a contact so that you
can change group membership or
x Select contact
choose an action from the drop-down
menu to apply to the contact.
Removes the cursor from the current
<Esc> Escape from input field
input
# Delete Deletes a contact permanently
Opens the groups button to group
l Group membership
contacts
Reverses your previous action, if
z Undo possible (works for actions with an
'undo' link)
Opens the "More actions" drop-down
. Show more actions
menu.
Combo-keys - Use the following combinations of keys to navigate through Gmail.
Shortcut
Definition Action
Key
After composing your message, use this
<Tab> then
Send message combination to send it automatically. (Supported in
<Enter>
Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.)
Archives your conversation and moves to the next
y then o Archive and next
one.
Takes you to 'All Mail,' the storage site for all mail
g then a Go to 'All Mail'
you've ever sent or received (and have not deleted).
g then s Go to 'Starred' Takes you to all conversations you have starred.
g then c Go to 'Contacts' Takes you to your Contacts list.
g then d Go to 'Drafts' Takes you to all drafts you have saved.
Takes you to the search box with the "label:"
g then l Go to 'Label'
operator filled in for you.
g then i Go to 'Inbox' Returns you to the inbox.
g then t Go to 'Sent Mail' Takes you to all mail you've sent.
* then a Select all Selects all mail.
* then n Select none Deselects all mail.
* then r Select read Selects all mail you've read.
* then u Select unread Selects all unread mail.
* then s Select starred Selects all starred mail.
* then t Select unstarred Selects all unstarred mail.
