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Gmail keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 9/9/2017 on https://defkey.com/gmail-shortcuts

Gmail is free web based email service provided by Google. It launched in
April 1, 2004.

Gmail has 95 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Compose and chat
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P                       Previous message in an open conversation
N                       Next message in an open conversation
Shift + Esc             Focus main window
Esc                     Focus latest chat or compose
Ctrl + .                Advance to the next chat or compose
Ctrl + ,                Advance to previous chat or compose
Ctrl + Enter            Send
Ctrl + Shift + C        Add cc recipients
Ctrl + Shift + B        Add bcc recipients
Ctrl + Shift + F        Access custom from
Ctrl + K                Insert a link
Cmd + ;                 Go to next misspelled word (Mac only)
Ctrl + M                Open spelling suggestions


Formatting text
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Ctrl + Shift + 5        Previous font
Ctrl + Shift + 6        Next font
Ctrl + Shift + -        Decrease text size
Ctrl + Shift + +        Increase text size
Ctrl + B                Bold
Ctrl + I                Italics
Ctrl + U                Underline
Ctrl + Shift + 7        Numbered list
Ctrl + Shift + 8        Bulleted list
Ctrl + Shift + 9        Quote
Ctrl + [                Indent less
Ctrl + Ğ                
Ctrl + ]                Indent more
Ctrl + Ü                
Ctrl + Shift + L        Align left
Ctrl + Shift + E        Align center
Ctrl + Shift + R        Align right
Ctrl + \                Remove formatting


Actions
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Note: These shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

,                       Move focus to toolbar
X                       Select conversation
S                       Toggle star/rotate among superstars
E                       Archive
M                       Mute conversation
!                       Report as spam
#                       Delete
R                       Reply
Shift + R               Reply in a new window
A                       Reply all
Shift + A               Reply all in a new window
F                       Forward
Shift + F               Forward in a new window
Shift + N               Update conversation
]                       Archive conversation and go previous
[                       Archive conversation and go next
Z                       Undo last action
Shift + I               Mark as read
Shift + U               Mark as unread
_                       Mark unread from the selected message
+                       Mark as important
=                       Mark as important
-                       Mark as not important
;                       Expand entire conversation
:                       Collapse entire conversation
Shift + T               Add conversation to Tasks


Hangouts
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Note: These shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

H + M                   Show menu
H + A                   Show archived hangouts
H + I                   Show Hangout requests
H + İ                   
H + C                   Focus on the conversation list
G + P                   Open phone
H + P                   Open phone


Jumping
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Note: These shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

G + I                   Go to Inbox
G + İ                   
G + S                   Go to Starred conversations
G + T                   Go to Sent messages
G + D                   Go to Drafts
G + A                   Go to All mail
G + C                   Go to Contacts
G + K                   Go to Tasks
G + L                   Go to label


Threadlist selection
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Note: These shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

* + A                   Select all conversations
* + N                   Deselect all conversations
* + R                   Select read conversations
* + U                   Select unread conversations
* + S                   Select starred conversations
* + T                   Select unstarred conversations


Navigation
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Note: These shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

U                       Back to threadlist
K                       New conversation
J                       Older conversation
O                       Open conversation
Enter                   Open conversation
`                       Go to next Inbox section
~                       Go to previous Inbox section


Application
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Note: These shortcuts won't work unless keyboard shortcuts are turned on.

C                       Compose
Ctrl + Shift + D        Discard currently composed email (without any prompt)
D                       Compose in a new tab
/                       Search mail
G                       Search chat contacts
.                       Open "more actions" menu
V                       Open "move to" menu
L                       Open "label as" menu
?                       Open keyboard shortcut help

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