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G-Mail Hotkeys

*This table taken from the G-Mail Support Page and distilled down to the essentials here.

Shortcut Key

Definition

Action

c

Compose

Allows you to compose a new message. <Shift> + c allows you to compose a message in a new window.

/

Search

Puts your cursor in the search box.

k

Move to newer conversation

Opens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.

j

Move to older conversation

Opens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.

o or <Enter>

Open

Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in ‘Conversation View.’

u

Return to conversation list

Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.

e

Archive

Archive your conversation from any view.

s

Star a message or conversation

Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.

r

Reply

Replies to the message sender. <Shift> + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window.
(Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)

a

Reply all

Replies to all message recipients. <Shift> +a
allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window.

(Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)

f

Forward

Forwards a message. <Shift> + f
allows you to forward a message in a new window.

(Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)

<Ctrl> + s

Save draft

Saves the current text as a draft when composing a message. Hold the <Ctrl> key while pressing s
and make sure your 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.

[

Archive and previous

Archives your conversation and moves to the previous one.

]

Archive and next

Archives your conversation and moves to the next one.

z

Undo

Undoes your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an ‘undo’ link).

Update current conversation

Updates your current conversation when there are new messages.

?

Show keyboard shortcuts help

Displays the keyboard shortcuts help menu within any page you’re on.

     

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