#Top gmail keyboard shortcuts archive#
#Top gmail keyboard shortcuts windows#

#Top gmail keyboard shortcuts windows#

Note that with these shortcuts, you need to press the individual keys separately (one by one) rather than at the same time.I am using a non-US keyboard (Brazilian ABNT2), and some keyboard shortcuts are not working specifically in Gmail running on Windows.īut the same keyboard shortcuts work properly in Gmail running on MacOS.Īnd also the same keyboard shortcuts work properly in Google Calendar, both in Windows and MacOS. You can use them to jump from one folder to the other in just a couple of clicks. The Go to shortcuts speed up the process of navigating Gmail tremendously. If you don’t feel like memorizing too many shortcuts, you can limit yourself to the Go to set of Gmail shortcuts. Alternatively, you can use the following keyboard shortcut:Ĭtrl + Z (for Windows) or Cmd + Z (for Mac) – to cancel (undo) the previous action.Ĭtrl + Shift + 7 (for Windows) or Cmd + Shift + 7 (for Mac) – to add a numbered list to your email, place the cursor where you want your list to start and use the shortcut.Ĭtrl + K (for Windows) or Cmd + K (for Mac) – when you need to insert a URL into your email, highlight the text and use the shortcut to insert the hyperlink.Ĭtrl + Shift + 8 (for Windows) or Cmd + Shift + 8 (for Mac) – to add bullet points to your email, place the cursor where you want the list of bullet points to start and use the shortcut. If you wish to undo any of the formatting, simply highlight the text and use the same shortcut again. You can easily accomplish that in Gmail with the special keyboard shortcuts for text formatting.Ĭtrl + B (for Windows) or Cmd + B (for Mac) – to get the bolded text effect, highlight the text that you wish to bold, then use the shortcut.Ĭtrl + I (for Windows) or Cmd + I (for Mac) – to get the italicized text effect, highlight the text that you wish to italicize, then use the shortcut.Ĭtrl + U (for Windows) or Cmd + U (for Mac) – to get the underlined text effect, highlight the text that you wish to underline, then use the shortcut. When composing an email, you often need to emphasize certain parts to bring the recipient’s attention to them. Shift – when you need to select a bunch of emails at once (like when you need to delete them, or mark as Read/Unread), select the first email, then press and hold the Shift key while selecting the rest of the emails.

Shift + 3 – open an email or select it from the list, then use this shortcut to move it to Trash.

#Top gmail keyboard shortcuts archive#

– use the / key to quickly find an email by placing your cursor into the search bar.Į – open an email or select it from the list, then use the E key to archive it. Open an email or select it from the list, then use the shortcut.

Shift + = – go one step further and mark a conversation as Important to make sure you don’t lose it. For this shortcut to work you first need to open the email or select it from the list. Shift + U – when you don’t have time to deal with an email but don’t want to lose it in a pile of other messages, use this shortcut to mark it as Unread. N – the N key is handy when you need to scroll through an email thread with multiple conversations. K – use the K key to scroll up your email list. J – use the J key to scroll down your email list.