
| Shortcut | Command | How useful(?) |
Main Gmail | ||
| 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. | + – |
| n | Next message - Moves your cursor to the next message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') | + – |
| p | Previous message - Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') | + – |
| 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. | + – |
| y | Archive - Remove from current view - Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view. ('y' has no effect if you're in 'Spam,' 'Sent,' or 'All Mail.') | + – |
| m | Mute - Archives the conversation, and all future 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. | + – |
| 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. | + – |
| ! | Report spam - Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list. | + – |
| r | Reply - Reply 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 - Reply 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 - Forward a message. <Shift> + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.') | + – |
| <Esc> | Escape from input field - Removes the cursor from your current input field. | + – |
| <Ctrl> + s | Save draft - Holding the <Ctrl> key while pressing s when composing a message will save the current text as a draft. 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. Macintosh users should use <Cmd> + s. | + – |
| # | Delete - Moves the conversation to Trash. | + – |
| <Shft> + i | Mark as read - Mark your message as 'read' and skip to the next message. | + – |
| <Shft> + u | Mark as unread - Mark your message as 'unread' so you can go back to it later. | + – |
| [ | Archive and previous - Archive your conversation and move to the previous one. | + – |
| ] | Archive and next - Archive your conversation and move to the next one. | + – |
| z | Undo - Undo your previous action if possible (for actions with an 'undo' link). | + – |
| <Shft> + n | Update current conversation - Update your current conversation when there are new messages. | + – |
Combo-keys Gmail | |||
| <tab> then <Enter> | Send message - After composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. (Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.) | + – | |
| y then o | Archive and next - Archive your conversation and move to the next one. | + – | |
| g then a | Go to 'All Mail' - Takes you to 'All Mail,' the storage site for 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. | + – | |
| g then i | Go to 'Inbox' - Returns you to the inbox. | + – | |