| 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. |
| 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. |
| e |
Archive |
Archive your conversation from any
view. |
| 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. |
|
# |
Delete |
Moves the conversation to Trash. |
| <Shift> +
i |
Mark as read |
Mark your message as 'read' and skip to the next
message. |
| <Shift> +
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). |
| <Shift> +
n |
Update current conversation |
Update your current conversation when there are
new messages. |
| q |
Move cursor to chat search |
Move your cursor directly to the chat search
box. |
| y |
Remove from Current
View*
|
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 inbox
- From any label, 'y' means Remove the label
* 'y' has no
effect if you're in 'Spam,' 'Sent,' or 'All Mail.'
|
| . |
Show more actions |
Displays the 'More Actions' drop-down
menu. |
| ? |
Show keyboard shortcuts
help |
Displays the keyboard shortcuts help menu within
any page you're on. |