15 keyboard shortcuts to help you work faster in Gmail

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Parsing mail is still one of the most time consuming and thankless tasks. Therefore, we often write about different ones that allow you to perform it faster. But do not forget about the functions built into the mail client. Today we want to remind you of some useful Gmail keyboard shortcuts that will help you become the champion of mail handling.

Before you start, make sure that hotkeys are enabled in your Gmail settings. To do this, click on the gear in the upper right corner and select the "Settings" item in the menu. Find the "Shortcuts" option on the page that opens and activate it.

Then you can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly navigate, view, delete and other operations with letters. Here are the most useful ones.

Moving between folders

• gi - open the "Inbox" folder.
• gs - view letters marked with asterisks.
• ga - open the "All mail" folder.
• gc - open "Contacts".
• / - activate the search bar.

Move between letters

• j - move to the next letter or chain of letters.
• k - move to the previous letter or chain of letters.
• p - move to the next message in the chain of letters.
• - move to the previous message in the message chain.

Mail management

• x - setting a mark next to the highlighted letter.
• s - marking the selected letter with an asterisk. By pressing this key several times in a row, you can change the color of the marker.
• # - delete the message.
• e - archive the message.
• ! - mark the message as spam.
• Enter - open the highlighted letter.

Mastering the keyboard shortcuts listed above is not at all difficult, and it will help you save a few minutes every day, which will then add up to additional hours of free time. And when you get a taste, you can always press the magic button "?" and explore additional Gmail hotkeys.