Here’s a
handy, printable, 1-page list of keyboard shortcuts for the Gmail webmail
service. Commas (“,”) below denote a key
sequence. <shift>
works with many
actions to open a new window.
|
Key |
Definition |
Action |
|
c |
Compose |
Compose a
new email. |
|
r |
Reply |
Reply to
an email. |
|
a |
Reply All |
Reply to
all recipients of an email. |
|
f |
Forward |
Forward
the current email. |
|
<esc>, a |
Change to Reply All |
Change a
reply to a reply all. Also works with
“r”, “f” to change to a forward or reply to sender only. |
|
<tab>, <enter> |
Send Email |
Tab to
the send button and press it. |
Gmail has
two sets of navigation keys (one for conversations and one for messages).
|
Key |
Definition |
Action |
|
k |
Newer Conversation |
Move cursor to newer conversation. |
|
j |
Older Conversation |
Move cursor to older conversation. |
|
p |
Previous |
Previous message in conversation. |
|
n |
Next |
Next message in conversation. |
|
o or |
Open |
Open a conversation. |
|
Expand / Collapse |
Expand / collapse a message. |
|
|
u |
Return |
Return to conversation view from
message view. |
|
Refresh |
Refresh conversation view. |
|
|
g, a |
Go to All mail |
Go to All mail view. Works also with “s” and “i" to go to
Starred or Inbox. |
|
<esc> |
Escape Input Field |
Removes the cursor from your
current input field. |
|
Key |
Definition |
Action |
|
y |
Archive |
Remove
from current view. - In Star
View, unstars. - In Spam
View, unspams and moves to Inbox. - In
Trash View, moves to Inbox. - In
Label View, unlabels. |
|
/ |
Search |
Move
cursor to search box. - |
|
x |
Select |
Select conversation. Necessary to apply labels,
archive, or do other actions. |
|
s |
Star |
Star the conversation. |
|
! |
Report Spam |
Mark as spam and move to Spam
View. |
|
r |
Resume email |
Resume writing email in spell
checking |
In addition
to normal keyword search, Gmail has some advanced operators that are useful. Use
the meta operator “OR” (all caps) to force Boolean
“or” between terms (Gmail uses AND by default).
|
Operator |
Description |
|
from: |
Limit
emails to ones matching the sender.
Also works with “to:”, “subject:”, “cc:” and “bcc:” fields |
|
has: |
Search
for emails with attachment, in “has:attachment” Unclear whether this works for other
values. |
|
after: |
Limit
emails to date range of yyyy/mm/dd format.
Also works with “before:” operator |
|
in: |
Limit
email to particular views. Possible
values are “in:anywhere”, “in:inbox”, “in:trash”,
“in:spam”. |
|
is: |
Limit
emails with some status. Possible
values are “is:starred”, “is:read”,
“is:unread". |
|
filename: |
Search
for attachment by filename. |
|
label: |
Search
messages restricted to those with a particular label. |
-
Gmail supports plus addressing.
johndoe+shopping@gmail.com
will be received by user johndoe. Useful with filters to create multiple identities or roles.
-
Gmail removes punctuation in gmail addresses.
Mail directed at johndoe@gmail.com can be received by user
john.doe. As with all email, it’s also
case insensitive.
-
Gmail doesn’t (yet) support mailing lists, but you there are workarounds.
http://www.gmailforums.com/index.php?showtopic=1930
http://www.gmailforums.com/index.php?showtopic=887
I’ve
drawn on several different sites to compile the information in this quick
reference guide. You should check out
these and other sites as this document gets outdated. There are many others that have useful
information about accessibility, privacy and portability, but they are not the
focus of this guide.
-
gmailtips.com
-
gmailforum.com
-
www.lasnik.net/professional/details/google/
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g04.com/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=71
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www.googlemania.com/gmail-manual-buscador.php
Originally, I printed out
the keyboard shortcuts from the Gmail help but it consumed more than a single
page and missed out on some additional commands found on other websites.
If you have any additions,
please let me know. Thanks!
-- Min