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How to use Gmail keyboard shortcuts to save time

Gmail is considered a web application. Applications installed on your computer all support keyboard shortcuts for more convenient operations, as does Gmail.

Using keyboard shortcuts in Gmail will help you read, compose, and reply to messages faster. It only takes 10 minutes to learn these Gmail shortcuts and you can save up to dozens of hours of work each year.

Turn on shortcut mode on Gmail

To use keyboard shortcuts on Gmail, you need to enable keyboard shortcut mode. Steps to enable shortcut mode on Gmail:

  1. Open your Gmail inbox
  2. Click the wheel icon in the upper right corner Settings
  3. Click See all settings (See all settings)
  4. Click Setting (Settings)
  5. Scroll down to the section Shortcuts (Keyboard shortcuts)
  6. Select Turn on keyboard shortcuts (Keyboard shortcuts on)
  7. Scroll to the bottom of the Settings page and tap Save changes (Save Changes)

List of Gmail shortcuts

To see the full list of keyboard shortcuts, including those that need to be enabled, enter ? when you open Gmail.

Note: Keyboard shortcuts work differently on PCs and Macs. On PC you will use Ctrl instead of .

List of Gmail shortcuts available at: 80+ most useful Gmail shortcuts

Instructions for customizing Gmail shortcuts

The above section lists the available keyboard shortcuts in Gmail. However, if because of certain usage habits you want to adjust these default Gmail shortcuts, you can follow the instructions below.

Step 1: Enable custom keyboard shortcuts (instructions above)

Step 2: Change keyboard shortcut

  1. On the window Setting of Gmail, click the tab Shortcuts (next to section Topic)
  2. Here, you will see a list of Gmail's default keyboard shortcuts. If you want to adjust the shortcut key of any action, please manually edit the default character in the corresponding action.
  3. At the bottom, click Save changes.
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Edit Gmail's default keyboard shortcuts
Edit Gmail's default keyboard shortcuts

Note: A key can only be associated with one operation.

Practical usage experience

  • Read Gmail messages on Google Chrome browser for best compatibility (Why? Because Google Chrome and Gmail are both developed by Google).
  • If using the keyboard shortcut doesn't work, click your cursor in an empty space in the Gmail window, then try again.
  • Practice using keyboard shortcuts a lot to remember them, and you'll save a lot of time the next time you read mail (check your mail).
  • The important keys are: j: go down to the next letter, k: select the letter above, x: mark the message, Enter: read messages where the mouse cursor is at that location.
  • If the Vietnamese typing program is active, it may cause the keyboard shortcut to be misinterpreted by the machine (If using Unikey, use the Ctrl + Shift to quickly switch English and Vietnamese typing modes, will overcome this obstacle).
  • Incorporate browser navigation shortcuts.
  • When you forget, type Shift + / (which means typing the sign?) to display a quick lookup list of shortcut keys.

Wishing you effective work!

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