| Gmail’s Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Key | Definition | Action |
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| 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. (Applicable only in Conversation View.) |
| p | Previous message | Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit Enter to expand or collapse a message. (Applicable only in Conversation View.) |
| 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. From Inbox, y means Archive. From Starred, y means Unstar. From Spam, y means Unmark as spam and move to Inbox. From Trash, y means move to Inbox. From any label, y means Remove the label. Pressing y has no effect if you’re in Sent or All Mail. |
| x | Select conversation | Automatically checks and selects a conversation so you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation. |
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">s | Star a message or conversation | Adds a star to or removes a star from 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. (Applicable only 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. (Applicable only in Conversation View.) |
| f | Forward | Forward a message. Shift+f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Applicable only in Conversation View.) |
| esc | Escape from input field | Removes the cursor from your current input field. |
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| Combo-Keys Shortcuts |
| Tab then Enter | Send message | After composing your message, use this combination to automatically send it. (Supported in Internet Explorer only.) |
| 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 place for all the mail you’ve ever sent or received, but haven’t deleted. |
| g then s | Go to Starred | Takes you to all of the conversations that you’ve starred. |
| g then c | Go to Contacts | Takes you to your Contacts list. |
| g then d | Go to Drafts | Takes you to all the drafts that you’ve saved. |
| g then i | Go to Inbox | Takes you back to the Inbox. |
