Shortcuts Google Mail for Windows

Windows

We present to your attention the shortcuts for the Google Mail for Windows which is used on the operating system Windows, in this hotkeys description 83 of the most popular and important shortcuts are offered. You can also add your changes on our portal if you consider the data insufficiently complete or add a new program from the very beginning.

Navigate Main Gmail Window

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
G, then I	Go to Inbox
G, then S	Go to starred conversations
G, then T	Go to sent mail
G, then D	Go to Drafts
G, then A	Go to all mail
G, then C	Go to Contacts
G, then L	Go to Label. Use arrow keys from here
Esc	Generally resets state. Often necessary before using a Keyboard Shortcut to move out of the current task or field. Sometimes reloading page helps via Ctrl+R.
Z	Undo previous action

Main Window - Manage Message List

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Some of these Shortcuts work for both Message List and Single Message view but may have different effects.	J/K
Move to next (older) / move to previous (newer) e-mail or conversation	X
Select or unselect current conversation	, then A / , then N
Select all conversations / Un select all conversations	, then R/, then U
Select all read conversations / Select all unread conversations	, then S/, then T
Select all starred conversations / Select all unstarred conversations	Shift+U/Shift+I
Mark selected messages as unread / Mark selected messages as read	O or Enter
Open message	#
Delete selected message	V
Mov selected message. Use Arrow Keys and Enter to proceed	L
Add Label to message, opens label menu. Use Arrow Keys and enter to proceed	E
Archive selected messages	!
Mark selected messages as spam	M
Mute selected message. Archives the conversation and all future messages	S
Star or unstar message	+/-
Mark as important + or remove -	Y
Remove from current view: To archive while in Inbox, to Inbox while in Trash, remove star while in Starred Conversation, remove Label while in Labels.

Main Window - Manage Single Messages

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Some of these Shortcuts work for both Message List and Single Message view but may have different effects.	J/K
Move to next (older) / move to previous (newer) e-mail or conversation	N/P
Move to next part / previous part of conversation in message	R
Reply to sender	Shift+R
Reply to sender in new window	A
Reply to all	Shift+A
Reply to all in new window	F
Forward message	Shift+F
Forward message in new window	Ctrl+S
Save Message. Cursor should be in field	Ctrl+[/Ctrl+]
Remove from current view and move to older / move to newer message (won't delete message, just changes view)	Ctrl+{/Ctrl+}
Archive and move to older message / move to newer message	U
Return to inbox or conversation list	#
Delete selected message and jump back to the message list	V
Move selected message	L
Add label to message, opens label menu and jump back to the message list	E/[
Archive selected messages and jump back to the message list	!
Mark selected messages as spam and jump back to the message list	M
Mute selected message and jump back to the message list	S
Star or unstar message	Y
Remove from current view and jump back to the message list

Compose Messages

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
C	Compose a new message (Press Escape to cancel)
Ctrl+Enter	Send Message
Ctrl+./Ctrl+,	Move cursor to next / move cursor to previous chat or compose window (or to main window)
Ctrl+Shift+C	Add Cc recipient
Ctrl+Shift+B	Add Bcc recipient
Ctrl+Shift+F	Change From address

Format Text in Messages

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Ctrl+Shift++/-	Increase / decrease the font size of all or some text
Ctrl+Shift+5/6	Change font to the previous font / to the next font as listed in the menu
Ctrl+B	Bold formatting
Ctrl+I	Italic formatting
Ctrl+U	Uunderline formatting
Ctrl+Shift+7	Create Numbered List
Ctrl+Shift+8	Create Bulleted List
Ctrl+Shift+L	Left align
Ctrl+Shift+E	Center align
Ctrl+Shift+R	Right align
Ctrl+]/[	Increase indent/ decrease indent
Ctrl+Shift+9	Format text block to Quote
Ctrl+Shift+.	Change text directionality to Right-to-Left
Ctrl+Shift+,	Change text directionality to Left-to-Right
Ctrl+K	Insert hyperlink

Tasks in Gmail

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Shortcuts for Gmail Tasks seem to be a bit buggy. Shift+T adds message to the task list, but the focus never makes it to the task window. There seems to be no way to re-gain focus after. Page refresh with F5 and G, then K does the trick but is not pretty.	G, then K
Go to task window or opens task window (see limitations above)	Shift+T
Add message(s) to Tasks	Arrow Keys
Move cursor up and down in task list	Ctrl+Up Arrow /Ctrl+Down Arrow
Move current task up and down in task list	Tab/Shift+Tab
Increase / Decrease Indent	Shift+Enter
Edit task details, including due date or notes.	Shift+Esc
Shift the cursor from tasks to Gmail, but only one-way	Esc
Closes Task Window if focus is on it (see limitations above)

Control Main Browser Window (General Browser Shortcuts)

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Alt+Arrow Left/Alt+Arrow Right	One page back / one page forward
End/Home	Jump to beginning of page / end of page
Page Up/Page Down	Jump one page up / one page down
Alt+d, then multiple tab's	Move the focus of the browser to the main window. Jumps to the address bar first, then through toolbars until landing at the main window.
Tab/Shift+Tab	Jump forward / jump backwards between input fields
Ctrl+R	Refresh page. Sometimes GMail seems to get stuck on certain pages won't allow shortcuts. Things tend to work fine after a page refresh.

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Date of change: 24.01.2019

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*Some of the keys listed may not work in older versions of the program