How to Enable & Use Keyboard Shortcuts in Gmail

Six Gmail shortcuts to save you time

 
 

Time is always fleeting, but emails still need to go out!

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You'll first need to enable Gmail shortcuts, heading over to your account under 'Settings'.

**These instructions remain the same no matter the browser.

Next, open Gmail in your browser and log into your account.

Select the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the screen to access the Quick settings menu, scroll down, and select 'Save Changes'.

Keyboard Shortcuts for Creating Emails in Gmail👇

1. Create a new email --> C – the C key opens the New Message window.

2. Create a new email in a full-screen mode --> D – the D key opens the New Message window in full-screen in a new browser tab.

3. Send an email --> Ctrl + Enter (for Windows) or Cmd + Enter (for Mac) – this will send an open email.

4. Forward and email --> F – the F key will forward an open email.

5. Reply to an email --> R – the R key opens the reply window.

6. Reply to all --> A – if you need to reply to all recipients of an email at once, use the A key.

📌Get the master list of keyboard shortcuts, by selecting Shift + ? while on Gmail.

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