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Application Shortcuts for Gmail

Application-level shortcuts for composing, searching, and opening menus. Browse all 8 shortcuts below.

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ComposeOpen the compose window to write a new email.
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Compose in a New TabOpen the compose window in a new full-screen tab.
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Search MailMove focus to the search bar to search your emails.
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Search Chat ContactsMove focus to the chat contacts search box.
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Open More Actions MenuOpen the "More actions" dropdown menu for additional options on the selected conversation.
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Open Move To MenuOpen the "Move to" menu to move the selected conversation to a folder or label.
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Open Label As MenuOpen the "Label as" menu to apply labels to the selected conversation.
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Open Keyboard Shortcut HelpOpen the keyboard shortcut help dialog listing all available Gmail shortcuts.

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Compose & Chat

Shortcuts for composing emails and managing chat windows in Gmail.

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Formatting Text

Format text in your email composer with keyboard shortcuts.

16 shortcuts

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Actions

Take action on conversations — reply, archive, delete, star, and more.

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Jumping

Jump directly to different sections of your Gmail inbox.

9 shortcuts

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Threadlist Selection

Select groups of conversations in the thread list.

6 shortcuts

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Navigation

Navigate between conversations, pages, and inbox sections.

8 shortcuts