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A ton of Gmail shortcuts
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It's no secret we like Gmail - better than Hotmail, better than Yahoo mail, and WAY better than Windows Live Mail. There are lots of reasons why we like Gmail - but the number one reason is because you can get a free Gmail account and use it like you use your ISP account. Just like your RoadRunner, Cox, Charter, Comcast...well you get the idea - insert your own ISP in that list.

You can access Gmail with almost any POP3 or IMAP email client, including Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Eudora, Thunderbird, and many more. No matter which email program you use, you can access your Gmail account with it. Unlike Hotmail or Yahoo mail you don't have pay for the privilege (or download a funky special program to access it). So yes, we sing the praises of Gmail because we use it all the time - every day in many ways.

It really makes no sense not to have a Gmail account and set it up in your email program. You get the best of both worlds - you can access it from the Web with your browser from anywhere, from any computer (safety precautions apply) or from home with your everyday email program. If you take a laptop with you when you travel, you can access your Gmail account using your email program from anywhere. You can send and receive messages from your Gmail account just as easily as from your own ISP account and it's just as fast and convenient.

Before you go off thinking we're hypocrites for blasting Windows Live Mail because it's in "the cloud" and so is Gmail - there's one big difference: If you synchronize Windows Live Mail puts EVERY one of your email accounts on the Web - every message - including your ISP accounts, your Hotmail account - all of your accounts. Like putting all your eggs in one basket only storing that basket in the now almost ubiquitous cloud. With Gmail, you're just putting your Gmail account in the cloud. Big difference. If you don't see the difference,  write to EB and she'll explain it :)

Anyway, by now, a majority of you have a Gmail account. So we're publishing this list of shortcuts you can use when working with your gmail account on the Web using your favorite Web browser. We hope it helps save you time. Time is precious, you know.

Shortcut Key

Definition

Action

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. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')

p

 Previous message Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')

o or<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.

e

 Archive Archive your conversation from any view.

m

 Mute Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc'd directly to you. Learn more.

x

 Select conversation Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.

s

 Star a message or conversation Adds or removes a star to 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 Replies to the message sender. <Shift> + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')

a

 Reply all Replies to all message recipients. <Shift> +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')

f

 Forward Forwards a message. <Shift> + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in 'Conversation View.')

<Esc>

Escape from input field

Removes the cursor from your current input field.

<Ctrl> +s

Save draft

Saves the current text as a draft when composing a message. Hold the <Ctrl> key while pressing s and make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields -- either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields -- when using this shortcut.

#

Delete

Moves the conversation to Trash.

l

Label

Opens the Labels menu to label a conversation.

v

Move to

Moves the conversation from the inbox to a different label, Spam or Trash.

<Shift> +i

Mark as read

Marks your message as 'read' and skip to the next message.

<Shift> +u

Mark as unread

Marks your message as 'unread' so you can go back to it later.

[

Archive and previous

Archives your conversation and moves to the previous one.

]

Archive and next

Archives your conversation and moves to the next one.

z

Undo

Undoes your previous action, if possible (works for actions with an 'undo' link).

<Shift> +n

Update current conversation

Updates your current conversation when there are new messages.

q

Move cursor to chat search

Moves your cursor directly to the chat search box.

y

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 'Trash,' 'y' means Move to inbox

  • From any label, 'y' means Remove the label

* 'y' has no effect if you're in 'Spam,' 'Sent,' or 'All Mail.'

.

Show more actions

Displays the 'More Actions' drop-down menu.

?

Show keyboard shortcuts help

Displays the keyboard shortcuts help menu within any page you
 

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