Useful Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

There are a ton of keyboard shortcuts for Gmail, but a few stick out as being extremely useful:

  • “j and k” - move the cursor down and up respectively
  • “x” - check the checkbox next to the current message
  • “o” - open message
  • “e” - archive message(s)
  • “<shift>i” - mark message(s) as read
  • “r” - reply
  • “a” - reply all
  • “gi” - go to the inbox

Gmail has gotten much more enjoyable for me since I started using those a couple weeks ago.

Note that you have to enable Keyboard Shortcuts in Labs before you can use these.

Tags: Gmail Apps Productivity