The Minimalistic Gmail Cheat Sheet

THE MINIMALISTIC

GMAIL CHEAT SHEET



TO TURN THESE SHORTCUTS ON OR OFF



CLICK THE GEAR ICON IN THE UPPER RIGHT, THEN SELECT SETTINGS.

CHOOSE THE OPTION NEXT TO "KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS" TO TURN THEM ON.



C

ALLOWS YOU TO

COMPOSE A NEW

MESSAGE



SHIFT + C

ALLOWS YOU TO C

OMPOSE A MESSAGE

IN A NEW WINDOW



/

PUTS YOUR CURSOR

IN THE SEARCH BOX



K

MOVES YOUR CURSOR

TO A MORE RECENT

CONVERSATION



APPLIES FOR CONTACT LIST ALSO

J

MOVES YOUR CURSOR

TO THE NEXT OLDEST

CONVERSATION



ENTER OR 0

OPENS YOUR CONVERSATION

ALSO EXPANDS OR COLLAPSES

A MESSAGE IF YOU ARE IN

"CONVERSATION VIEW"



N

MOVES YOUR CURSOR

TO THE NEXT MESSAGE

(ONLY APPLICABLE IN

'CONVERSATION VIEW')



P

MOVES YOUR CURSOR

TO THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE

(ONLY APPLICABLE IN

'CONVERSATION VIEW')



U

REFRESHES YOUR PAGE AND

RETURNS YOU TO THE INBOX,

LIST OF CONVERSATIONS, OR

CONTACT LIST



E OR Y

ARCHIVE YOUR

CONVERSATION

FROM ANY VIEW



M

ARCHIVES THE CONVERSATION,

AND ALL FUTURE MESSAGES

SKIP THE INBOX UNLESS SENT

OR CC'D DIRECTLY TO YOU



X

AUTOMATICALLY CHECKS

AND SELECTS A CONVERSATION

OR CONTACT



S

ADDS OR REMOVES A STAR TO A

MESSAGE OR CONVERSATION

STARTS ALLOW YOU TO GIVE A MESSAGE

OR CONVERSATION A SPECIAL STATUS



+

HELPS GMAIL LEARN WHAT'S

IMPORTANT TO YOU BY MARKING

MISCLASSIFIED MESSAGES.

(SPECIFIC TO PRIORITY INBOX)



-

HEPS GMAIL LEARN WHAT'S NOT

IMPORTANT TO YOU BY MARKING

MISCLASSIFIED MESSAGES.

(SPECIFIC TO PRIORITY INBOX)



SHIFT + 1

MARKS A MESSAGE AS SPAM

AND REMOVES IT FROM YOUR

CONVERSATION LIST



R

REPLIES TO THE MESSAGE

SENDER



SHIFT + R

ALOWS YOU TO REPLY TO A

MESSAGE IN A NEW WINDOW.

(ONLY APPLICABLE IN

'CONVERSATION VIEW')



A

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

FORWARDS A MESSAGE



SHIFT + F

ALLOWS YOU TO FORWARD A

MESSAGE IN A NEW WINDOW.

(ONLY APPLICABLE IN

'CONVERSATION VIEW')



ESC

REMOVES THE CURSOR

FROM YOUR CURRENT

INPUT FIELD



SHIFT + 3

MOVES THE CONVERSATION

TO TRASH OR DELETES

CONTACT PERMANENTLY



L

OPENS THE LABELS MENU

TO LABEL A CONVERSATION



V

MOVES THE CONVERSATION

FROM THE INBOX TO A

DIFFERENT LABEL, SPAM

OR TRASH



SHIFT + I

MARKS YOUR MESSAGE AS

'READ' AND SKIP TO THE

NEXT MESSAGE.



SHIFT + U

MARKS YOUR MESSAGE AS

'READ' AND SKIP TO THE

NEXT MESSAGE.



[

REMOVES THE CURRENT VIEW'S

LABEL FROM YOUR CONVERSATION,

ARCHIVES, AND MOVES TO

THE PREVIOUS ONE



]

REMOVES THE CURRENT VIEW'S

LABEL FROM YOUR CONVERSATION,

ARCHIVES, AND MOVES TO

THE NEXT ONE



Z

UNDOES YOUR PREVIOUS

ACTION, IF POSSIBLE

(WORKS FOR ACTIONS

WITH AN 'UNDO' LINK)



SHIFT + N

UPDATES YOUR CURRENT

CONVERSATION WHEN

THERE ARE NEW

MESSAGES



Q

MOVES YOUR CURSOR

DIRECTLY TO THE CHAT

SEARCH BOX



.

DISPLAYS THE 'MORE

ACTIONS' DROP-DOWN

MENU



CTRL +

MOVES FROM EDIT

FIELD IN YOUR CHAT

WINDOW TO EMOTIONS

PRESS ENTER TO OPEN



SHIFT + /

DISPLAYS THE KEYBOARD

SHORTCUTS HELP MENU

WITHIN ANY PAGE

YOU'RE ON



L

OPENS THE GROUPS

BUTTON TO GROUP

CONTACTS



TAB THEM ENTER

AFTER COMPOSING YOUR

MESSAGE, USE THIS COMBINATION

TO SEND IT AUTOMATICALLY



Y THEN 0

ARCHIVES YOUR

CONVERSATION AND

MOVES TO THE NEXT ONE



G THEN A

TAKES YOU TO 'ALL

MAIL,' THE STORAGE



G THEN S

TAKES YOU TO ALL

CONVERSATIONS

YOU HAVE STARRED



G THEN C

TAKES YOU TO YOUR

CONTACTS LIST



G THEN D

TAKES YOU TO ALL

DRAFTS YOU HAVE

SAVED



G THEN L

TAKES YOU TO THE SEARCH

BOX WITH THE "LABEL;"

OPERATOR FILLED IN FOR

YOU



G THEN I

RETURNS YOU

TO THE INBOX



G THEN T

TAKES YOU TO ALL

MAIL YOU'VE SENT



* THEN A

SELECTS ALL MAIL



* THEN N

DESELECTS ALL MAIL



* THEN R

SELECTS ALL MAIL

YOU'VE READ



* THEN U

SELECTS ALL

UNREAD MAIL



* THEN S

SELECTS ALL

STARRED MAIL



* THEN T

SELECTS ALL

UNSTARRED MAIL THE MINIMALISTIC GMAIL CHEAT SHEET TO TURN THESE SHORTCUTS ON OR OFF CLICK THE GEAR ICON (O) IN THE UPPER RIGHT, THEN SELECT SETTINGS. CHOOSE THE OPTION NEXT TO "KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS" TO TURN THEM ON. SHIFT ALLOWS YOU TO COMPOSE A NEW MESSAGE ALLOWS YOU TO COMPOSE A MESSAGE IN A NEW WINDOW PUTS YOUR CURSOR IN THE SEARCH BOX APPLIES FOR CONTACT LIST ALSO к ENTER OR 0 MOVES YOUR CURSOR TO A MORE RECENT CONVERSATION MOVES YOUR CURSOR TO THE NEXT OLDEST CONVERSATION OPENS YOUR CONVERSATION ALSO EXPANDS OR COLLAPSES A MESSAGE IF YOU ARE IN 'CONVERSATION VIEW" MOVES YOUR CURSOR TO THE NEXT MESSAGE (ONLY APPLICABLE IN 'CONVERSATION VIEW') MOVES YOUR CURSOR TO THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE (ONLY APPLICABLE IN "CONVERSATION VIEW') REFRESHES YOUR PAGE AND RETURNS YOU TO THE INBOX, LIST OF CONVERSATIONS, OR CONTACT LIST E OR Y ARCHIVE YOUR CONVERSATION FROM ANY VIEW ARCHIVES THE CONVERSATION, AND ALL FUTURE MESSAGES SKIP THE INBOX UNLESS SENT OR CC'D DIRECTLY TO YOU AUTOMATICALLY CHECKS AND SELECTS A CONVERSATION OR CONTACT ADDS OR REMOVESA STAR TO A MESSAGE OR CONVERSATION, STARS ALLOW YOU TO GIVE A MESSAGE OR CONVERSATION A SPECIAL STATUS HELPS GMAIL LEARN WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU BY MARKING (SPECIEICODU MESSAGES. INBOX) HELPS GMAIL LEARN WHAT'S NOT IMPORTANT TO YOU BY MARKING (SPECIFIC TO BED MESSAGES. PRIORITY INBOX) SHIFT SHIFT R MARKS A MESSAGE AS SPAM AND REMOVES IT FROM YOUR CONVERSATION LIST REPLIES TO THE MESSAGE SENDER ALLOWS YOU TO REPLY TO A MESSAGE IN A NEW WINDOW. (ONLY APPLICABLE IN "CONVERSATION VIEW) A SHIFT FORWARDS A MESSAGE REPLIES TO ALL MESSAGE RECIPIENTS ALLOWS YOU TO REPLY TO ALL MESSAGE RECIPIENTS IN A NEW WINDOW. (ONLY APPLICABLE IN 'CONVERSATION VIEW.) SHIFT ESC SHIFT ALLOWS YOU TO FORWARD A MESSAGE IN A NEW WINDOW. (ONLY APPLICABLE IN "CONVERSATION VIEW.') REMOVES THE CURSOR FROM YOUR CURRENT INPUT FIELD MOVES THE CONVERSATION TO TRASH OR DELETES CONTACT PERMANENTLY SHIFT MOVES THE CONVERSATION FROM THE INBOX TO A DIFFERENT LABEL, SPAM OR TRASH MARKS YOUR MESSAGE AS "READ' AND SKIP TO THE NEXT MESSAGE. OPENS THE LABELS MENU TO LABEL A CONVERSATION SHIFT MARKS YOUR MESSAGE AS "READ' AND SKIP TO THE NEXT MESSAGE. REMOVES THE CURRENT VIEW'S OM YOUR CONVERSATION, LABEL EROVES, AND MOVES TO REMOVES THE CURRENT VIEW'S YOUR CONVERSATION, LADRCHIVES, AND MOVES TO THE PREVIOUS ONE THỂ NEXT ONE SHIFT Q UNDOES YOUR PREVIOUS ACTION, IF POSSIBLE (WORKS FOR ACTIONS WITH AN 'UNDO' LINK) UPDATES YOUR CURRENT CONVERSATION WHEN THERE ARE NEW MESSAGES MOVES YOUR CURSOR DIRECTLY TO THE CHAT SEARCH BOX CTRL SHIFT DISPLAYS THE 'MORE ACTIONS' DROP-DOWN MENU MOVES FROM EDIT FIELD IN YOUR CHAT WINDOW TO EMOTIONS PRESS ENTER TO OPEN DISPLAYS THE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS HELP MENU WITHIN ANY PAGE YOU'RE ON TAB THEN ENTER Y THEN OPENS THE GROUPS BUTTON TO GROUP CONTACTS AFTER COMPOSING YOUR MESSAGE, USE THIS COMBINATION TO SEND IT AUTOMATICALLY ARCHIVES YOUR CONVERSATION AND MOVES TO THE NEXT ONE THEN A G THEN G THEN TAKES YOU TO 'ALL MAIL, THE STORAGE TAKES YOU TO ALL CONVERSATIONS YOU HAVE STARRED TAKES YOU TO YOUR CONTACTS LIST THEN D THEN THEN TAKES YOU TO ALL DRAFTS YOU HAVE SAVED TAKES YOU TO THE SEARCH BOX WITH THE "LABEL:" OPERATOR FILLED IN FOR YOU RETURNS YOU TO THE INBOX G THEN THEN THEN TAKES YOU TO ALL MAIL YOU'VE SENT SELECTS ALL MAIL DESELECTS ALL MAIL THEN R THEN THEN S SELECTS ALL MAIL YOU'VE READ SELECTS ALL UNREAD MAIL SELECTS ALL STARRED MAIL SOURCE HTTP:WSUPPORT.GOOGLE.COMMAIL/BINIANSWER.PY?HL=ENSANSWER 6594 URL www.VISUALEKS.COM/PORTFOLIO/GMAILCS THEN SELECTS ALL UNSTARRED MAIL CREATED BY VISUALEKS O VISUALEKS