Keyboard Shortcuts
Inbox Navigation
Action
Keys
Description
Next email
→
Move focus to the next message
Previous email
←
Move focus to the previous message
Select range
⇧ + ↑ / ↓
Extend selection up or down
Search / Command palette
⌘ + K
Open global search & actions
Email Actions
Action
Keys
Description
Reply
R
Reply to sender
Reply all
⇧ + R
Reply to everyone
Forward
F
Forward focused thread
Mark as read
U
Toggle read / unread
Mark as spam
⇧ + 1
Send to Spam
Move to trash
⇧ + 3
Delete thread
Archive
E
Archive thread
Move to Inbox
⌘ + ⇧ + M
Restore from Archive / Spam
Compose & Send
Action
Keys
Description
Compose new message
C
Start a new draft
Delete draft
⌘ + ⇧ + D
Discard current draft
Edit subject
⌘ + 2
Jump to Subject field
Edit “To”
⌘ + 3
Jump to To field
Edit “Cc”
⌘ + 4
Jump to Cc field
Edit “Bcc”
⌘ + 5
Jump to Bcc field
Send mail
⌘ + Enter
Send current draft
Add attachment
⌘ + ⇧ + A
Attach a file
Formatting (while composing)
Action
Keys
Description
Bold
⌘ + B
Toggle bold on the selected text
Italic
⌘ + I
Toggle italics on the selected text
Underline
⌘ + U
Toggle underline on the selected text
Strikethrough
⌘ + ⇧ + S
Toggle strikethrough on the selected text
Bullet list
⌘ + ⇧ + 8
Start or convert selection to a bulleted list
Numbered list
⌘ + ⇧ + 7
Start or convert selection to a numbered list
Quote
⌘ + ⇧ + 9
Turn selected text into a block quote
Align left
⌘ + ⇧ + L
Align paragraph to the left
Align center
⌘ + ⇧ + E
Center-align paragraph
Align right
⌘ + ⇧ + R
Align paragraph to the right
Undo
⌘ + Z
Revert the last action
Redo
⌘ + ⇧ + Z
Reapply the last undone action
Remove formatting
⌘ + \
Strip all formatting from selected text
Use these shortcuts to fly through your inbox, act on messages, and compose emails without ever touching the mouse.
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