Earlier this week we shared a few search operators we use daily to help filter our Google search results. Google gives us useful tools and for each one little nice tricks to make them more interesting. For example Gmail is a great email application. The minute I started to use it, I never went back. You probably will have a hard time imagining emailing without using your mouse somehow to compose, delete etc….It turns out that not using your mouse can give you a better experience. With Gmail Shortcuts you can actually forget about that mouse, and make use of your keyboard only. Here is what you need to do: start by going to Settings, click on Keyboard Shortcuts on, Save your changes and that’s it.
Now, you are ready to go. Here are the keys I use the most:
j to move the cursor down the list.
k to move the cursor up the list.
x to select a message.
g + i takes me to my Inbox.
g + t shows messages sent.
c opens a new message panel.
r to reply and a to reply all.
Shift + # sends a thread to the Trash.
Shift + u marks a conversation as unread.
Shift + l to label a message.
And finally / places the cursor into the search box.
There are a few more shortcuts you can make use of. These are just the ones I use to the point where I barely use my mouse. To find all the others simply use Shift + ? .