Gmail Shortcuts You Have To Know

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Gmail Shortcuts You Have to Know

Gmail is one of the most popular email providers used today. To make sending, receiving and sorting emails a more streamlined and efficient process Gmail recognises the importance of keyboard shortcuts and have implemented a selection of super useful keyboard shortcuts you just have to know.

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New Email

To create a new email in Gmail simply press the D key or the U key.


Send Email

Sending a complete email in Gmail is done by hitting Tab
followed by Enter .


Mark as Unread

Often emails can be marked as unread to serve as a prompt for you to open them later.
To mark an email as unread in Gmail hold Shift + U.


Mark as Spam

In Gmail you can mark emails as spam/junk. Mark as spam using the
shortcut Shift + 1.


Text Formatting

With Gmail it is possible to format the text within your emails using keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl + B to make the text bold. Ctrl + I to italicise the text and Ctrl + U to add an underline.


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