Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)	Menu Description
c	Compose – Allows you to compose a new message. <Shift> + c allows you to compose a message in a new window.
/	Search – Puts your cursor in the search box.
k	Move to newer conversation – Opens or moves your cursor to a more recent conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.
j	Move to older conversation – Opens or moves your cursor to the next oldest conversation. You can hit <Enter> to expand a conversation.
n	Next message – Moves your cursor to the next message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
p	Previous message – Moves your cursor to the previous message. You can hit <Enter> to expand or collapse a message. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
o or	Open – Opens your conversation. Also expands or collapses a message if you are in ‘Conversation View.’
u	Return to conversation list – Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations.
y	Archive – Remove from current view – Automatically removes the message or conversation from your current view. (‘y’ has no effect if you’re in ‘Spam,’ ‘Sent,’ or ‘All Mail.’)
m	Mute – Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc’d directly to you. Learn more.
x	Select conversation – Automatically checks and selects a conversation so that you can archive, apply a label, or choose an action from the drop-down menu to apply to that conversation.
s	Star a message or conversation – Adds or removes a star to a message or conversation. Stars allow you to give a message or conversation a special status.
!	Report spam – Marks a message as spam and removes it from your conversation list.
r	Reply – Reply to the message sender. <Shift> + r allows you to reply to a message in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
a	Reply all – Reply to all message recipients. <Shift> +a allows you to reply to all message recipients in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’)
f	Forward – Forward a message. <Shift> + f allows you to forward a message in a new window. (Only applicable in ‘Conversation View.’). Escape from input field – Removes the cursor from your current input field.
+ s	Save draft – Holding the <Ctrl> key while pressing s when composing a message will save the current text as a draft. Make sure your cursor is in one of the text fields — either the composition pane, or any of the To, CC, BCC, or Subject fields — when using this shortcut. Macintosh users should use <Cmd> + s.
#	Delete – Moves the conversation to Trash.
+ i	Mark as read – Mark your message as ‘read’ and skip to the next message.
+ u	Mark as unread – Mark your message as ‘unread’ so you can go back to it later.
[	Archive and previous – Archive your conversation and move to the previous one.
]	Archive and next – Archive your conversation and move to the next one.
z	Undo – Undo your previous action if possible (for actions with an ‘undo’ link).
+ n	Update current conversation – Update your current conversation when there are new messages.

Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)	Menu Description
then	Send message – After composing your message, use this combination to send it automatically. (Supported in Internet Explorer and Firefox, on Windows.)
y then o	Archive and next – Archive your conversation and move to the next one.
g then a	Go to ‘All Mail’ – Takes you to ‘All Mail,’ the storage site for all mail you’ve ever sent or received (and have not deleted).
g then s	Go to ‘Starred’ – Takes you to all conversations you have starred.
g then c	Go to ‘Contacts’ – Takes you to your Contacts list.
g then d	Go to ‘Drafts’ – Takes you to all drafts you have saved.
g then i	Go to ‘Inbox’ – Returns you to the inbox.

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