Compose and Chat

Previous message in an open conversation

  • P

Next message in an open conversation

  • N

Focus main window

  • Shift
  • Esc

Focus latest chat or compose

  • Esc

Advance to the next chat or compose

  • Ctrl
  • .

Advance to the previous chat or compose

  • Ctrl
  • ,

Send

  • Ctrl
  • Enter

Add cc recipients

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • C

Add bcc recipients

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • B

Access custom from

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • F

Insert a link

  • Ctrl
  • K

Go to next misspelled word (Mac only)

  • Cmd
  • ;

Open spelling suggestions

  • Ctrl
  • M

Formatting Text

Previous font

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • 5

Next font

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • 6

Decrease font size

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • -

Increase font size

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • +

Bold

  • Ctrl
  • B

Italics

  • Ctrl
  • I

Underline

  • Ctrl
  • U

Numbered list

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • 7

Bulleted list

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • 8

Quote

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • 9

Indent less

  • Ctrl
  • [

Indent more

  • Ctrl
  • ]

Align left

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • L

Align center

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • E

Align right

  • Ctrl
  • Shift
  • R

Remove formatting

  • Ctrl
  • \

Actions

Move focus to toolbar

  • ,

Select conversation

  • X

Toggle star or rotate among superstars

  • S

Archive

  • E

Mute conversation

  • M

Report as spam

  • Shift
  • 1

Delete

  • Shift
  • 3

Reply

  • R

Reply in a new window

  • Shift
  • R

Reply all

  • A

Reply all in a new window

  • Shift
  • A

Forward

  • F

Forward in a new window

  • Shift
  • F

Update conversation

  • Shift
  • N

Archive conversation and go to previous or next

  • ]/[

Undo last action

  • Z

Mark as read

  • Shift
  • I

Mark as unread

  • Shift
  • U

Mark unread from the selected message

  • Shift
  • -

Mark as important

  • =

Mark as not important

  • -

Snooze

  • B

Expand entire conversation

  • ;

Collapse entire conversation

  • Shift
  • ;

Add conversation to tasks

  • Shift
  • T

Hangouts

Show menu

  • H
  • M

Show archived hangouts

  • H
  • A

Show hangout requests

  • H
  • I

Focus on the conversation list

  • H
  • C

Open phone

  • H
  • P

Jumping

Go to inbox

  • G
  • I

Go to starred conversations

  • G
  • S

Go to snoozed conversations

  • G
  • B

Go to sent messages

  • G
  • T

Go to drafts

  • S
  • D

Go to all mail

  • G
  • A

Switch between the calendar, keep, and tasks sidebar and your inbox

  • Ctrl
  • Alt
  • ,/.

Go to tasks

  • G
  • K

Go to label

  • G
  • L

Threadlist Selection

Select all conversations

  • Shift
  • 8
  • A

Deselect all conversations

  • Shift
  • 8
  • N

Select read conversations

  • Shift
  • 8
  • R

Select unread conversations

  • Shift
  • 8
  • U

Select starred conversations

  • Shift
  • 8
  • S

Select unstarred conversations

  • Shift
  • 8
  • T

Application

Compose

  • C

Compose in a new tab

  • D

Search mail

  • /

Search chat contacts

  • G

Open more actions menu

  • .

Open move to menu

  • V

Open label as menu

  • L

Open keyboard shortcut help

  • ?