5 Keyboard Shortcuts for Gmail I Had No Idea I Could be Using

Why didn’t anyone tell me?

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Tired of using that pesky mouse? Well, I am.

As a former 911 operator, I used keyboard shortcuts all the time while I was on the phones responding to everything from burglaries to butt dials. While I was only there 3 months, it changed my computer habits drastically.

So then why did I have no idea there were keyboard shortcuts for my Gmail account?

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For the record, I’ve had an email account with Google since I was 15… which means I could’ve saved literally hours of my life using them! I don’t even want to math it out but 10 years of mouse clicking probably adds up.

But alas, no sense dwelling on the past.

There are a ton of shortcuts, but the ones I’ve been using the most are these 5:

• C = Compose
• R = Reply
• F = Forward
• E = Archive
• Ctrl+Enter = Send

To set it up, simply go into your settings and enable keyboard shortcuts.