Gmail keyboard shortcuts for desktop use in the browser

Being an executive of an organization, most of your tasks are compatible with Gmail. Then you will be happy to know that, after reading this article, you will be able to work with Gmail. I agree that doing typical organizational work seems boring, especially when you have to go through the typical process of adding links, making text bold, or similar tasks. But as a Google product, Gmail has built-in keyboard shortcuts that can help you work more efficiently.

I know you might not have heard about that, but it is true. People don’t bother about this thing because, in Gmail, you need to enable those shortcuts first, then you can use them. As a result of our research, we discovered that Gmail keyboard shortcuts are extremely useful for any user. After all, it can make a boring email-handling job into a game. For this thing, here we let you know about different keyboard shortcuts and the steps to enable them. 

Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts to Bump Up Your Email Game

It is not necessary to enable keyboard shortcuts in the Gmail application. But if you use Gmail on the desktop, here is the solution. Also, note that the Gmail app has its external keyboard shortcuts. There is a slight difference in how Gmail keyboard shortcuts work on the desktop. Altogether, we can say that, as professionals who work on the Gmail desktop, we need to enable keyboard shortcuts. So, before addressing the keyboard shortcuts list, let’s see how to enable those shortcuts.

• Visit Gmail.com on your desktop.
• Log in to your Google account.
• Next, click on the Gear icon (Settings) in the upper right corner of the screen.
• Under Quick Settings, click on See All Settings.
• Now, in the General Tab, scroll down to Keyboard Shortcuts.
• Then select the radio button next to the option to turn on keyboard shortcuts.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click Save Changes.
• That’s it. You are now ready to use keyboard shortcuts in Gmail.

After having such a comprehensive view of Gmail Shortcuts, one thing is for sure: you can use these shortcuts both on desktop and mobile. However, should you want to make your keyboard shortcut, Gmail has an option for it. All you’d need to do is go to Gmail settings and select custom shortcuts from the settings under the General tab. For a clearer view, follow the steps below.

Note: Similar to enabling Gmail keyboard shortcuts, you can customize those shortcuts exclusively from the Gmail desktop itself.

• On your PC, visit Gmail.com. 
• Sign in to your Google account.
• Next, click on Settings (Gear Icon), located in the top right corner.
• At the top, click on the keyboard shortcut.
• Now, next to the action, type your custom keyboard shortcut.
• Lastly, at the bottom of the page, click on Save, and you are done.

In the future, if you want to get the default keyboard shortcuts back, go to the same page where we added the custom shortcut. Scroll down the page and click on restore defaults. Also, don’t assign a single key to multiple tasks. And apart from using these shortcuts, if you want to make the Gmail app more useful, use labels, filters, a search bar, and rememberable keyboard shortcuts. These are the things with which you can turn ordinary Gmail into Gmail. If anyone still has questions, feel free to ask them below.

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