Google Keyboard Shotcuts

As you may know, Google search has a set of keyboard shortcuts and regex that can be used on their search results. Today we will be exploring these shortcuts, as well as some used by other known Google applications that you are probably familiar with.

Let’s start with Google search.

1- Logon to Google and run a search

2- Click on the settings button on the results page and click on “Search Settings”

3- Under “Google Instant predictions” select “Always show instant results” and then click on Save

4- Back to the results page, hit “Tab” on your keyboard to initiate the shortcuts

Search Result Keyboard Shortcuts

Tab - Goes to the first result

Up/Down - Goes up or down in the result list

Right - Shows instant preview

Enter - Opens the select result

Ctrl+Enter - Opens the select result in a new tab

Shift+Enter - Opens the select result in a new window

Now Google+

1- Open Google+ and click on an empty white space

2- Press “Shift+?” on your keyboard to show a list of keyboard shortcuts

Google+ Keyboard Shortcuts

This page

j - Next post

k - Previous post

o - Expand/collapse current post

n - Next comment on current post

p - Previous comment on current post

r - Comment on current post

Global

/ - Search

? - Open shortcut help

@ - Send feedback

Left - List of pages (Enter opens selected page)

Right - Page content

And finally Gmail

1- Open Gmail and click on an empty white space

2- Press “Shift+?” on your keyboard to show a list of keyboard shortcuts

3- You may need to enable the additional shortcuts (bottom half of the page) by clicking on "Enable"

Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

Compose and Chat

Shift + Esc - Focus main window

Esc - Focus latest chat or compose

Ctrl + . - Advance to next chat or compose

Ctrl + , - Advance to previous chat or compose

Ctrl + - Send

Ctrl + Shift + c - Add cc recipients

Ctrl + Shift + b - Add bcc recipients

Ctrl + Shift + f - Access custom from

Ctrl + k - Insert a link

Formatting

Ctrl + b - Bold

Ctrl + i - Italics

Ctrl + u - Underline

Ctrl + Shift + 7 - Bulleted list

Ctrl + Shift + 8 - Numbered list

Ctrl + Shift + [- Indent less

Ctrl + Shift + ] - Indent more

Ctrl + Shift + l - Align left

Ctrl + Shift + e - Align center

Ctrl + Shift + r - Align right

Jumping

g then i  - Go to Inbox

g then s  - Go to Starred conversations

g then t  - Go to Sent messages

g then d  - Go to Drafts

g then a  - Go to All mail

g then c  - Go to Contacts

g then k  - Go to Tasks

g then l  - Go to Label

Threadlist selection

* then a  - Select all conversations

* then n  - Deselect all conversations

* then r - Select read conversations

* then u  - Select unread conversations

* then s - Select starred conversations

* then t  - Select unstarred conversations

Navigation

u - Back to threadlist

k / j - Newer/older conversation

o or  - Open conversation; collapse/expand conversation

p / n  - Read previous/next message

` - Go to next inbox section

~ - Go to previous inbox section

Application

c - Compose

/ - Search mail

q - Search chat contacts

. - Open "more actions" menu

v - Open "move to" menu

l - Open "label as" menu

? - Open keyboard shortcut help

Actions

, - Move focus to toolbar

x - Select conversation

s - Rotate superstar

y - Remove label

e - Archive

m - Ignore conversation

! - Report as spam

# - Move to trash

r - Reply

Shift + r - Reply in a new window

a - Reply all

Shift + a - Reply all in a new window

f - Forward

Shift + f - Forward in a new window

Shift + n - Update conversation

] / [- Remove conversation from current view and go previous/next

} / { - Archive conversation and go previous/next

z - Undo last action

Shift + i - Mark as read

Shift + u - Mark as unread

_ - Mark unread from the selected message

+ or = - Mark as important

- - Mark as not important

h - Sneak peek

g then p - Make a phone call

Shift + t - Add conversation to Tasks