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Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts

If you have a Gmail account, but haven’t read up on the keyboard shortcuts, then you’re missing out on half the coolness of the Gmail interface.

I decided I would check out the keyboard shortcuts for Gmail today, and discovered that they easily allow me to navigate through Gmail and get things done a lot faster than point-and-click.  Gmail’s GUI is pretty nice by itself, but coupling that with their keyboard shortcuts makes it amazing.

To me, the keyboard shortcuts is where Gmail really shines, rather than the graphical interface.

One keyboard shortcut I found that wasn’t documented in the Help section is returning to your Inbox while you’re in another view, say All Mail or Starred.  It’s g then i.

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