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title: "Gmail keyboard shortcuts 80/20"
description: "If you use Gmail everyday, you’re going to love these 8 keyboard shortcuts that supercharge your productivity."
source: "Preetam Nath"
canonical_url: "https://www.preetamnath.com/blog/gmail-keyboard-shortcuts-80-20"
published: "2020-06-22"
updated: "2021-01-24"
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# Gmail keyboard shortcuts 80/20

If you’re a daily Gmail user like myself, you can get faster at moving around the interface with only a few handy shortcuts.

I've compiled 8 such shortcuts that have helped me, and I'm sure will help you too.

Why only 8 shortcuts?

Instead of telling you to use every single shortcut available, I’ve applied [Pareto principle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle) and have arrived at 8 shortcuts that will give you 80% of the benefit.

### ⚡ Big 8

Compose:  c

Send:  Cmd/Ctrl + Enter

Reply:   r

Reply all:  a

Forward:  f

Add label:  l

Back to emails list:  u

Mark as unread:  U (Shift + u)

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You’ll start to see improvements in your workflow almost immediately after adopting keyboard shortcuts.

And once you get used to using shortcuts (perhaps in a day or two), there's no going back.

*Here's Google's official support document on how you can turn on Gmail's keyboard shortcuts -* [*Keyboard shortcuts for Gmail*](https://support.google.com/mail/answer/6594?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en)

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## About Preetam Nath

Preetam Nath is an entrepreneur and indie software builder. He writes about building profitable SaaS businesses while leading a good life, from first-hand experience: he co-founded SuperLemon, a WhatsApp plugin for Shopify stores that grew to $25k MRR, and DelightChat, a customer support product for ecommerce and D2C brands.

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