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Keyboard shortcuts

Press ? anywhere for the shortcuts of the page you are on. Turn shortcuts on or off with keyboard_shortcuts (Settings → Look). Shortcuts match Gmail's where Gmail has one.

"g then i" means: press g, let go, then press i.

Everywhere

Go to

Action Keys
Go to Inbox g then i
Go to Calendar g then c
Go to Tasks g then k
Go to Notes g then n
Go to Recordings (with a Speakr account) g then r

Application

Action Keys
Keyboard shortcuts ?
Command palette Ctrl + K (⌘ K)
Close / clear Esc
Settings Ctrl + ,
Show or hide Ambrose Ctrl + .
Rerun Ambrose's last reply Shift + r
Ask Ambrose about what is open Shift + a
New note (#List adds to a list) Shift + n

Formatting

These keys work in a message you write.

Action Keys
Bold Ctrl + b
Italic Ctrl + i
Underline Ctrl + u
Undo typing Ctrl + z
Redo typing Ctrl + Shift + z

Mail

Compose & chat

Action Keys
Compose c
Reply r
Reply all a
Forward f
Send Ctrl + Enter
Action Keys
Search /
Older conversation j
Newer conversation k
Next message n
Previous message p
Open conversation o or Enter
Back to the list u

Go to

Action Keys
Go to Starred g then s
Go to Snoozed g then b
Go to Sent g then t
Go to Drafts g then d
Go to All Mail g then a
Go to Important g then m
Go to favourite 1–9 g then 1–9

Select in the list

Action Keys
Select all * then a
Deselect all * then n
Select read * then r
Select unread * then u
Select starred * then s
Select unstarred * then t
Select all in this section * then x

Actions

Action Keys
Select conversation x
Toggle star s
Archive (Move to Inbox for mail not in the Inbox) e
Delete #
Report as spam !
Label as (or drag onto a label) l
Move to folder (or drag onto a folder) v
Snooze b
Mute m
Create a task, event, note or checklist from this email Shift + t
Mark as read Shift + i
Mark as unread Shift + u
Mark as important + or =
Mark as not important -
Archive and previous [
Archive and next ]
Undo last action z

Calendar

Action Keys
Today t
Next period j or n
Previous period k or p
Go to date (e.g. g 12 dec) g then (type)
Next event →
Previous event ←
Event below (a week on in Month) ↓
Event above (a week back in Month) ↑
Search the calendar /
Show or hide the left column [

Views

Action Keys
Day d
Several days x
Week w
Work week o
Month m
Schedule a
Today view h

Events

Action Keys
Create an event c
Edit the focused event e
Open the focused event Enter
Delete the focused event # or Delete or Backspace
Duplicate Ctrl + d
Find a time f
Reply Yes to an invitation y
Reply Maybe s
Reply No v
Undo z

Application

Action Keys
Refresh (sync now) r
Close / clear Esc

Tasks

Tasks

Action Keys
Add a task n or c
Complete / reopen Space
Edit the title e or F2
Reschedule (change the due date) r
Set the start date s
Snooze the reminder b
Priority: none 0
Priority: low 1
Priority: medium 2
Priority: high 3
Move to list v
Tags l
Delete # or Delete
Duplicate Ctrl + d
Make subtask Tab
Make it a task again Shift + Tab
Move up Alt + ↑
Move down Alt + ↓
Undo z
Action Keys
Next task j or ↓
Previous task k or ↑
Open the task Enter or o
Go to Today g then t
Go to Upcoming g then u
Go to All g then a
Search tasks /

Selection

Action Keys
Select x
Select all * then a
Select none * then n

Application

Action Keys
Close the pane, then clear the selection Esc

Recordings

Action Keys
Next recording j or ↓
Previous recording k or ↑
Open the recording o or Enter
Search recordings /

Application

Action Keys
New recording n
Close the recording, then clear the search Esc

Notes

Notes

Action Keys
New text note c
New list l
Pin or unpin f
Archive or unarchive e
Labels t
Delete (to Trash) # or Del
Move the focused card earlier (Manual sort) Alt + ←
Move the focused card later (Manual sort) Alt + →
Undo z
Action Keys
Next card j
Previous card k
Open the focused card o or Enter
Search notes /
Go to Lists g then l
Go to Tables g then b
Show or hide the left column [

Selection

Action Keys
Select x
Select all * then a
Select none * then n

Application

Action Keys
Close the note, then clear the selection Esc

In an open note

Action Keys
Make it a list / make it text Ctrl + Shift + 8
New item below Enter
The extra line of the item Shift + Enter
In an empty item: delete it Backspace
Check or uncheck the focused item Ctrl + Enter
Move the item (or the section header) up Alt + ↑
Move the item (or the section header) down Alt + ↓
Move the item to the previous section Alt + Shift + ↑
Move the item to the next section Alt + Shift + ↓
New section after this one Alt + Enter
Undo the last change in the note Ctrl + Z (⌘ Z)
Redo Ctrl + Shift + Z or Ctrl + Y (⌘ ⇧ Z)
Close (saves) Esc