How do I select Gmail without a mouse?

How do I select Gmail without a mouse?

Turn on keyboard shortcuts

1. On a computer, go to Gmail.
2. In the top right, click Settings. See all settings.
3. Click Settings.
4. Scroll down to the “Keyboard shortcuts” section.
5. Select Keyboard shortcuts on.
6. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

How do I select several emails at once?

Here’s how to do this:

1. Open your Gmail Inbox.
2. Click on the checkbox in front of the first message in your Inbox.
3. Hold down the Shift key.
4. Now, click on the last message, and all the other ones will be selected.
5. Release Shift and decide what you want to do with the emails.

How do you use keyboard shortcuts in Gmail?

The following are Gmail keyboard shortcuts to format your email: Select the text you want to boldface to highlight and press Ctrl and B. This is a shortcut to make the text you have select bold. To italicize text, select it and press Ctrl and I. For underlining text, select it and press Ctrl and U.

How to select multiple emails using keyboard shortcut almost?

Click the gear in the top right and select Settings. Find the “Keyboard shortcuts” section and select Keyboard shortcuts on. Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page. To select multiple messages, Start with pressing x key(1) on first message, as inidicated by the vertical blue bar |.

Is there a way to select multiple messages at once in Gmail?

Gmail supports many keyboard shortcuts to help you quickly archive or delete multiple message at once. By using the mouse and keyboard in unison, you can select and deselect consecutive messages even faster. It’s even possible to select multiple messages based on specific search criteria.

What’s the key to open an email in Gmail?

By default, press o or Enter to open the ‘conversation’ or email. To use Space as the key to open emails: Go to Settings > Labs > Custom Keyboard Shortcuts. Check enable.