While composing a message in Gmail is there a way to create a keyboard shortcut that will create a new link by pressing the CTRL+L combination?
When I want to create a link in sites like Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange sites, I automatically hit the keys for CTRL+L which brings up the hyperlink helper.
Can the same be enabled for emailing in Gmail?
Best Answer
Google has heard you and there is now a hyperlink shortcut in Gmail:
Ctrl + K (Cmd + K for Mac users)
It works only if the cursor is in the message field, not in the To, Cc, Bcc or Subject ones. And, in Chrome on Mac, it works even when the shortcuts are disabled.
See here.
This shortcut is not yet documented in the official Gmail keyboard shortcuts list, so don't look for it there.