Gmail – How to Disable CMD + ENTER Send Email Shortcut

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On a Mac, hitting Cmd+Enter will send the current message (on Windows it is Ctrl+Enter). I’m constantly hitting this accidentally and sending emails before I’m done with them. Usually, it’s because I’m trying to press Cmd+] to indent some text, but the ] key is right next to Enter on my keyboard and I sometimes hit the wrong one.

Is there any way that I can disable this shortcut in either Gmail settings or with a Greasemonkey script/Firefox plugin?

Best Answer

I've been able to resolve this issue by enabling Gmail's "Undo Send" feature. CMD + Enter still triggers sending, but I now have a 10-second window to catch it before it is actually sent.

Send or unsend Gmail messages

  1. On your computer, open Gmail.
  2. In the top right, click Settings .
  3. Click Settings.
  4. In the "Undo Send" section, check the box next to "Enable Undo Send." enter image description here
  5. In the "Send cancellation period" section, set the amount of time you want to decide if you want to unsend an email.
  6. At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.

After you turn on Undo Send, you can cancel sending an email.

  1. After you send a message, you'll see the message "Your message has been sent" and the option to Undo or View message.
  2. Click Undo.
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