Gmail – How to use these Gmail shortcuts (Cmd+. and Cmd+,)

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Where is the cursor supposed to be before hitting Cmd + . or Cmd+ , to make them work?

Do I have to press Cmd and Shift and . ?

I tried it with and without hitting the Shift key with the cursor in the mail body. Then with the cursor in the main window.

Best Answer

You have to ensure that you have the setting enabled through your Gmail settings. Go into your gmail settings via the Settings icon and turn on the option.

Once you have keyboard shortcuts enabled you should be able to hit a specific key on your keyboard to execute certain commands. For example, if I want to compose a new message I would hit the c key. Shift + c would open that option in a new window. For most of the other commands you can hit the corresponding key on the keyboard.

Gmail keyboard shortcuts.