In the new Yahoo! mail I can select multiple checkboxes against my email subjects and press k to perform the action Mark as read.
Is there a similar alternative in Gmail?
Gmail – the keyboard shortcut for ‘Mark as read’ in Gmail
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Best Answer
Gmail "Mark as Read": Shift + i
Other useful keyboard shortcuts:
Display a list of Gmail keyboard shortcuts: Shift + / or (?)
Select all unread conversations: *, then u
Also, you could map K to "Mark as read," just like in Yahoo mail. The "Custom keyboard shortcuts" Gmail labs feature lets you customize your keyboard shortcut mappings. It adds a new Settings tab from which you can remap keys to various actions.
...or you can add a "Mark as Read" button via another Gmail labs feature.