Keyboard shortcuts for every Google webapp

All good geeks know that keyboard shortcuts are the shiznit. I have been a dedicated user of Gmail since I got my hands on an invite over a year ago. I thought I was a power-user until someone told me that you could archive a conversation by pressing ‘y’. “Shortcuts in webapps?!” I screamed. After this mini epiphany/freak-out, I ran around the help files of all my favourite webapps, looking for the shortcuts. Here they are. They’re useful. Go wild.

Google Mail[top]

Note: pressing <shift> and clicking or typing a keyboard shortcut will open the item in a new window (if applicable).

Key	Name	Action
`c`	Compose	Compose a new email
`/`	Search	Moves the cursor to the search field
`k`	Newer conversation	Moves to the next conversation
`j`	Older conversation	Moves to the previous conversation
`n`	Next message	Selects the next message in a conversation
`p`	Previous message	Selects the next message in a conversation
`o`	Open	Opens the selected element
`u`	Conversation list	Goes back to the list of conversations
`y`	Archive	Archives, de-stars or un-labels the selected conversation, depending on your current view
`x`	Select conversation	Checks the current conversation ready for further commands
`s`	Star	Stars a message or conversation
`!`	Report spam	Reports the current message as spam and removes it
`r`	Reply	Opens a reply to the current message
`a`	Reply to all	Replies to all message recipients
`f`	Forward	Forwards the current message
`<esc>`	Deselect	Removes the cursor from the current input field
`g then a`	All mail	Switches to the ‘all mail’ view
`g then s`	Starred mail	Switches to the ’starred mail’ view
`g then c`	Contacts	Displays your Gmail contacts
`g then d`	Drafts	Switches to a list of your drafts
`g then i`	Inbox	Returns you to the inbox

Google Calendar[top]

Key	Name	Action
`c`	Create event	Displays the create event dialog
`/`	Search	Places the cursor in the search field
`p`	Previous date range	Moves calendar view to previous date range
`n`	Next date range	Moves calendar view to next date range
`t`	Jump to “Today”	Moves calendar view to include current day
`d`	Day view	Switches to day view
`w`	Week view	Switches to week view
`m`	Month view	Switches calendar to month view
`x`	Customised view	Switches calendar to customised view
`a`	Agenda view	Displays your upcoming appointments
`q`	Quick Add	Opens Quick Add and moves cursor there
`Esc`	Back to calendar	Back to default calendar view

Google Reader[top]

Key	Name	Action
`j`	Next	Move to the next item in your reading list
`k`	Previous	Move to the previous item in your reading list
`n`	Scan down	Scroll to the next item without viewing it
`p`	Scan up	Scroll to the previous item without viewing it
`shift + n`	Page down	Scroll down one screen of items
`shift + p`	Page up	Scroll up one screen of items
`o`	Open	View the selected item
`h`	Top	Go to the top of your reading list
`r`	Refresh	Refresh your reading list
`s`	Star	Star the current item
`l`	Label	Go to the item labelling dialog
`v`	View original	Opens the original item in a new window
`g then h`	Home	Loads your reading list items
`g then s`	Starred items	Opens your starred items
`g then u`	Subscriptions	Opens the edit subscriptions pane
`g then r`	Read items	Opens your read items
`g then l`	Label selector	Lets you type in a label then loads it

Writely[top]

Note: all the usual word-processor shortcuts are as you would expect, and are accessed using ctrl + letter, where letter can be b = bold, u = underline, i = italic, x = cut, c = copy, v = paste, s = save.

Key	Name	Action
`ctrl + z`	Undo	Undo last action
`ctrl + y`	Redo	Redo last undo
`ctrl + p`	Print	Open print menu
`ctrl + m`	Add comment	Add a comment to the selected text

Google Video[top]

Key	Name	Action
`space`	Play / pause	Toggles pause on and off
`Right arrow`	Skip forward	Skips forward in the video by 5%
`Left arrow`	Skip backward	Skips backward in the video by 5%
`Up arrow`	Increase volume	Increases volume by 5%
`Down arrow`	Decrease volume	Decreases volume by 5%
`m`	Mute	Toggles muting on and off
`f`	Full screen	Toggles full-screen mode on and off

Google Maps[top]

Key	Name	Action
`Arrow keys`	Pan	Pan around the map
`Page Up / Down`	Pan wider	Pan up and down the map in wider increments
`Home / End`	Pan wider	Pan left and right in wider increments
`+`	Zoom in	Zoom in to the map
`-`	Zoom out	Zoom out of the map

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