Gmail
Address Variants
- Append a plus ("+") sign and any combination of words or numbers after your email address
- Insert one or several dots (".") anywhere in your email address
If your email address is yourname@gmail.com, variations include:
your.name@gmail.comyo.ur.na.me@gmail.comyourname+donation@gmail.comyourname+mailinglists@gmail.com
Keyboard Shortcuts
Turn on keyboard shortcuts
- On a computer, go to Gmail
- In the top right, click Settings ⚙️
- Click Settings
- Scroll down to the "Keyboard shortcuts" section
- Select Keyboard shortcuts on
- At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes
Shortcuts
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
? | Keyboard Shortcut Help |
| ---- | ---- |
! | Report Spam |
# | Delete |
. | More Actions |
/ | Search |
= | Toggle Important |
A | Reply All |
C | Compose |
D | Compose (new tab) |
E | Archive |
F | Forward |
⇧I | Mark Read |
J | Next Email |
K | Previous Email |
L | Label As |
O | Open |
R | Reply |
S | Toggle Star |
U | Go to Inbox |
⇧U | Mark Unread |
V | Move To |
X | Select |
Z | Undo |
External Access
- Full Name or Display Name: Your name
- Account Name, User Name, or Email address:
username@gmail.com - Password: Your Gmail password
IMAP (Incoming)
imap.gmail.com- Port:
993 - Requires SSL: Yes
POP3 (Incoming)
pop.gmail.com- Port:
995 - Requires SSL: Yes
SMTP (Outgoing)
smtp.gmail.com- SSL Port:
465 - TLS/STARTTLS Port:
587 - Requires Authentication: Yes
- Requires SSL: Yes
- Requires TLS: Yes (if available)