Keyboard Shortcuts
If you'd rather keep your hands on the keyboard, MailPrism lets you act on an email without reaching for the mouse. Shortcuts run on the email pages and are tied to your Quick Actions — so you can change any of them, or turn them all off.
How shortcuts work
- Shortcuts fire while you're reading or browsing mail — not while you're typing in a search box, a compose field, or any other text input.
- A single master switch controls every quick-action shortcut. Turn it off and the toolbar buttons still work — only the key presses stop. See Quick Actions.
- Modifiers are written with
+, e.g.Shift+I. A space means press one key, then the next, e.g.G I= press G, then I.
Default quick-action shortcuts
These ship enabled for every account. You can rename them, change the key, or disable them in Settings → Quick Actions.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
E | Archive |
S | Star |
Shift+I | Mark as read |
F | Forward |
Shift+3 | Delete (move to trash) |
Delete moves an email to Gmail's Trash, where it's removed for good after 30 days.
Reach for Archive (E) when you just want it out of your inbox.
Toolbar action shortcuts
The email toolbar also shows shortcut hints on its buttons. These mirror the actions you can reorder and show or hide on the Toolbar.
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
R | Reply |
A | Reply all |
F | Forward |
E | Archive |
S | Star |
# | Delete |
Shift+U | Mark read / unread |
G O | Open in Gmail |
Search
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Cmd+K / Ctrl+K | Jump to the inbox search box |
/ | Focus search |
Make them yours
Every quick-action shortcut is editable — set a key that fits how you work, add new ones for actions like Snooze or Apply label, and MailPrism warns you if a key is already taken. Full walkthrough: Quick Actions.
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