In this tutorial, we will learn How to delete email in Gmail with a Keyboard Shortcut.
Are you looking for a Keyboard shortcut to delete email in Gmail?
Let’s jump straight into the steps that you need to follow to delete the unwanted emails and send them to the Gmail Dust bin.
Delete email in Gmail with a Keyboard Shortcut
Step 1 : Logon to your Gmail account.
Step 2 : Select the Email that you want to delete
Step 3: Now Press the Shift+3 keyboard Shortcut and we are done 🙂
The selected email will be deleted and you will get a message “Conversation moved to the bin.
For this Shortcut to work ensure your keyboard Shortcut is switched on. (Check the Steps in the next section of this tutorial on How to Switch on the Keyboard Shortcut )
At this point, if you still want to recover the email, you click on Undo.
If you want to completely delete it forever. Then go to Bin, Select the Email and Click on Delete forever
How to Switch on the Keyboard Shortcut in Gmail.
Step 1: Go to Gmail Settings
On the top right side of your Gmail account, click on the Settings icon as shown below
Step 2: Now Click on “See all Settings “
Step 3: Now Scroll down under the General Tab and find Keyboard shortcuts.
Scroll down under the General tab to find the Keyboard Shortcuts section.
Select the Radio button Keyboard Shortcuts on to Switch on the Keyboard Shortcut.
Step 4: Save the Changes
Scroll down to the bottom of the Page and click on Save Changes.
Now the keyboard Shortcut SHIFT+3 to delete unwanted emails will be active.
We hope this article on How to delete email in Gmail with a Keyboard Shortcut was useful.
