Italics works just like it does in a document. Select text and press Cmd/Ctrl + I to emphasise a title or a phrase, without leaving the keyboard to find the formatting bar.
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Italics Gmail Shortcut Tutorial
To use the Italics shortcut in Gmail, follow these steps:
1. Open your Gmail account in your web browser and sign in with your credentials.
2. Go to the settings by clicking on the gear icon in the top right corner of the Gmail window.
3. In the dropdown menu, click on “See all settings.”
4. In the settings menu, navigate to the “General” tab.
5. Look for the “Keyboard shortcuts” section and make sure the option is set to “Keyboard shortcuts on.”
6. Save your changes by scrolling to the bottom of the settings page and clicking on the “Save Changes” button.
To use the Italics shortcut in Gmail after enabling keyboard shortcuts:
1. Compose a new email or reply to an existing email.
2. Type the text you want to italicize in the body of the email.
3. Highlight the text with your cursor.
4. Press and hold the “Ctrl” key on your keyboard.
5. While holding the “Ctrl” key, press the letter “I” on your keyboard.
6. Release both keys, and you will see the text in italics.
If you would rather not flip the setting yourself, the CMDK extension enables shortcuts like Italics for you and brings more than 80 others to Gmail.
Make every keystroke count
Learning Italics is worth it, but you do not have to stop there. CMDK turns Gmail into an inbox you run entirely from the keyboard: more than 80 shortcuts, a command bar for any action, snooze you can type in plain English, a tabbed split inbox, and one-key sender nuke. Add it to Chrome and keep your hands off the mouse.
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CMDK adds these and 80+ more shortcuts to Gmail, along with a command bar and natural-language snooze. See how CMDK works or check CMDK pricing.