Skip to main content

CMDK (formerly Simplehuman) | Supercharge your Gmail

🚨 Simplehuman is now CMDK   |   New name. Same mission.  Read More.

Advance Prev Chat/Compose moves your focus to the previous open chat or compose window. Paired with its next-window counterpart, it lets you step back and forth between everything you have open without touching the trackpad.

CMDK transforms your Gmail into a keyboard first experience, not just transforming existing Gmail keyboard shortcuts but also adding new ones for you to be 2x faster at email. CMDK also adds a command bar, natural language snooze, split inbox with Tabs, one-click email nuke, and easy account switching tools. It reduces your reliance on the mouse, getting you into a state of flow as you use Gmail everyday.

Advance prev chat/compose Gmail Shortcut Tutorial

How to use the Gmail shortcut Advance prev chat/compose:

1. First, you need to enable keyboard shortcuts in Gmail. To do this, sign in to your Gmail account and click on the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen.

2. In the drop-down menu, click on “See all settings.”

3. In the Settings menu, click on the “Advanced” tab.

4. Scroll down until you see the “Keyboard shortcuts” section.

5. Make sure the “Keyboard shortcuts on” option is selected.

6. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Save Changes.”

7. Now that keyboard shortcuts are enabled, you can use the Advance prev chat/compose shortcut.

8. To use this shortcut, simply press the “P” key on your keyboard. This will open the previous chat or compose window in Gmail.

If turning Gmail’s shortcuts on by hand feels fiddly, the CMDK extension switches them on for you the moment you install it, so Advance Prev Chat/Compose works right away with no setup.

Get more out of your keyboard

Once Advance Prev Chat/Compose becomes muscle memory, you will want the rest. CMDK adds more than 80 shortcuts to Gmail along with a command bar, natural-language snooze, a split inbox with tabs, one-click sender nuke, and quick account switching. It is the fastest way to run your inbox without touching the mouse.

Related Gmail keyboard shortcuts

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.