When your cursor sits on a flagged word, Open Spelling Suggestions brings up Gmail’s list of corrections. You can pick the right spelling from the keyboard instead of right-clicking, which keeps you moving through a draft.
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Open spelling suggestions Gmail Shortcut Tutorial
To use the Open spelling suggestions shortcut in Gmail, you first need to enable keyboard shortcuts in your Gmail settings. Here’s how to do it:
1. Open your Gmail account and click on the gear icon in the top right corner.
2. Select “See all settings” from the dropdown menu.
3. Go to the “General” tab and scroll down until you find the “Keyboard shortcuts” section.
4. Click on the radio button next to “Keyboard shortcuts on” to enable keyboard shortcuts in Gmail.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the “Save Changes” button to apply the changes.
Once you have enabled keyboard shortcuts, you can use the Open spelling suggestions shortcut by following these steps:
1. While composing a new email or replying to a message, type out a word that you are unsure about the spelling of.
2. Press the “Ctrl” key (or “Command” key on Mac) and the period key (.) at the same time.
3. Gmail will automatically open a box with spelling suggestions for the word you typed.
4. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate through the suggestions and press “Enter” to select the correct spelling.
Prefer to skip the settings menu? The CMDK extension enables Gmail’s keyboard shortcuts automatically, so the Open Spelling Suggestions shortcut is ready as soon as you add it to Chrome.
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