Align Center centers the selected text in your email. Press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + E and the highlighted line snaps to the middle, which is handy for a heading or a sign-off without opening the formatting toolbar.
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.
Align center Gmail Shortcut Tutorial
Below is a detailed step-by-step tutorial on how to use the Gmail shortcut “Align center”:
1. Open your Gmail account on your computer and log in with your email address and password.
2. Once you are in your inbox, click on the gear icon in the upper right corner of the screen and select “See all settings” from the dropdown menu.
3. In the Settings menu, click on the “General” tab at the top of the page.
4. Scroll down until you find the “Keyboard shortcuts” section.
5. Make sure the option for keyboard shortcuts is set to “Keyboard shortcuts on” to enable the use of keyboard shortcuts in Gmail.
6. Click the “Save Changes” button at the bottom of the page to save your settings.
7. Now, compose a new email by clicking on the “Compose” button in the upper left corner of the screen.
8. Type out your message in the email body.
9. Highlight the text that you want to align to the center by clicking and dragging your cursor over it.
10. To align the highlighted text to the center, simply press the following keys on your keyboard: Ctrl + E (Windows) or Command + E (Mac).
11. Your text should now be centered in the email body.
Prefer to skip the settings menu? The CMDK extension enables Gmail’s keyboard shortcuts automatically, so the Align Center shortcut is ready as soon as you add it to Chrome.
Go beyond a single shortcut
The Align Center shortcut is a small habit that pays off every day, and it is only a taste of what a keyboard-first inbox feels like. CMDK adds more than 80 shortcuts on top of the ones Gmail already has, plus a command bar that runs any action by name, natural-language snooze, a split inbox with tabs, one-click sender nuke, and instant account switching. Install CMDK and see how much faster email feels by the end of your first day.
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