Report Spam (the exclamation key) moves the selected message to your Spam folder and tells Google to treat similar mail the same way. It does more than delete: it helps keep the next one from reaching you at all.
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.
Report spam Gmail Shortcut Tutorial
To use the Gmail shortcut “Report spam,” you will first need to make sure that keyboard shortcuts are enabled in your Gmail settings. Here’s how you can do that:
1. Open your Gmail account in a web browser.
2. Click on the gear icon in the top right corner and select “See all settings” from the dropdown menu.
3. Go to the “General” tab, and scroll down to the “Keyboard Shortcuts” section.
4. Make sure that the option for keyboard shortcuts is set to “Keyboard shortcuts on.”
5. Scroll to the bottom of the settings page and click “Save Changes” to enable keyboard shortcuts in Gmail.
Now that you have enabled keyboard shortcuts, you can use the “Report spam” shortcut to mark emails as spam easily. Here’s how:
1. Open the email you want to report as spam in your Gmail inbox.
2. Press the “!” key on your keyboard. This action will automatically mark the email as spam and move it to your spam folder.
3. You will see a notification at the bottom of the screen confirming that the email has been reported as spam.
You can also let CMDK handle this for you. It turns Gmail’s keyboard shortcuts on automatically and adds dozens more, so Report Spam and the rest just work from the first day.
Go beyond a single shortcut
The Report Spam 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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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.