Effective Keyboard Shortcuts for Ambitious Content Marketers to Increase Productivity

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Are you looking to increase your content marketing productivity and cut time by using keyboard shortcuts? If you use content marketing to build your online business while increasing productivity, these keyboard shortcut directions may be highly effective in helping you churn out content faster than Flash Gordon:

Keyboard shortcuts

Shift + Esc : Focus main window Esc : Focus latest chat or compose Ctrl + . : Advance to next chat or compose Ctrl + , : Advance to previous chat or compose Ctrl + Enter : Send Ctrl + Shift + c : Add Cc recipients Ctrl + Shift + b : Add Bcc recipients Ctrl + Shift + f : Access custom from Ctrl + Shift + d : Discard draft Ctrl + k : Insert a link Ctrl + ; : Go to previous misspelled word Ctrl + ' : Go to next misspelled word Ctrl + m : Open spelling suggestions Ctrl + o : Browse spaces Ctrl + i : Create a space ↑ : Focus on previous space or direct message ↓ : Focus on next space or direct message Shift + ↑ : Focus on previous unread space or direct message Shift + ↓ : Focus on next unread space or direct message Ctrl + Shift + k : Switch spaces or direct messages quickly → or Enter : Select space or direct message ↑ : Focus previous message ↓ : Focus next message r : Focus on reply box Ctrl + g : Open space or direct message menu Ctrl + j : Focus the last message Ctrl + s : Start a new message Ctrl + Shift + . : Copy selected chat messages as transcript Enter : Reply to a thread or start a new thread while focus is on a message → : Focus on either the thread navigation panel icon, the open thread navigation panel, or the open thread Ctrl + Alt + . : Focus on side panel Ctrl + Alt + , : Focus back to main window

↑ : Focus previous message ↓ : Focus next message Shift + ↑ : Focus first message in thread Shift + ↓ : Focus last message in thread ← : Go back to main conversation Esc : Exit to thread navigation panel r : Focus on reply box ↑ : Edit previously posted message Shift + Enter : New line : : Show emoji picker Ctrl + z : Undo Ctrl + y : Redo Ctrl + Shift + 5 : Previous font Ctrl + Shift + 6 : Next font Ctrl + Shift + - : Decrease text size Ctrl + Shift + + : Increase text size Ctrl + b : Bold Ctrl + i : Italics Ctrl + u : Underline Ctrl + Shift + 7 : Numbered list Ctrl + Shift + 8 : Bulleted list Ctrl + Shift + 9 : Quote Ctrl + [ : Indent less Ctrl + ] : Indent more Ctrl + Shift + l : Align left Ctrl + Shift + e : Align center Ctrl + Shift + r : Align right Ctrl + Shift + , : Set right-to-left Ctrl + Shift + . : Set left-to-right Alt + Shift + 5 : Strikethrough Ctrl + \ : Remove formatting

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g then i : Go to Inbox g then s : Go to Starred conversations g then b : Go to Snoozed conversations g then t : Go to Sent messages g then d : Go to Drafts g then a : Go to All mail g then c : Go to Contacts g then l : Go to Label g then k : Go to Tasks g then f : Go to search filters Ctrl + Alt + 1 : Open Mail Ctrl + Alt + 2 : Open Chat Ctrl + Alt + 3 : Open Spaces Ctrl + Alt + 4 : Open Meet * then a : Select all conversations * then n : Deselect all conversations * then r : Select read conversations * then u : Select unread conversations * then s : Select starred conversations * then t : Select unstarred conversations u : Back to threadlist k / j : Newer/older conversation o or Enter : Open conversation; collapse/expand conversation p / n : Read previous/next message g then n : Go to next page g then p : Go to previous page ` : Go to next inbox section ~ : Go to previous inbox section Ctrl + Alt + v : Reset sidebar sections to default height / : Search mail ? : Open keyboard shortcut help q : Search chat contacts c : Compose d : Compose in a tab . : Open "more actions" menu v : Open "move to" menu l : Open "label as" menu

, : Move focus to toolbar x : Select conversation s : Toggle star/Rotate among superstars y : Remove label e : Archive m : Mute conversation ! : Report as spam # : Delete r : Reply Shift + r : Reply in a new window a : Reply all Shift + a : Reply all in a new window f : Forward Shift + f : Forward in a new window Shift + n : Update conversation ] / [ : Remove conversation from current view and go newer/older } / { : Archive conversation and go newer/older z : Undo last action Shift + i : Mark as read Shift + u : Mark as unread _ : Mark unread from the selected message + or = : Mark as important - : Mark as not important ; : Expand entire conversation : : Collapse entire conversation b : Snooze Shift + t : Add conversation to Tasks h then c : Focus on the conversation list h then r : Focus on the spaces list

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As search engines scour the web 24 hours a day, 7 days a week annually without slumber or tire, it gives ambitious content creators an opportunity to start a content based online business in the form of a blog, website, YouTube channel, podcast, or PPC (pay per click) campaign and build their online business. It can happen for anyone at any age, as long as you put your heart and mind into it.