To select multiple emails in Gmail using your keyboard, you can follow these steps:
1. Open your Gmail Inbox by logging into your Gmail account in a web browser.
2. Navigate to your Inbox where you can see a list of emails.
3. To select the first email, you can use the Tab key to move the focus to the first email in the list. Once the email is highlighted, you can press the Spacebar to select it. You will notice a checkmark appearing next to the selected email.
4. Now, to select multiple emails, hold down the Shift key on your keyboard.
5. While holding the Shift key, use the Up or Down arrow key to navigate through the list of emails. As you move up or down, each email will be highlighted.
6. Keep pressing the Spacebar while holding the Shift key to select multiple emails. The selected emails will have checkmarks next to them.
7. If you want to deselect a specific email, you can press the Spacebar again while the email is selected. The checkmark will disappear, indicating that the email is no longer selected.
8. Release the Shift key once you have selected all the emails you want.
9. Now that you have selected multiple emails, you can perform various actions on them. For example, you can delete them, move them to a specific label or folder, mark them as read or unread, or apply other actions available in the Gmail toolbar or right-click menu.
10. To perform an action on the selected emails, you can use the Gmail toolbar at the top of the page or right-click on any of the selected emails to open a context menu with available actions.
11. After you have completed the desired actions on the selected emails, you can release the Shift key and continue using Gmail as usual.
Personal Experience:
As an avid Gmail user, I often find myself needing to select multiple emails at once to perform actions like organizing my Inbox or deleting unwanted emails. Using the keyboard shortcuts in Gmail has proven to be a time-saving method for me.
I remember a time when I received a large number of promotional emails in my Inbox and wanted to delete them all at once. Instead of manually selecting each email with the mouse, I used the Shift key and keyboard navigation to quickly select all the unwanted emails. It was much faster and more efficient than selecting them individually.
So, whether you need to select multiple emails for organizing purposes or to perform bulk actions, using the keyboard shortcuts in Gmail can greatly streamline your email management process. Give it a try and see how it can enhance your Gmail experience.