Gmail · Report as spam
Actions
Windows · Linux
!Mac
!Both systems use the same combination.
Moves the mail to Spam and teaches the filter from it. Report a legitimate sender by mistake and their later mail can land in Spam too, so undo it right away.
- Group
- Actions
- Keys held
- 1
Most Gmail shortcuts do nothing until you turn Keyboard shortcuts on in Settings — while it is off, the single-letter keys simply have no effect.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Report as spam in Gmail?
Moves the mail to Spam and teaches the filter from it. Report a legitimate sender by mistake and their later mail can land in Spam too, so undo it right away. It is ! on Windows and ! on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
Yes, ! on both.
Q. How many keys is that?
1 pressed together. The combination sits under Actions in Gmail.