You can instantly navigate to the Inbox, Contacts, Drafts or your Starred messages by using the shortcut, g, before a corresponding letter, i c d or s. What are the keyboard shortcuts? – [Gmail] Archives the conversation, and all future messages skip the Inbox unless sent or cc’d directly to you. Learn more. u – Return to conversation list Refreshes your page and returns you to the inbox, or list of conversations. y then o – Archive and next Archive your conversation and move to the next one.