- you can easily tab in gmail to indent a line with a keyboard shortcut.
- however, the process is completely different on a mobile device: you’ll have to use the google docs app to get around the lack of a built-in keyboard shortcut option.
- this is what you need to do to successfully add a tab or indent to a line in gmail.
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If you’ve ever tried to use the “tab” key when typing an email in gmail, you may have been very confused as to why it didn’t work. unfortunately, it just doesn’t support the email platform. instead, you’ll have to use a keyboard shortcut to do so.
Here’s what you need to know to do it on a desktop or mobile device.
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how to tab in gmail on a computer
1. Go to gmail.com and sign in to your account, if necessary.
2. Navigate to the draft you want to create a tab on.
3. Click on the line where you want to insert a tab.
4. press the “command” (mac) or “ctrl” (pc) key as well as the “} / ] key”.
the line will be indented and you can start typing as usual.
how to tab in gmail on a mobile device
Unfortunately, phones don’t have anything equivalent to a tab key and there are no shortcuts that can accomplish this task in the mobile version of gmail. however, if you use the google docs app on your phone, you have a solution available to you.
1. go to a google document on your computer and create a tabbed line.
2. Open the google document through the app on your phone, tap the pencil icon.
3. tap and hold to highlight the tabbed line, then select “copy”.
4. Open the gmail app and sign in, if necessary.
5. open your draft and navigate to the desired message.
6. tap and hold the line you want to indent.
7. select “paste”.
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