Message and list actions

Every action on a message lives in the list row, the reading pane, the hover controls or the right-click menu. Actions that change mail raise a toast with Undo.

On a single message

Action	What it does
Star / unstar	Flags the message (the Starred view). The mark-as-read delay is configurable.
Read / unread	Toggles the read state.
Reply / Reply all / Forward	Opens the composer (see the compose window).
Quick reply	A reply box at the foot of the reading pane.
Archive	Moves to Archive — directly, by year, or by month.
Snooze	Hides the message until a time you pick (Later today, Tomorrow, This weekend, Next week); Cancel snooze brings it back. See Snooze a message.
Move / Copy	Moves or copies to a folder (drag-and-drop also works).
Tag	Assigns a tag; you can drop a message onto a tag in the sidebar.
Delete	Moves to Trash.
Spam / Not spam	Marks junk; Not spam is also in the junk selection toolbar.
Print	Prints from the viewer.
Download	Saves the message (and attachments — see attachments).

On a selection

Tick the checkboxes to multi-select, then the toolbar offers batch archive, delete, move and tag. The selection toolbar also carries Not spam when you are in Junk.

Getting around

• Hover controls appear on a row in the list.
• Right-click any row or folder for its menu (folder menus include Import .eml files).
• Browser back / forward move through your mail history.
• Expand a thread inline or switch the conversation toggle off for a flat list.
• The unified views (All mail, Unread, Starred) and the per-folder views obey the same account boundary; each row names the folder it came from.
• The clock button in the list toolbar filters the list to snoozed messages (a badge shows the count) — see Snooze a message.

See also

• The compose window
• Attachments
• Folders and tags