How to Select All Emails in Gmail

Tue-May-2023
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There are a few ways to select all emails in Gmail.

1. Use the checkbox at the top of the inbox.

  1. Open Gmail.
  2. Click the checkbox at the top of the inbox.
  3. Click “Select all conversations.”

2. Use the search bar to find all emails that match a certain criteria.

  1. Open Gmail.
  2. In the search bar, type in a search term that will match all of the emails you want to select. For example, you could type in “unread” to select all unread emails.
  3. Click the search button.
  4. Click the checkbox at the top of the results list.
  5. Click “Select all conversations.”

3. Use the keyboard shortcut.

  1. Open Gmail.
  2. Press Ctrl+A on your keyboard.

Once you have selected all of the emails, you can perform a bulk action on them, such as deleting them, archiving them, or moving them to a different folder.

Here are some additional tips for selecting all emails in Gmail:

  • You can also select all emails in a specific folder by clicking the checkbox next to the folder name.
  • You can select multiple individual emails by clicking the checkbox next to each email.
  • You can deselect an email by clicking the checkbox next to it again.
  • You can clear the selection of all emails by clicking the checkbox at the top of the list again.