Google Reader is a tool you must use daily if you would like to become the trusted advisor to your target audience. The following 24 keyboard shortcuts will drastically improve your reader experience and save you tons of time.
- j/k – selects the next/previous item in the list
- space/shift-space – moves the page down/up
- n/p – in list view, selects the next item without opening it
- o – in list view, expands or collapses the selected item
- enter – in list view, expands or collapses the selected item
- s – stars the selected item
- shift-s – shares the selected item
- m – switches the read state of the selected item
- t – opens the tagging field for the selected item
- v – opens the original source for this article in a new window
- shift-a – marks all items in the current view as read
- 1 – displays the subscription as expanded items
- 2 – displays the subscription as a list of headlines
- r – refreshes the unread counts in the navigation
- shift-n/p – selects the next/previous subscription or folder in the navigation
- shift-x – expand or collapse a folder selected in the navigation
- hift-o – opens the item currently selected in the navigation
- gh – goes to the Google Reader homepage
- ga – goes to the “All items” view
- gs – goes to the “Starred items” view
- gt – allows you to navigate to a tag by entering the tag name
- gu – allows you to navigate to a subscription by entering the subscription name
- u – hides and shows the list of subscriptions
- ? – displays a quick guide to all of Reader’s shortcuts
I borrowed the above list from 230 + keyword shortcuts for top web services
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