Keyboard shortcuts save you time by helping you quickly explore your reading list without moving your hand back and forth between your keyboard and mouse. Here are the keyboard shortcuts for Google Reader:
| Navigation | ||
|---|---|---|
| j/k | item down/up | selects the next/previous item in the list |
| space/shift-space | page down/up | moves the page down/up |
| n/p | scan down/up | in list view, selects the next item without opening it |
| shift-n/p | navigation down/up | selects the next/previous subscription or folder in the navigation |
| shift-x | navigation expand/collapse | expands or collapses a folder selected in the navigation |
| o | open/close item | in list view, expands or collapses the selected item |
| enter | open/close item | in list view, expands or collapses the selected item |
| shift-o | navigation open subscription | opens the subscription or folder currently selected in the navigation |
| – | zoom out | decreases the font size of the current item |
| = | zoom in | increases the font size of the current item |
| Acting on Items | ||
| s | toggle star | stars or un-stars the selected item |
| l | toggle like | likes or un-likes the selected item |
| shift-s | toggle share | shares or un-shares the selected item |
| shift-d | share with note | shares the selected item with a note |
| v | view original | opens the original source for this article in a new window |
| t | tag an item | opens the tagging field for the selected item |
| m | mark as read/unread | switches the read status of the selected item |
| shift-a | mark all as read | marks all items in the current view as read |
| e | email item | opens the email form to send an item to a friend |
| Jumping | ||
| g then h | go to home | goes to the Google Reader homepage |
| g then a | go to all items | goes to the “All items” view |
| g then s | go to starred items | goes to the “Starred items” view |
| g then shift-s | go to shared items | goes to the “Your shared items” view |
| g then u | go to subscription | allows you to navigate to a subscription by entering the subscription name |
| g then t | go to tag | allows you to navigate to a tag by entering the tag name |
| g then f | go to friend | allows you to navigate to a friend’s shared items by entering the friend’s name |
| g then shift-f | go to all friends’ shared items | shows all of your friends’ shared items |
| g then shift-t | go to trends | goes to the “Trends” view |
| g then d | go to feed discovery | shows the recommendations page, or the browse page if there are no recommendations |
| Application | ||
| r | refresh | refreshes the unread counts in the navigation |
| f | toggle full screen mode | displays reading list in full screen mode |
| u | toggle subscription list display | hides or shows the list of subscriptions |
| 1 | expanded view | displays the subscription as expanded items |
| 2 | list view | displays the subscription as a list of headlines |
| / | search | moves your cursor to the search box |
| a | add a subscription | opens the “Add a subscription” box in the sidebar |
| ? | keyboard shortcuts help | displays a quick guide to all of Reader’s shortcuts |
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