When it comes to social media, most of us can’t without it. Some are addicted to Facebook, some to Twitter and some to Google+. If you happen to use Google+ a lot, then here are some keyboard shortcuts which you can use with the Google+ notifications box. So instead of using your mouse for every task, you can try giving your keyboard a go. They’re easy to remember and as always, lets you do things fast compared to a mouse.
There are already some keyboard shortcuts available for navigating on the Google+ stream, but let’s take a look at some new keyboard shortcuts limited only to the notifications box of Google+. Note that they won’t work outside of the notification box.
Google+ notification box keyboard shortcuts
Up/down arrow keys: Scroll through notifications from the list. Notice the blue line, which shows the currently selected notification.
Enter (Return for Mac): Open the notification you’ve selected. You can also use o.
Scroll down by pressing the down arrow key and then press Enter: Opens the list of previously read notifications.
Right/left arrow keys: Lets you go to the next/previous notification. You can also use j/k.
U – Return to the list of notifications or to the main screen.
D – Mark the currently selected notification as read.
Esc: Close the entire notifications box.
While these keys work great, there’s no shortcut to open the notification box from the keyboard. For that, you’ll have to use your mouse.
Also Read: Google+ Stream: 5 Tips For Quick Navigation
