Gmail CC Field Shortcut or Always Visible

Question

I've been searching for a way to access the CC field on GMail quickly. However, seems like there's no official shortcut (besides doing mad TAB TAB TAB TAB TAB TAB ENTER). There was a userscript published on lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/393844/always-show-gmails-cc-field-user-script that doesn't work anymore.

Anyone knows an alternative?

Update Also disabling all the javascript/ajax functionality that gmail provides by default is not an option. So no "Basic HTML". Sorry.

Answer 1

There is actually an official shortcut but it is kind of hidden. Try pressing the keys b or d to compose your message instead of c.

Source: Google Operating System

Answer 2

If you enable the "Custom keyboard shortcuts" in the Labs, one of the options you can set is "Compose and show Cc field". Using this will open a new Compose editor with the CC field open.

Doesn't help with replies, though. And since it's a Lab feature it could get turned off any time.

It sounds like a feature that should be requested.

Answer 3

If you’re using Chrome on a Mac, you can press:

• Cmd+Shift+C to add CC recipients;
• Cmd+Shift+B to add BCC recipients.

Answer 4

This is a very old topic and as far as I see, Google is still deaf about, so I decided to post my solution just for reference.

I'm a big fan of AutoHotKey and this is my Firefox script for Gmail replies (just press F2 after filling the "to" field):

;Firefox
#IfWinActive ahk_class MozillaWindowClass
F2::    Send {tab}{tab}{tab}{tab}{tab}{tab}{enter}
    sleep 100
    Send ^{home}{delete}
    Return

Answer 5

Scroll down your Gmail page and click on Basic view. Now compose. It cuts down on Gmail’s functionality, but it always displays the CC/BCC fields.

Direct link to basic HTML view.