Basic Navigation
Switch to Mail. |
CTRL+1 |
Switch to Calendar. |
CTRL+2 |
Switch to Contacts. |
CTRL+3 |
Switch to Tasks. |
CTRL+4 |
Switch to Notes. |
CTRL+5 |
Switch to Folder List in Navigation Pane. |
CTRL+6 |
Switch to Shortcuts. |
CTRL+7 |
Switch to next message (with message open). |
CTRL+PERIOD |
Switch to previous message (with message open). |
CTRL+COMMA |
Move between the Navigation Pane, the main Outlook window, the Reading Pane, and the To-Do Bar. |
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB or SHIFT+TAB |
Move between the Outlook window, the smaller panes in the Navigation Pane, the Reading Pane, and the sections in the To-Do Bar. |
TAB |
Move between the Outlook window, the smaller panes in the Navigation Pane, the Reading Pane, and the sections in the To-Do Bar, and show the access keys in the Outlook ribbon. |
F6 |
Move around message header lines in the Navigation Pane or an open message. |
CTRL+TAB |
Move around within the Navigation Pane. |
Arrow keys |
Go to a different folder. |
CTRL+Y |
Go to the Search box. |
F3 or CTRL+E |
In the Reading Pane, go to the previous message. |
ALT+UP ARROW or CTRL+COMMA or ALT+PAGE UP |
In the Reading Pane, page down through text. |
SPACEBAR |
In the Reading Pane, page up through text. |
SHIFT+SPACEBAR |
Collapse or expand a group in the email message list. |
LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW |
Go back to previous view in main Outlook window. |
ALT+B or ALT+LEFT ARROW |
Go forward to next view in main Outlook window. |
ALT+RIGHT ARROW |
Select the InfoBar and, if available, show the menu of commands. |
CTRL+SHIFT+W |
Switch to Inbox. |
CTRL+SHIFT+I |
Create a new message. |
CTRL+N |
Check names. |
CTRL+K |
Send. |
ALT+S |
Reply to a message. |
CTRL+R |
Reply all to a message. |
CTRL+SHIFT+R |
Reply with meeting request. |
CTRL+ALT+R |
Forward a message. |
CTRL+F |
Mark a message as not junk. |
CTRL+ ALT+J |
Display blocked external content (in a message). |
CTRL+SHIFT+I |
Post to a folder. |
CTRL+ SHIFT+S |
Apply Normal style. |
CTRL+SHIFT+N |
Check for new messages. |
CTRL+M or F9 |
Go to the previous message. |
UP ARROW |
Go to the next message. |
DOWN ARROW |
Create a message (from any Outlook view). |
CTRL+SHIFT+M |
Open a received message. |
CTRL+O |
Delete and Ignore a Conversation. |
CTRL+SHIFT+D |
Open the Address Book. |
CTRL+SHIFT+B |
Add a Quick Flag to an unopened message. |
INSERT |
Display the Flag for Follow Up dialog box. |
CTRL+SHIFT+G |
Mark as read. |
CTRL+Q |
Mark as unread. |
CTRL+U |
Open the Mail Tip in the selected message. |
CTRL+SHIFT+W |
Find or replace. |
F4 |
Find next. |
SHIFT+F4 |
Send. |
CTRL+ENTER |
Print. |
CTRL+P |
Forward. |
CTRL+F |
Forward as attachment. |
CTRL+ALT+F |
Show the properties for the selected item. |
ALT+ENTER |
Create a multimedia message |
CTRL+SHIFT+U |
Create a text message. |
CTRL+SHIFT+T |
Mark for Download. |
CTRL+ALT+M |
Clear Mark for Download. |
CTRL+ALT+U |
Display Send/Receive progress. |
CTRL+B (when a Send/Receive is in progress) |