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Outlook Keyboard shortcuts

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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


E-Mail

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)