The Blogger Tips

Do you spend a lot of time in reading, replying, sorting, and archiving email? Keyboard shortcuts are the saving time best friend, and the most underestimated tool for computer beginners.

Let’s look at the followings Outlook keyboard shortcuts:- 

F1 - Open for helps

F3 - Opens the search window.

F7 - Check the spelling of any open item.

F9 - Send / receive email. This shortcut can become as obsessively used as reloading in first person shooters.

F11 - Automatically moves the cursor to the Find Contact text box, allowing you to search for a contact.

Ctrl + N - Depending on which area of Outlook you are currently in, this shortcut will create a new instance of something. For example, if you are in the mail window, the shortcut will create a new mail message; if you are in the calendar window, the shortcut will create a new calendar entry. Note: To create a new email message from anywhere in Outlook, use Ctrl + Shift + M.

Ctrl + O - Opens the currently selected item.

Ctrl + U - Marks the currently selected item as unread

Ctrl + R - Replies to the current email selected.

Ctrl + F - Forwards the currently selected email.

Ctrl + Y - Opens the navigation box to navigate to another tab.

Ctrl + E - Opens the search box.

Ctrl + J - Opens a new Journal entry and adds the currently selected item to the entry.

Ctrl + Shift + F - Opens the advanced find window.

Alt + F1 - Switch the Navigation pane On or Off.

Ctrl+Shift+N - Open a new Note.

Ctrl+Shift+C - Create a new Contact.

Ctrl+1 - Switch to the mail view

Ctrl+2 - Switch to the Calendar view.

Ctrl+3 - Switch to the Contacts view.

Ctrl+4 - Switch to the Tasks list.

Ctrl+5 - Switch to the Notes view.

Ctrl+D - Delete the current message (or just use the Delete button)

Ctrl+SPACEBAR - Remove all formatting from the selected text.

Ctrl+Shift+R - Reply to all.

Ctrl+A - Select all items in a folder.

ALT+S - Send a message that is already open.

Ctrl+Shift+I - Switch to you Inbox.

Ctrl+Shift+O - Switch to your Outbox.

Ctrl+Shift+> or Ctrl+Shift+< - When in an open item, this allows you to move between the next or previous item in the list.

Ctrl+Q - Mark all messages read.

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Categories: Blogger Tips
Tags: Email, Keyboard Shortcuts, Outlook