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Keyboard shortcuts
The app uses Outlook's keys wherever Outlook has one. Help > Keyboard Shortcuts shows the most used ones inside the app.
Everywhere
| Key | Does |
|---|
Ctrl+1 | Mail |
Ctrl+2 | Calendar |
Ctrl+3 | People |
Ctrl+4 | To Do |
Ctrl+F1 | Show or hide the ribbon |
Alt | Key tips for the ribbon: type the letters shown to run a command |
Esc | Close the File page |
Mail
| Key | Does |
|---|
Ctrl+N | New email |
Ctrl+R | Reply |
Ctrl+Shift+R | Reply all |
Ctrl+F | Forward |
Ctrl+Q | Mark as read |
Ctrl+U | Mark as unread |
Insert | Flag, or clear the flag |
Del or Ctrl+D | Delete |
Backspace | Archive |
Ctrl+Shift+V | Move to a folder |
Enter | Open in its own window (a draft opens for editing) |
Ctrl+P | Print |
Ctrl+E or F3 | Search |
Ctrl+Shift+F | Search the server too |
F9 | Send and receive |
Ctrl+T | Show as conversations, or not |
Right / Left | Open / close a conversation in the list |
Ctrl+F2 to Ctrl+F12 | Put on or take off the category with that key |
Ctrl+Shift+1 to Ctrl+Shift+9 | Run a Quick Step |
Writing a message
| Key | Does |
|---|
Ctrl+Enter | Send |
Ctrl+B | Bold |
Ctrl+I | Italic |
Ctrl+U | Underline |
Ctrl+K | Insert a link |
Calendar
| Key | Does |
|---|
Ctrl+N or Ctrl+Shift+A | New event |
Ctrl+Alt+1 | Day |
Ctrl+Alt+2 | Work week |
Ctrl+Alt+3 | Week |
Ctrl+Alt+4 | Month |
Alt+Left / Alt+Right | Previous / next |
Ctrl+T | Today |
F9 | Refresh |
Delete | Delete the selected event |
People
| Key | Does |
|---|
Ctrl+N | New contact |
Ctrl+E | Search people |
Delete | Delete the selected contact |
To Do
| Key | Does |
|---|
Ctrl+N | New task |
Enter | Add the task (or step) you typed |
Safe preview of an attachment
| Key | Does |
|---|
Page Up / Page Down | Previous / next page |