Here we go:

CTRL-K : complete a recipient name in your email form
CTRL-Q : set as read, handy for selecting “all” in newsletter folders and then set them all as read
CTRL-R : reply, saves time to mouse to the “button”
CTRL-N: to create a new message, saves time to go to the “button”
CTRL-SHIFT-C: create a new contact, handy when on the phone
CTRL-SHIFT-N: create a new note, handy when in a  do-not-want-to-lose-focus state
CTRL-1…N : switch from mail to contacts to notes etc…
F6 and ENTER: use them together to switch between panes and hit enter to open, saves a lot of mouse-ing time
F2: as it works in more apps, it also works here: you can immediately edit the contents of a selected field, handy when renaming folders

and last but not least:

CTRL-SHIFT-P: to create a search folder, if you never hit it you will find some handy predefined searches like “large mail”, handy when cleaning up.

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One Response to “The top 10 handiest Outlook shortcut keys”

1. jelle says:

   December 3, 2008 at 12:29 am

   hey, thanks edward!

   Reply

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