Microsoft Outlook Keyboard shortcuts

Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook since Outlook 2003) is a personal information manager from Microsoft, and is part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an e-mail application, it also provides a calendar, task and contact management, note taking, a journal and web browsing. But most of us not aware some of the Keyboard shortcuts, which are very helpful so am here posting some of the useful Keyboard Shortcuts.

Microsoft Outlook Keyboard shortcuts

# Alt + . (period) Open the Address Book with the To field selected
# Alt + A Open the Action drop-down menu
# Alt + B Open the Address Book with the BCC field selected
# Alt + C Select message recipients for CC field
# Alt + D Switch to Daily calendar view
# Alt + E Open the Edit drop-down menu
# Alt + F Open the File drop-down menu
# Alt + G Open the Go drop-down menu
# Alt + H Open the Help drop-down menu
# Alt + I Open the Find tool bar / Open the Insert drop-down menu
# Alt + J Move to the Subject field
# Alt + K Check names in the To, CC, or BCC field against the Address Book (cursor must be in the corresponding message header field)
# Alt + L Reply All
# Alt + M Switch to Monthly calendar view
# Alt + N Open the Accounts drop-down menu
# Alt + O Open the Format drop-down menu / Switch to Today calendar view
# Alt + P Open the Message Options dialog box
# Alt + R Reply / Switch to Work Week Calendar view
# Alt + S Send
# Alt + T Open the Tools drop-down menu
# Alt + V Open the View drop-down menu
# Alt + W Forward an item / Switch to Weekly calendar view
# Alt + Y Switch to Daily calendar view
# Ctrl + 1 Go to Mail
# Ctrl + 2 Go to Calendar
# Ctrl + 3 Go to Contacts
# Ctrl + 4 Go to Tasks
# Ctrl + 5 Go to Notes
# Ctrl + 6 Go to Folder List
# Ctrl + 7 Go to Shortcuts
# Ctrl + 8 Go to Journal
# Ctrl + A Select all
# Ctrl + B Bold when editing a rich text message
# Ctrl + C Copy
# Ctrl + D Delete an item (message, task, contact, etc.)
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# Ctrl + E Activate the Find drop-down menu / Center Align when editing a rich text message
# Ctrl + F Forward
# Ctrl + J Open a new Journal Entry from the selected item (message, task, contact, etc.)
# Ctrl + K Check names in the To, CC, or BCC field against the Address Book (cursor must be in the corresponding message header field)
# Ctrl + M Send/Receive all
# Ctrl + O Open
# Ctrl + P Print
# Ctrl + Q Mark the selected message Read
# Ctrl + R Reply
# Ctrl + S Save a draft message
# Ctrl + T Tab
# Ctrl + U Mark the selected message Unread
# Ctrl + V Paste
# Ctrl + X Cut
# Ctrl + Y Go to Folder
# Ctrl + Z Undo
# Ctrl + Backspace Delete the previous word
# Ctrl + End Move to the end
# Ctrl + Home Move to the beginning
# Ctrl + Shift + A Open a new Appointment
# Ctrl + Shift + B Open the Address Book
# Ctrl + Shift + C Create a new Contact
# Ctrl + Shift + E Open a new folder
# Ctrl + Shift + F Open the Advanced Find window
# Ctrl + Shift + G Flag message for follow up
# Ctrl + Shift + J Open a new Journal Entry
# Ctrl + Shift + K Open a new Task
# Ctrl + Shift + L Open a new Distribution List
# Ctrl + Shift + M Open a new Message
# Ctrl + Shift + N Open a new Note
# Ctrl + Shift + O Switch to the Outbox
# Ctrl + Shift + P Open the New Search Folder window
# Ctrl + Shift + Q Open a new Meeting Request
# Ctrl + Shift + R Reply All
# Ctrl + Shift + S Open a new Discussion
# Ctrl + Shift + U Open a new Task Request
# Ctrl + Shift + Y Copy a Folder
# Shift + Tab Select the previous message header button or field
# F1 Open Outlook Help
# F3 Activate the Find toolbar
# F4 Open the Find window
# F7 Spellcheck
# F9 Send and receive all
# F10 Select File from the Outlook toolbar button
# F11 Activate the “Find a contact” dialog box
# F12 Save As
# Alt + F4 Close the active window