A Time-Saving General Keyboard Shortcut List

Here are some keyboard shortcuts that work wherever you are in Outlook. This of course makes them particularly valuable ones to know.

Every time you can replace some pointing and clicking with a memorized shortcut key, you save yourself a bit of time and energy. These bits really do add up over the course of days and weeks.

So consider learning as many of these shortcuts as is practical and use them instead of the mouse.

The time and energy you save can be put to better use.

Shortcut	Action
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 the Navigation pane Folder list
CTRL-7	Go to the Navigation pane Shortcuts list
F6	Switch between open panes in the Outlook window
CTRL-Y	Select an Outlook folder to open
CTRL-N	Create a new default item for whichever view you are in
CTRL-SHIFT-M	Create a new mail message
CTRL-SHIFT-A	Create a new appointment
CTRL-SHIFT-K	Create a new task

• Return to the General Outlook Tips page.


• Go to the Keyboard Shortcuts to Send Mail page.


• Go to the Keyboard Shortcuts to Create a Task page.


• Go to the Keyboard Shortcuts to Create an Appointment page.


• Go to the Living With Outlook home page.