| Calendar
Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| ENTER |
Opens
the selected appointment or meeting. |
| DELETE |
Deletes
the selected appointment or meeting. For repeating appointments or meetings,
only the selected occurrence is deleted. |
| TAB |
Selects
the next option, appointment, or meeting in the Day view. |
| SHIFT+TAB |
Selects
the previous option, appointment, or meeting in the Day view. |
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| Contacts Keyboard
shortcut |
Function |
| CTRL+S |
Saves
changes to the open contact. |
| ENTER |
Opens
the selected contact. |
| DELETE |
Deletes
the selected contact. |
| UP ARROW |
Selects
the previous contact in the list. |
| DOWN ARROW |
Selects
the next contact in the list. |
| SHIFT+UP ARROW |
Selects
the current and previous contacts in the list. |
| SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
Selects
the current and next contacts in the list. |
| HOME |
Selects
the first contact in the list. |
| END |
Selects
the last contact in the list. |
| PAGE UP |
For
contact lists of two or more pages, selects the first contact on the previous
page. |
| PAGE DOWN |
For
contact lists of two or more pages, selects the first contact on the next
page. |
| TAB |
Selects
the next option in the Contacts view. |
| SHIFT+TAB |
Selects
the previous option in the Contacts view. |
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| Inbox and Other E-Mail Folder Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| ENTER |
Opens
the selected message. |
| CTRL+N |
Opens
a new message form. |
| CTRL+Q |
Marks
the selected message as Read. |
| To use this shortcut with Internet Explorer 7,
you need to disable the Quick Tabs feature. |
| CTRL+R |
Replies
to the selected message. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+R |
Replies
to the sender and all recipients of the selected message. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+F |
Forwards
the selected message. |
| DELETE |
Deletes
the selected message. |
| SHIFT+DELETE |
Permanently
deletes the selected message. |
| UP ARROW |
Selects
the previous message in the list. |
| DOWN ARROW |
Selects
the next message in the list. |
| SHIFT+UP ARROW |
Selects
the current and previous messages in the list. |
| SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
Selects
the current and next messages in the list. |
| HOME |
Selects
the first message in the list. |
| END |
Selects
the last message in the list. |
| PAGE UP |
For
message lists of two or more pages, selects the first message on the previous
page. |
| PAGE DOWN |
For
message lists of two or more pages, selects the first message on the next
page. |
| TAB |
Selects
the next option in the Inbox view. |
| SHIFT+TAB |
Selects
the previous option in the Inbox view. |
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| Options Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| CTRL+S |
Saves
changes to your Options. |
| TAB |
Selects
the next option in the Options view. |
| SHIFT+TAB |
Selects
the previous option in the Options view. |
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| Tasks Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| CTRL+S |
Saves
changes to the open task. |
| ENTER |
Opens
the selected task. |
| DELETE |
Deletes
the selected task. For recurring tasks, the entire series is deleted. |
| SHIFT+DELETE |
Permanently
deletes the selected task. |
| UP ARROW |
Selects
the previous task in the list. |
| DOWN ARROW |
Selects
the next task in the list. |
| SHIFT+UP ARROW |
Selects
the current and previous tasks in the list. |
| SHIFT+DOWN ARROW |
Selects
the current and next tasks in the list. |
| HOME |
Selects
the first task in the list. |
| END |
Selects
the last task in the list. |
| PAGE UP |
For
task lists of two or more pages, selects the first task on the previous page. |
| PAGE DOWN |
For
task lists of two or more pages, selects the first task on the next page. |
| TAB |
Selects
the next option in the Tasks view. |
| SHIFT+TAB |
Selects
the previous option in the Tasks view. |
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| Message and Meeting Request Form Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| ESC |
Closes
the window. |
| CTRL+> or CTRL+period |
Views
the next item in the list. |
| CTRL+< or CTRL+comma |
Views
the previous item in the list. |
| CTRL+R |
Replies
to the sender of the item. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+R |
Replies
to everyone in the To and Cc boxes. |
| CTRL+SHIFT+F |
Forwards
the item. |
| TAB |
Selects
the next option on the message or meeting request form. |
| SHIFT+TAB |
Selects
the previous option on the message or meeting request form. |
| CTRL+TAB |
Returns
to the beginning of the tab sequence in the item. For example, in a meeting
request, if an attendee's name is selected, pressing CTRL+TAB resets the
focus so that pressing TAB selects Accept in the toolbar. |
| CTRL+D |
Permanently
deletes the message or meeting request form. |
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| New Appointment and Meeting Request Forms Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| CTRL+S |
Saves
the appointment or meeting request. |
| CTRL+D |
Permanently
deletes the appointment or meeting request. |
| ALT+S |
Sends
the meeting request. |
| CTRL+K or ALT+K |
Resolves
the names in the address boxes. |
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| New Message Form Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| CTRL+S |
Saves
the message to the Drafts folder. |
| CTRL+D |
Permanently
deletes the message. |
| ALT+S |
Sends
the message. |
| F7 |
Checks
the spelling in the message. |
| CTRL+K or ALT+K |
Resolves
the names in the address boxes. |
| ALT+T, ALT+C, or ALT+B |
Opens
the Find Names dialog box. |
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| Text Editing Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| BACKSPACE |
Deletes
the selection or the character to the left of the cursor. |
| CTRL+BACKSPACE |
Deletes
the word to the left of the cursor but not the space before the word. |
| CTRL+C |
Copies
the selection to the Clipboard. |
| CTRL+V |
Pastes
the contents of the Clipboard into the current location. |
| CTRL+X |
Cuts
the selection to the Clipboard. |
| DELETE |
Deletes
the selection without copying it to the Clipboard. |
| INSERT |
Toggles
between inserting and overwriting text. |
| CTRL+Z |
Reverses
the effect of the most recent formatting command. |
| CTRL+Y |
Reapplies
the most recent formatting command. |
| CTRL+F |
Finds
text. |
| SHIFT+F10 |
Displays
a menu of options, if one exists. This is the same as right-clicking an item
or option in the text. |
| CTRL+L |
Displays
the Hyperlink dialog box. This lets you insert or change a hyperlink in the
text. |
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| Checking Spelling Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| F7 |
Checks
the spelling in the message. |
| CTRL+J |
Jumps
to the next misspelled word after the pointer and opens the Suggestions menu. |
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When
the Suggestions menu is open: |
| UP ARROW |
Moves
up through the list. |
| DOWN ARROW |
Moves
down through the list. |
| RIGHT ARROW |
Puts
the pointer at the end of the misspelled word. |
| LEFT ARROW |
Puts
the pointer at the beginning of the misspelled word. |
| ESC |
Hides
the menu and puts the pointer at the beginning of the misspelled word. |
| ENTER |
Selects
a highlighted item in the menu. |
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| Text Formatting Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| CTRL+B |
Toggles
bold formatting. |
| CTRL+I |
Toggles
italic formatting. |
| CTRL+U |
Toggles
underlining. |
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| Right-to-Left Layout Keyboard shortcut |
Function |
| CTRL+LEFT SHIFT |
Sets
the message area for left-to-right typing and editing. This is the
orientation for most Western languages. |
| CTRL+RIGHT SHIFT |
Sets
the message area for right-to-left typing and editing. This is the
orientation for languages such as Arabic and Hebrew. When you press
CTRL+RIGHT SHIFT, the scroll bar moves to the left edge of the message
window. |