50+ Keyboard Shortcuts To Move Faster In Microsoft Outlook Express

Keystroke

Function

Alt + E

Open the Edit drop-down menu

Alt + F

Open the File drop-down menu

Alt + H

Open the Help drop-down menu

Alt + I

Open the Insert drop-down menu from the Message window

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 + O

Open

Open the Format drop-down menu from the Message window

Alt + S

Send or post a message from the message window

Alt + T

Open the Tools drop-down menu

Alt + V

Open the View drop-down menu

Alt + Enter

View the selected message's properties

Ctrl + >

Move to the next message in the list

Ctrl + <

Move to the previous message in the list

Ctrl + A

Select all

Ctrl + B

Bold when editing a rich text message

Ctrl + C

Copy

Ctrl + D

Delete an item (message, contact, etc.)

Ctrl + E

Find People

Ctrl + F

Forward

Ctrl + G

Reply All (news only)

Ctrl + I

Open the Inbox

Italicize when editing a rich text message

Ctrl + J

Move to the next unread newsgroup or folder

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 + N

Open/Post a new message

Ctrl + O

Open

Ctrl + P

Print

Ctrl + Q

Mark the selected message Read

Ctrl + R

Reply

Ctrl + S

Save a draft message

Ctrl + U

Move to the next unread e-mail message in the list

Ctrl + V

Paste

Ctrl + W

Go to a newsgroup

Ctrl + X

Cut

Ctrl + Y

Go To Folder

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Ctrl + Enter

Mark the selected message Read

Send or post a message from the message window

Ctrl + Tab

Move between Edit, Source, and Preview tabs in a message

Ctrl + Shift + >

Move to the next message in the list

Ctrl + Shift + <

Move to the previous message in the list

Ctrl + Shift + A

Mark all messages Read

Ctrl + Shift + B

Open the Address Book

Ctrl + Shift + F

Find Message

Ctrl + Shift + M

Download news

Ctrl + Shift + R

Reply All

Ctrl + Shift + S

Insert a signature to a message

Ctrl + Shift + U

Move to the next unread news message in the list

Left Arrow

Expand a news thread (news only)

Right Arrow

Collapse a news thread (news only)

Plus Sign

Expand a news thread (news only)

Minus Sign

Collapse a news thread (news only)

F1

Open Outlook Help

F3

Find

F5

Refresh all news headers and messages

F7

Check spelling

F10

Select File from the Outlook toolbar button

Alt + F4

Close the active window