Software & Apps MS Office Using Outlook.com Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts can save you time in Outlook.com by Heinz Tschabitscher Writer A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. our editorial process Heinz Tschabitscher Updated on June 02, 2019 The Ultimate Guide to Keyboard Shortcuts The Ultimate Guide to Keyboard Shortcuts Introduction Windows Timesavers The Best Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Essential Keyboard Shortcuts for Better Productivity How to Use the Shortcut Alt + Underline Shortcut to Create New Folders Essential Shortcuts for iTunes Mac, iOS & iPad Quick Tricks The Best Mac Shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts for Finder Mac Startup Keyboard Shortcuts 18 Shortcuts for Apple's iOS Shortcuts App iPad Keyboard Tips and Smart Keyboard Shortcuts Android & iPhone Shortcuts The Best Android Shortcuts You Should Be Using Create and Use iPhone X Shortcuts Email Shortcuts The 30 Best Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts How to Use Yahoo Mail Keyboard Shortcuts The Complete Apple Mail Shortcut List Shortcuts in iOS Mail Delete Shortcut Keys for Popular Email Programs How to Use Outlook.com Keyboard Shortcuts Create Text Snippets With Shortcuts in Mac OS X Mail Online & Browser Shortcuts Top 36 Shortcuts for Edge and IE 11 Keyboard Shortcuts: Google Chrome for Windows Create Web Page Shortcuts in Chrome for Windows Control Safari Windows With Keyboard Shortcuts Shortcuts for Safari Toolbars Shortcuts for Safari on OS X & Sierra Excel Shortcuts The 23 Best Excel Shortcuts Shortcut Excel's Fill Down Command Shortcut the Current Date/Time Formatting Numbers Adding Worksheets Shortcut to Saving Your Work Creating a Chart MAX Function Shortcut More Office Shortcuts Top 10 Microsoft Word Shortcuts The 5 Best Hidden Word Shortcuts Add Shortcut Keys to AutoText Entries Uppercase Shortcut Key How to Reset Keyboard Shortcuts in Word Shortcut to Speed Up PowerPoint Presentations Other Useful Shortcuts The Best Google Docs Shortcuts 18 Shortcuts for Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon Changing Linux Mint Cinnamon Shortcuts Fedora GNOME Keyboard Shortcuts Maya Keyboard Shortcuts Create or Reassign Keyboard Shortcuts in MS Office Useful Keyboard Shortcuts for Photoshop CC Time-Saving Fill Tool Shortcuts in Photoshop The 5 Most Useful GIMP Keyboard Shortcuts How to Use the GIMP Keyboard Shortcut Editor Shortcuts to Type a Tilde Mark Westend61 / Getty Images Tweet Share Email For many repeated tasks, you may find Outlook.com's keyboard shortcuts particularly effective. You don't have to remember them all, and you may already be familiar with some from other email programs and Windows. Instructions in this article apply to Outlook.com and Outlook Online. Enable Outlook.com Keyboard Shortcuts To turn Outlook.com keyboard shortcuts on or off: Select Settings. Select View all Outlook settings. Select General > Accessibility. Select Outlook.com. If you don't want to use Outlook.com keyboard shortcuts, choose one of the following: Yahoo! Mail: To use Yahoo! Mail keyboard shortcuts in Outlook.com.Gmail: To use Gmail keyboard shortcuts in Outlook.com.Outlook: To use standard Outlook shortcuts.Turn off keyboard shortcuts: To disable keyboard shortcuts in Outlook.com. Select Save. Select the X to close Settings. Use Outlook.com Keyboard Shortcuts To handle email swiftly in Outlook.com, use the following keyboard shortcuts: Compose Emails: N: Start a new message.Ctrl+Enter or Alt+S: Send the selected message.R: Reply to the selected message.A or Shift+R: Reply all to the selected message.Shift+F: Forward the selected message.Ctrl+S: Save the selected message as a draft.Esc: Discard the draft.Ctrl+K: Insert a hyperlink. Additional Email Actions: Ctrl+Z: Undo the last action.Del or Delete: Delete the selected message.Shift+Delete: Permanently delete the selected message.Shift+E: Create a new folder.Q: Mark the selected message as read.U: Mark the select message as unread.Ins or Insert: Flag the selected messageE: ArchiveJ: Mark the selected message as junkV: Move to a folderC: Categorize the selected message Read Email: O or Enter: Open the selected message.Shift+Enter: Open selected message in a new window.Esc: Close the selected message.Ctrl+. (period): Open the next item.Ctrl+, (comma): Open the previous item.X: Expand or collapse a conversation. View the Email List: Ctrl+A: Select all messages.Esc: Clear all messages.Home or Ctrl+Home: Select the first message. Navigation and Miscellaneous: Ctrl+Shift+1: Go to Mail.Ctrl+Shift+2: Go to Calendar.Ctrl+Shift+3: Go to People.Ctrl+Shift+4: Go to Tasks.G then I: Go to Inbox.G then D: Go to Drafts.G then S: Go to Sent./ (forward slash): Search your email.? (question mark): Show help.