Microsoft Outlook is the primary email client included in the Microsoft 365 suite that includes calendar management, task management, mail management, notes taking, journal and numerous integrations with several apps such as ClickUp, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Salesforce, Wrike, Trello and so many more apps to boost your efficiency and productivity.
By using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for Outlook 365 many users can work more efficiently. See the list below of the most popular keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Outlook 365.
- Create a new message or calendar event Ctrl+N
- Open selected message in a new window Shift+Enter
- Delete message or item Delete
- Forward message Ctrl+F
- Go to calendar Ctrl+2
- Select the Reply All option Ctrl+Shift+R
- Reply to email message Ctrl+R
- Send email message Ctrl+Enter
- Open split buttons Alt+Down arrow key
- Copy your selection to the clipboard Ctrl+C
- Cut text you selected Ctrl+X
- Delete selected text or characters to the left of the cursor Backspace
- Insert a hyperlink Ctrl+K
- Paste content from the clipboard into the current location Ctrl+V
- Repeat the most recent action Ctrl+Y
- Reverse the most recent action Ctrl+Z
- Apply bold formatting Ctrl+B
- Apply italic formatting Ctrl+I
- Underline text Ctrl+U
- Collapse the selected section Left arrow key
- Expand the selected section Right arrow key
- Delete selected message Delete
- Mark the selected conversation or message as read Ctrl+Q
- Mark the selected conversation or message as unread Ctrl+U
- Permanently delete the selected message or item Shift+Delete
- Flag a message or mark a flagged message as complete Insert
- Cancel a search Esc
- Go to the next message Ctrl+>
- Go to the previous message Ctrl+<
