A few clicks of the mouse can be a quick way to create a new email message, move to your Outlook calendar, or open a new task. For these and other actions, handy Microsoft Outlook keyboard shortcuts might be even faster and easier.
Try these Microsoft Outlook keyboard shortcuts with Classic Outlook 365 for Windows. New Outlook and Outlook on the Web have limited support for keyboard shortcuts.
To Navigate to Outlook Views:
- Mail: [Ctrl] + 1
- Calendar: [Ctrl] + 2
- Contacts: [Ctrl] + 3
- To Do: [Ctrl] + 4 *
* Shortcut varies depending on the Outlook interface.
To Create a New Outlook Item:
- Mail Message: [Ctrl] + N (when in Mail)
- Mail Message: [Ctrl] + [Shift] + M (from anywhere in Outlook)
- Appointment: [Ctrl] + [Shift] + A
- Meeting Request: [Ctrl] + [Shift] + Q
- Contact: [Ctrl] + [Shift] + C
- Task: [Ctrl] + [Shift] + K
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