Outlook Command Tips

Posted on: May 12, 2009 | By: Elite | Filed under: Tech Tips

Hello everybody and welcome to another installment of elite’s Tech Tips!Summer is approaching and everyone is headed in different directions; however, we all will continue to check our e-mail.Check out some of these command tips that can help you when using Microsoft Outlook.

To compose a new message– press CTRL+SHIFT+M

To jot a quick note– press CTROL+SHIFT+N

To create a new contact– press CTRL+SHIFT+C

To go to Mail view- press CTRL+1

To go to Calendar view- press CTRL+2

To go to Contacts view- press CTRL+3

To go to the Tasks list- press CTRL+4

To go to Notes view- press CTRL +5

To reply to a current e-mail message- press CTRL+R

To forward the current e-mail message- press CTRL+F.

To delete the current e-mail message- press CTRL+D.

To reply to everyone who received the selected message- press CTRL+SHIFT+R.

To select all the items in a folder, click one of the items and press CTRL+A.

To send an open message– press ALT+S.

To quickly check spelling in an open item- press F7.

To quickly switch to your Inbox– press CTRL+SHIFT+I.

To quickly switch to your Outbox– press CTRL+SHIFT+O.

To quickly switch to viewing by weeks in Calendar, click in Calendar and press ALT+HYPHEN.

To quickly mark a message as read– press CTRL+Q.

To quickly move between the schedule area and Task Pad view in Calendar– press CTRL+TAB.

To quickly create a new Journal entry– press CTRL+SHIFT+J.

Before you depart from Elon for the summer make sure to try out some of these command tips in Outlook!We wish you all a relaxing and safe summer, and we look forward to successfully continuing to serve our customers in the fall.In the mean time, if you wish to contact the elite Program over the summer, call us at ext. 5000 or email us at elite@elon.edu.

Until the fall!

The elite Program

 

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