Microsoft - Outlook (New) hotkey list

Microsoft - Outlook (New) hotkey list

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Below are hotkeys for Outlook (New) email app that replaces Windows Mail on Windows 11 installtions.

Write email

Create a new email message = N
Send this message = Ctrl+Enter / Alt+S
Reply to this message = Ctrl+R
Reply all to this message = Shift+R / Ctrl+Shift+R
Forward this message = Shift+F / Ctrl+Shift+F
Save draft = Ctrl+S
Discard draft = Esc
Insert a hyperlink = Ctrl+K
Exit message editor = Alt+F10
Open Copilot = Alt+I
Email list > Select/Unselect this message = Ctrl+Space 
Select all messages = Ctrl+A
Clear all messages = Esc
Select first message = Home / Ctrl+Home
Select last message = End / Ctrl+End
Copy selected messages to the clipboard = Ctrl+C
Cut selected messages to the clipboard for moving = Ctrl+X
Paste messages = Ctrl+V
Open this message = O / Enter / Space
Open this message in a new window = Shift+Enter
Close this message = Esc
Open the next item = Ctrl+.
Open the previous item = Ctrl+,
Next item in the reading pane = .
Previous item in the reading pane = ,
Expand/Collapse a conversation = X
Collapse a conversation = Left

Go to

Go to Mail = Ctrl+Shift+1
Go to Calendar = Ctrl+Shift+2
Go to app at specified key index on the app bar = Ctrl+Shift+3 / Ctrl+Shift+4 / Ctrl+Shift+5 / Ctrl+Shift+6 / Ctrl+Shift+7 / Ctrl+Shift+8 / Ctrl+Shift+9
Go to Inbox = G then I
Go to Drafts = G then D
Go to Sent = G then S
Search your email = Alt+Q
Open or collapse the left pane = Alt+F1
Show help = ?
Jump Focus = Ctrl+F6
Jump Focus = Ctrl+Shift+F6
Navigate to the folder pane = Ctrl+Y
Email actions = Print this message = Ctrl+P
Find some text in this message = Ctrl+F
Undo last action = Ctrl+Z / Alt+Backspace
Delete this message = Delete
Permanently delete this message Shift+Delete
Create new folder = Shift+E
Mark this message as read = Q / Ctrl+Q
Mark this message as unread = U / Ctrl+U
Flag this message = Insert
Archive = E
Mark this message as junk = J
Zoom in this message = Ctrl++ / Ctrl+=
Zoom out this message = Ctrl+- / Ctrl+_
Reset the zoom of this message = Ctrl+0
Move to a folder = V
Categorise this message = C
Ignore = Ctrl+Delete
Snooze = B
Sync sent and received email = F9
Quick step shortcut = Ctrl+Shift+5
Quick step shortcut = Ctrl+Shift+6
Quick step shortcut = Ctrl+Shift+7
Quick step shortcut = Ctrl+Shift+8
Quick step shortcut = Ctrl+Shift+9

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