Outlook Express keyboard shortcuts

Using Outlook Express keyboard shortcuts

You can use shortcut keys to select commands and navigate through the preview pane and the message list. Except where indicated, shortcuts apply to both e-mail and newsgroups.

Main window, view message window, and send message window

To	Press
Open Help topics	F1
Select all messages	CTRL+A

Main window and view message window

To	Press
Print the selected message	CTRL+P
Send and receive e-mail	CTRL+M
Delete an e-mail message	DEL or CTRL+D
Open or post a new message	CTRL+N
Open the Address Book	CTRL+SHIFT+B
Reply to the message author	CTRL+R
Forward a message	CTRL+F
Reply to all	CTRL+SHIFT+R or CTRL+G (news only)
Go to your Inbox	CTRL+I
Go to the next message in the list	CTRL+> or CTRL+SHIFT+>
Go to the previous message in the list	CTRL+< or CTRL+SHIFT+<
View properties of a selected message	ALT+ENTER
Refresh news messages and headers	F5
Go to the next unread e-mail message	CTRL+U
Go to the next unread news conversation	CTRL+SHIFT+U
Go to a folder	CTRL+Y

Main window

To	Press
Open a selected message	CTRL+O or ENTER
Mark a message as read	CTRL+ENTER or CTRL+Q
Move between the Folders list (if on), message list, preview pane, and Contacts list (if on).	TAB
Mark all news messages as read	CTRL+SHIFT+A
Go to a newsgroup	CTRL+W
Expand a news conversation (show all responses)	LEFT ARROW or PLUS SIGN (+)
Collapse a news conversation (hide messages)	RIGHT ARROW or MINUS SIGN (-)
Go to the next unread newsgroup or folder	CTRL+J
Download news for offline reading	CTRL+SHIFT+M

Message window—viewing or sending

To	Press
Close a message	ESC
Find text	F3
Find a message	CTRL+SHIFT+F
Switch among the Edit, Source, and Preview tabs	CTRL+TAB

Message window—sending only

To	Press
Check names	CTRL+K or ALT+K
Check spelling	F7
Insert a signature	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Send (post) a message	CTRL+ENTER or ALT+S