Mar 27, 2017 - Has anyone had success changing the fn+command+enter shortcut to send emails? I must have sent 5 emails prematurely this week. This is driving me.
I started thinking about this when a guy told me creates new messages by opening sent messages and replacing the contents because his new mail button was missing. I don't know about you, but I think the keyboard shortcut of Ctrl+Shift+M would be faster. Ctrl+N will also open a new message form when you are viewing a Mail folder, but I like the shortcut that works anywhere in Outlook - it's easier to remember when I use it all the time. Ctrl+N will get you a New item form in any folder. If you’re in a mail folder, Ctrl+N will open a new message form; if you are in the calendar, you'll get a new appointment form.
Use Ctrl+Shift+M for new Mail when you are working in any folder, Ctrl+Shift+A for new Appointment, Ctrl+Shift+C for new Contact, or Ctrl+Shift+N for Note. Notice the pattern? Tasks and Meetings break the pattern as you’ll use Ctrl+Shift+K for a new tas k and Ctrl+Shift+Q for a new meeting, but appointments can be turned into meetings easy enough.
To Save the item you are working on, press Ctrl+S (this is Save in all Windows applications). Use Alt+S to Send an email, meeting or task request. Alt+S will Save and Close contacts, appointments, and tasks (since they can't be sent.) Need to Reply to a message? Use Ctrl+R, or Ctrl+Shift+R to Reply All. Forward is Ctrl+F. More patterns. Need to go to the Inbox?
Use Ctrl+Shift+I. The Outbox is Ctrl+Shift+O. It would be nice if we had shortcuts for Junk Email, Drafts and Sent Items Copy, Cut, Paste and Select All work in most (or all) Windows programs. Those shortcuts are Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V and Ctrl+A. If you need to Print, use Ctrl+P. Paste breaks the pattern, but V is more convenient to use after Ctrl+C or X. Want to initiate a send and receive?
Use F9 instead of the Send & Receive button. Use Ctrl+Alt+S to open the Send & Receive Settings dialog.
If you are looking at your day, week or monthly calendar, Alt+0 thru 9 (or, 1 through 0) displays the next 1 to 10 days. Ctrl+Alt+1 through 5 switches from a day (1) to work week (2) to week (3) to month (4) then schedule view (5). Ctrl+1 jumps to the Mail module, while Calendar is Ctrl+2, Contacts are Ctrl+3. Ctrl+6 is the Folder List. Ctrl+4, 5, 7, and 8 ( 9 if you use BCM) cover the rest of the navigation pane modules. Use Ctrl+Y to open the folder picker. Alt+F4 will close the current window.
This is a Windows shortcut and works in most programs; it will also bring up the Shutdown window, which is handy in Windows 8. Can type times as numbers only: 230 instead of 2:30 PM. When typing times in the snooze field, shortcuts won’t work.