Small Business

Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Work Faster in Outlook

By Rick Broida

Updated on: April 17, 2008 / 10:19 AM EDT / MoneyWatch

The most efficient computer users are those who rarely take their hands off their keyboards. If you want to be among them, learn to use keyboard shortcuts for commonly used commands. Own Your Inbox offers a batch of keyboard shortcuts for Outlook users, including:

Send message: ALT+S
Forward: ALT+F
Reply: ALT+R
Reply to All: ALT+A
Undo: CTRL+Z
Flag for Follow-Up: SHIFT+CTRL+G
Switch to Mail/Inbox: CTRL+1
Switch to Calendar: CTRL+2
Switch to Contacts: CTRL+3
Switch to Tasks: CTRL+4

I'm pretty adept at using shortcuts in Microsoft Word, but I hadn't really bothered with them in Outlook. But now that I think of it, I reach for my mouse in that program more than any other, so I'll definitely start putting these to use. How about you?