
The following table shows frequently used shortcuts in Outlook 2016 for Mac.
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘+S | Save an item | |
| ⌘+P | Print an item | |
| ⌘+Z | Undo the last action | |
| ⌘+Y | Redo the last action | |
| ⌘+M | Minimize the active window | |
| ⌘+Shift+N | Create a new folder in the navigation pane | |
| ⌘+N | Create new email (in Mail view) | |
| ⌘+\ (Backslash) | Hide the reading pane or show it on the right | |
| ⌘+Shift+\ (Backslash) | Hide the reading pane or show it below | |
| ⌘+Shift+M | Move the selected item to a different folder | |
| ⌘+Shift+C | Copy the selected item to a different folder | |
| ⌘+A | Select all items in the item list, if the item list is the active pane | |
| ⌘+Option+R | Minimize or expand the ribbon | |
| ⌘+H | Hide Outlook | |
| ⌘+Q | Quit Outlook | |
| Fn+Fn | Start dictation | |
| ⌘+Ctrl+ | Insert emoji |
Work in windows and dialogs
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘+1 | Go to Mail view | |
| ⌘+2 | Go to Calendar view | |
| ⌘+3 | Go to Contacts view | |
| ⌘+4 | Go to Tasks view | |
| ⌘+5 | Go to Notes view | |
| ⌘+7 | Open the Sync Status window or make it the active window | |
| ⌘+8 | Open the Sync Errors or make it the active window | |
| ⌘+0 (Zero) | Open the Contacts Search window | |
| ⌘+, (Comma) | Open the Outlook Preferences dialog box | |
| ⌘+~ (Tilde) | Cycle forward through open windows | |
| ⌘+Shift+~ (Tilde) | Cycle back through open windows | |
| ⌘+W | Close the active window | |
| ⌘+O | Open the selected item | |
| Tab | Move forward through controls in a window | |
| Shift+Tab | Move back through controls in a window |
Send and receive mail
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘+N | Create a new message | |
| ⌘+Return | Send the open message | |
| ⌘+K | Send all messages in the Outbox and receive all incoming messages | |
| ⌘+Shift+K | Send all the messages in the Outbox | |
| ⌘+S | Save the open message and store it in the Drafts folder | |
| ⌘+E | Add an attachment to the open message | |
| ⌘+: (Colon) | Open the Spelling and Grammar dialog box | |
| ⌘+Ctrl+C | Check recipient names in the open messages | |
| ⌘+R | Reply to the sender of the message or, if the message is from a mailing list, reply to the mailing list | |
| ⌘+Shift+R | Reply to all | |
| ⌘+J | Forward the message | |
| ⌘+O | Open the selected message in a separate window | |
| ⌘+Option+' (Apostrophe) | Clear the flag for the selected message | |
| ⌘+Shift+J | Mark the selected message as junk mail | |
| ⌘+Shift+Option+J | Mark the selected message as not junk mail | |
| Ctrl+(Opening Bracket) | Display the previous message | |
| Shift+Ctrl+(Closing Bracket) | Display the next message | |
| Ctrl+(Opening Bracket) | Navigate to the previous pane in the Mail view | |
| Shift+Ctrl+(Closing Bracket) | Navigate to the next pane in the Mail view | |
| ⌘+Shift+M | Move the selected message to a folder | |
| ⌘+- (Hyphen) | Decrease the display size of text in an open message or in the reading pane | |
| ⌘++(Plus Sign) | Increase the display size of text in an open message or in the reading pane | |
| Scroll down to the next screen of text or, if you are at the end of a message, display the next message | ||
| Shift+ | Scroll up to the previous screen of text or, if you are at the beginning of a message, display the previous message | |
| Delete | Delete the selected message | |
| Shift+Delete | Permanently delete the selected message | |
| ⌘+Delete | Delete the current message, and, if the message window is open, close it | |
| ⌘+T | Mark selected messages as read | |
| ⌘+Shift+T | Mark selected messages as unread | |
| ⌘+Option+T | Mark all messages in a folder as read |
Use Search
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘+Option+F | Search current folder | |
| ⌘+Shift+F | Do an advanced search in Outlook (add Item Contains filter for searching) | |
| ⌘+F | Find text within an item | |
| ⌘+G | Find the next instance of the text you searched for in an item | |
| ⌘+Shift+G | Find the previous instance of the text you searched for in an item |
Use the Calendar
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘+2 | Open the Calendar window | |
| ⌘+N | Create a new appointment | |
| ⌘+O | Open the selected calendar event | |
| Delete | Delete the calendar event | |
| ⌘+T | Switch the view to include today | |
| ⌘+Arrow Left | In Day view, move to the previous day. In Week and Work Week views, move to the previous week. In Month view, move to the previous month. | |
| ⌘+Arrow Right | In Day view, move to the next day. In Week and Work Week views, move to the next week. In Month view, move to the next month. | |
| Shift+Ctrl+(Opening Bracket) | Navigate to the previous pane in the Calendar view | |
| Shift+Ctrl+(Closing Bracket) | Navigate to the next pane in the Calendar view |
Work with people and contacts
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘+N | Create a new contact | |
| ⌘+O | Open the selected contact | |
| Delete | Delete the contact | |
| Ctrl+(Opening Bracket) | Close the current open contact and open the previous contact | |
| Ctrl+(Closing Bracket) | Close the current open contact and open the next contact | |
| Shift+Ctrl+(Opening Bracket) | Navigate to the previous pane in the People view | |
| Shift+Ctrl+(Closing Bracket) | Navigate to the next pane in the People view |
Manage tasks
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘+4 | Move to the Task window | |
| ⌘+N | Create a new task | |
| ⌘+O | Open the selected task | |
| Delete | Delete the task | |
| Ctrl+(Opening Bracket) | Close the current open task and open the previous task in the Tasks list | |
| Ctrl+(Closing Bracket) | Close the current open task and open the next task in the Tasks list | |
| Shift+Ctrl+(Opening Bracket) | Navigate to the previous pane in the Tasks view | |
| Shift+Ctrl+(Closing Bracket) | Navigate to the next pane in the Tasks view |
Use notes
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘+5 | Move to the Notes window | |
| ⌘+N | Create a new note | |
| ⌘+O | Open the selected note | |
| Delete | Delete the note | |
| Ctrl+(Opening Bracket) | Close the current open note and open the previous note in the Notes list | |
| Ctrl+(Closing Bracket) | Close the current open note and open the next note in the Notes list | |
| Shift+Ctrl+(Opening Bracket) | Navigate to the previous pane in the Notes view | |
| Shift+Ctrl+(Closing Bracket) | Navigate to the next pane in the Notes view | |
| ⌘+J | Send a note as an email | |
| ⌘+Ctrl+J | Send a note as an HTML attachment to an email. First place the focus on the note in the list of notes. |
Edit and format text
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘+X | Cut the selected text to the clipboard | |
| ⌘+C | Copy a selection to the clipboard | |
| ⌘+V | Paste a selection from the clipboard | |
| ⌘+Shift+Option+V | Paste a selection from the clipboard and match the destination style | |
| ⌘+B | Make the selected text bold | |
| ⌘+I | Make the selected text italic | |
| ⌘+U | Underline the selected text | |
| ⌘+Shift+X | Strike through the selected text | |
| ⌘+Ctrl+K | Insert a hyperlink | |
| Arrow Left | Move the cursor left one character | |
| Arrow Right | Move the cursor right one character | |
| Arrow Up | Move the cursor up one line | |
| Arrow Down | Move the cursor down one line | |
| Option+Arrow Up | Move the cursor to the beginning of the current paragraph | |
| Option+Arrow Down | Move the cursor to the end of the current paragraph | |
| Option+Arrow Left | Move the cursor to the beginning of the current word | |
| Option+Arrow Right | Move the cursor to the end of the current word | |
| Forward Delete+{ (Opening Brace) | Decrease indent | |
| Forward Delete+} (Closing Brace) | Increase indent | |
| Delete | Delete the character to the left of the cursor, or delete the selected text | |
| Forward Delete or if your keyboard doesn't have a Forward Delete key, use FN+Delete | Delete the character to the right side of the cursor, or delete the selected text | |
| Tab | Insert a tab stop | |
| ⌘+Arrow Left | Move the cursor to the beginning of the line | |
| ⌘+Arrow Right | Move the cursor to the end of the line | |
| ⌘+Arrow Up | Move the cursor to the top of the message body | |
| ⌘+Arrow Down | Move the cursor to the bottom of the message body | |
| ⌘+Home | Move the cursor to the beginning of the selected text | |
| ⌘+End | Move the cursor to the end of the selected text | |
| Page up | Scroll up | |
| Page down | Scroll down |
Flag messages, contacts, and tasks for follow up
| macOS | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+1 | Flag the selected item for follow up, with Today as Due Date | |
| Ctrl+2 | Flag the selected item for follow up, with Tomorrow as Due Date | |
| Ctrl+3 | Flag the selected item for follow up, with This Week as Due Date | |
| Ctrl+4 | Flag the selected item for follow up, with Next Week as Due Date | |
| Ctrl+5 | Flag the selected item for follow up, with No Due Date | |
| Ctrl+6 | Flag the selected item for follow up, and add a custom Due Date | |
| Ctrl+= (Equal Sign) | Flag the selected item for follow up, and add a reminder | |
| Ctrl+0 (Zero) | Mark the selected item as Complete | |
| ⌘+Option+' (Apostrophe) | Clear the selected item's follow-up flag |