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 Open Help topics Select all messages Main window and view message window To Print the selected message Send and receive e-mail Delete an e-mail message Open or post a new message Open the Address Book Reply to the message author Forward a message Reply to all Go to your Inbox Go to the next message in the list Go to the previous message in the list View properties of a selected message Refresh news messages and headers Go to the next unread e-mail message Go to the next unread news conversation Go to a folder Main window To Open a selected message Mark a message as read Move between the Folders list (if on), message list, preview pane, and Contacts list (if on). Mark all news messages as read Go to a newsgroup Expand a news conversation (show all responses) Press CTRL+O or ENTER CTRL+ENTER or CTRL+Q TAB CTRL+SHIFT+A CTRL+W LEFT ARROW or PLUS SIGN (+) Press CTRL+P CTRL+M DEL or CTRL+D CTRL+N CTRL+SHIFT+B CTRL+R CTRL+F CTRL+SHIFT+R or CTRL+G (news only) CTRL+I CTRL+> or CTRL+SHIFT+> CTRL+< or CTRL+SHIFT+< ALT+ENTER F5 CTRL+U CTRL+SHIFT+U CTRL+Y F1 CTRL+A Press

Collapse a news conversation (hide messages) Go to the next unread newsgroup or folder Download news for offline reading Message windowviewing or sending To Close a message Find text Find a message Switch among the Edit, Source, and Preview tabs Message windowsending only To Check names Check spelling Insert a signature Send (post) a message

RIGHT ARROW or MINUS SIGN (-) CTRL+J CTRL+SHIFT+M

Press ESC F3 CTRL+SHIFT+F CTRL+TAB

Press CTRL+K or ALT+K F7 CTRL+SHIFT+S CTRL+ENTER or ALT+S