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Ctrl+Shift+M: Start new message in Microsoft Outlook

Posted in Microsoft Outlook by estephen on June 13th, 2007

No matter which Outlook view you’re in, Ctrl+Shift+M creates a new message.

(Remember, use Tab to move from field to field when creating your e-mail message, jumping from To to Cc to Subject to the body.)

Another way to skin that cat is to press Ctrl+1 (using the tip from yesterday), then Ctrl+N.

You can find a lot of similar shortcuts by checking out the File | New sub-menu (remember, Alt+F opens the File menu, then you can press either w (since the w in New is underlined in the menu) or Enter or the Right Arrow key to open the New menu.

2 Responses to 'Ctrl+Shift+M: Start new message in Microsoft Outlook'

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  1. vibes said,

    on June 14th, 2007 at 5:15 am

    ctrl n also works

  2. estephen said,

    on June 14th, 2007 at 7:44 am

    Only if you’re Mail view; if you’re in Calendar view, Ctrl+N creates a new meeting.

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