Outlook Express is still one of the easiest to use e-mail clients. If you send alot of e-mails many of these keyboard shortcuts will come in handy.
| Command | Shortcut | Command | Shortcut |
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| Main window and view message window | Main window, view message window, and send message window | ||
| Print the selected message | CTRL+P | Open Help topics | F1 |
| Send and receive e-mail | CTRL+M | Select all messages | CTRL+A |
| Delete an e-mail message | DEL or CTRL+D |
Main window
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| Open or post a new message | CTRL+N | Open a selected message | CTRL+O or ENTER |
| Open the Address Book | CTRL+SHIFT+B | Mark a message as read | CTRL+ENTER or CTRL+Q |
| Reply to the message author | CTRL+R | Move between the Folders list (if on), message list, preview pane, and Contacts list (if on). | TAB |
| Forward a message | CTRL+F | Mark all news messages as read | CTRL+SHIFT+A |
| Reply to all | CTRL+SHIFT+R or CTRL+G (news only) | Go to a newsgroup | CTRL+W |
| Go to your Inbox | CTRL+I | Expand a news conversation (show all responses) | LEFT ARROW or PLUS SIGN (+) |
| Go to the next message in the list | CTRL+> or CTRL+SHIFT+> | Collapse a news conversation (hide messages) | RIGHT ARROW or MINUS SIGN (-) |
| Go to the previous message in the list | CTRL+< or CTRL+SHIFT+< | Go to the next unread newsgroup or folder | CTRL+J |
| View properties of a selected message | ALT+ENTER | Download news for offline reading | CTRL+SHIFT+M |
| Refresh news messages and headers | F5 |
Message window—viewing or sending
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| Go to the next unread e-mail message | CTRL+U | Close a message | ESC |
| Go to the next unread news conversation | CTRL+SHIFT+U | Find text | F3 |
| Go to a folder | CTRL+Y | Find a message | CTRL+SHIFT+F |
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Message window—sending only
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Switch among the Edit, Source, and Preview tabs | CTRL+TAB | |
| Check names | CTRL+K or ALT+K | ||
| Check spelling | F7 | ||
| Insert a signature | CTRL+SHIFT+S | ||
| Send (post) a message | CTRL+ENTER or ALT+S | ||