Microsoft Outlook For Mac 2016



1. The following table shows frequently used shortcuts in Outlook 2016 for Mac.
+SSave an item
+PPrint an item
+ZUndo the last action
+YRedo the last action
+MMinimize the active window
+Shift+NCreate a new folder in the navigation pane
+NCreate 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+MMove the selected item to a different folder
+Shift+CCopy the selected item to a different folder
+ASelect all items in the item list, if the item list is the active pane
+Option+RMinimize or expand the ribbon
+HHide Outlook
+QQuit Outlook
Fn+FnStart dictation
+Ctrl+' ' (Spacebar)Insert emoji

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2. Work in windows and dialogs
+1Go to Mail view
+2Go to Calendar view
+3Go to Contacts view
+4Go to Tasks view
+5Go to Notes view
+7Open the Sync Status window or make it the active window
+8Open 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
+WClose the active window
+OOpen the selected item
TabMove forward through controls in a window
Shift+TabMove back through controls in a window

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3. Send and receive mail
+NCreate a new message
+ReturnSend the open message
+KSend all messages in the Outbox and receive all incoming messages
+Shift+KSend all the messages in the Outbox
+SSave the open message and store it in the Drafts folder
+EAdd an attachment to the open message
+: (Colon)Open the Spelling and Grammar dialog box
+Ctrl+CCheck recipient names in the open messages
+RReply to the sender of the message or, if the message is from a mailing list, reply to the mailing list
+Shift+RReply to all
+JForward the message
+OOpen the selected message in a separate window
+Option+' (Apostrophe)Clear the flag for the selected message
+Shift+JMark the selected message as junk mail
+Shift+Option+JMark 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+MMove 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
' ' (Spacebar)Scroll down to the next screen of text or, if you are at the end of a message, display the next message
Shift+' ' (Spacebar)Scroll up to the previous screen of text or, if you are at the beginning of a message, display the previous message
DeleteDelete the selected message
Shift+DeletePermanently delete the selected message
+DeleteDelete the current message, and, if the message window is open, close it
+TMark selected messages as read
+Shift+TMark selected messages as unread
+Option+TMark all messages in a folder as read

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4. Use Search
+Option+FSearch current folder
+Shift+FDo an advanced search in Outlook (add Item Contains filter for searching)
+FFind text within an item
+GFind the next instance of the text you searched for in an item
+Shift+GFind the previous instance of the text you searched for in an item

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5. Use the Calendar
+2Open the Calendar window
+NCreate a new appointment
+OOpen the selected calendar event
DeleteDelete the calendar event
+TSwitch the view to include today
+Arrow LeftIn 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 RightIn 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

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6. Work with people and contacts
+NCreate a new contact
+OOpen the selected contact
DeleteDelete 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

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7. Manage tasks
+4Move to the Task window
+NCreate a new task
+OOpen the selected task
DeleteDelete 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

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8. Use notes
+5Move to the Notes window
+NCreate a new note
+OOpen the selected note
DeleteDelete 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
+JSend a note as an email
+Ctrl+JSend a note as an HTML attachment to an email. First place the focus on the note in the list of notes.

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9. Edit and format text
+XCut the selected text to the clipboard
+CCopy a selection to the clipboard
+VPaste a selection from the clipboard
+Shift+Option+VPaste a selection from the clipboard and match the destination style
+BMake the selected text bold
+IMake the selected text italic
+UUnderline the selected text
+Shift+XStrike through the selected text
+Ctrl+KInsert a hyperlink
Arrow LeftMove the cursor left one character
Arrow RightMove the cursor right one character
Arrow UpMove the cursor up one line
Arrow DownMove the cursor down one line
Option+Arrow UpMove the cursor to the beginning of the current paragraph
Option+Arrow DownMove the cursor to the end of the current paragraph
Option+Arrow LeftMove the cursor to the beginning of the current word
Option+Arrow RightMove the cursor to the end of the current word
Forward Delete+ { (Opening Brace)Decrease indent
Forward Delete+ } (Closing Brace)Increase indent
DeleteDelete 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+DeleteDelete the character to the right side of the cursor, or delete the selected text
TabInsert a tab stop
+Arrow LeftMove the cursor to the beginning of the line
+Arrow RightMove the cursor to the end of the line
+Arrow UpMove the cursor to the top of the message body
+Arrow DownMove the cursor to the bottom of the message body
+HomeMove the cursor to the beginning of the selected text
+EndMove the cursor to the end of the selected text
Page upScroll up
Page downScroll down

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10. Flag messages, contacts, and tasks for follow up
Ctrl+1Flag the selected item for follow up, with Today as Due Date
Ctrl+2Flag the selected item for follow up, with Tomorrow as Due Date
Ctrl+3Flag the selected item for follow up, with This Week as Due Date
Ctrl+4Flag the selected item for follow up, with Next Week as Due Date
Ctrl+5Flag the selected item for follow up, with No Due Date
Ctrl+6Flag 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

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Microsoft Outlook 2016 Mac Dark Mode

Original KB number: 2648915

Summary

This article contains information about the compatibility of Microsoft Outlook for Mac and Apple iCloud.

Outlook for Mac does not support Apple iCloud calendar (CalDAV) and contact (CardDAV) synchronization.

Outlook for Mac does support iCloud Mail. For steps on how to configure your iCloud email account in Outlook for Mac, go to the More Information section of this article.

More information

To configure your Apple iCloud email account in Microsoft Outlook for Mac, follow these steps:

  1. Start Outlook for Mac.

  2. On the Tools menu, select Accounts.

  3. Select the plus (+) sign in the lower-left corner, and then select Other E-mail.

  4. Enter your E-mail Address and Password, and then select Add Account.

    Note

    The new account will appear in the left navigation pane of the Accounts dialog box. The Server Information may be automatically entered. If not, follow the remaining steps to enter this information manually.

  5. Enter one of the following in the Incoming server box:

    • imap.mail.me.com (for me.com email addresses)
    • mail.mac.com (for mac.com email addresses)
    • imap.mail.me.com (for icloud.com email addresses)
  6. Select Use SSL to connect (recommended) under the Incoming server box.

  7. Enter one of the following in the Outgoing server box:

    • smtp.mail.me.com (for me.com email addresses)
    • smtp.mac.com (for mac.com email addresses)
    • smtp.mail.me.com (for icloud.com email addresses)
  8. Select Use SSL to connect (recommended) under the Outgoing server box.

  9. Select Override default port under the Outgoing server box, and then enter 587 in the Outgoing server port text box.

After you have entered the incoming and outgoing server information, Outlook for Mac will start to receive your email messages.

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You can select Advanced to enter additional settings, such as leaving a copy of each message on the server.