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 mail
and newsgroups.
Main window, view message window, and send message window
To Press
Open Help topics F1
Select all messages CTRL+A
Main window and view message window
To Press
Print the selected message CTRL+P
Send and receive mail CTRL+M
Delete a mail message DL or CTRL+D
Open or post a ne!
message
CTRL+"
Open the Address #oo$ CTRL+SH%FT+#
Repl& to the message a'thor CTRL+R
For!ard a message CTRL+F
Repl& to all CTRL+SH%FT+R
or CTRL+(
)ne!s onl&*
(o to &o'r %n+o, CTRL+%
(o to the ne,t message in
the list
CTRL+- or
CTRL+SH%FT+-
(o to the previo's message
in the list
CTRL+. or
CTRL+SH%FT+.
/ie! properties o0 a
selected message
ALT+"TR
Re0resh ne!s messages and
headers
F1
(o to ne,t 'nread mail
message
CTRL+2
(o to ne,t 'nread ne!s
conversation
CTRL+SH%FT+2
(o to 0older CTRL+3
Main window
To Press
Open a selected message CTRL+O or "TR
Mar$ a message as read CTRL+"TR or
CTRL+4
Move +et!een the Folders list
)i0 on*5 message list5 previe!
pane5 and Contacts list )i0 on*6
TA#
Mar$ all ne!s messages as
read
CTRL+SH%FT+A
(o to a ne!sgro'p CTRL+7
,pand a ne!s conversation
)sho! all responses*
LFT ARRO7 or PL2S
S%(" )+*
Collapse a ne!s conversation
)hide messages*
R%(HT ARRO7 or
M%"2S S%(" )8*
(o to ne,t 'nread ne!sgro'p
or 0older
CTRL+9
Do!nload ne!s 0or o00line
reading
CTRL+SH%FT+M
Message windowviewing or sending
To Press
Close a message SC
Find te,t F:
Find a message CTRL+SH%FT+F
S!itch among
Edit5 Source5
and Preview
ta+s
CTRL+TA#
Message windowsending only
To Press
Chec$ names CTRL+; or ALT+;
Chec$ spelling F<
%nsert signat're CTRL+SH%FT+S
Send )post* a
message
CTRL+"TR or
ALT+S