Since getting the Mac bug a few years back, I’ve flipped back and forth between both Windows and Mac (and occasionally Ubuntu Linux). Because many of my applications require Windows or Internet Explorer (which only runs on Windows) I find myself finding ways to work around it using various tools like remote desktops to Windows machines and virtual computers that allow you to run a copy of Windows on top of your Mac.
Although Office 2011 for the Mac has narrowed the gap, particularly with Outlook 2011, in terms of functionality with its Windows cousin, there are some things that are frustrations. In my effort to learn more about Outlook 2011 for my own use as well as customers, I came across the following post on Office for Mac Blog by Microsoft.
Here are some of those shortcuts:
| COMMAND+R | Reply to Message |
| COMMAND+SHIFT+R | Reply All to Message |
| COMMAND+J | Forward Message |
| COMMAND+[RETURN] | Send Message your are composing |
| COMMAND+OPTION+N | Compose a New Message |
| COMMAND+[LEFT ARROW] | Previous Calendar Period |
| COMMAND+[RIGHT ARROW] | Next Calendar Period |
| COMMAND+0 (ZERO) | Contacts Search Pane |
| COMMAND+` | Switch between open windows in the same application (this is across all apps on the Mac) |
| COMMAND+F | Find (based on what window you have open) |
| COMMAND+OPTION+F | Search All |
| COMMAND+[UP ARROW]+O (letter O) | Toggle between Unread Messages/Clear Filter |
| COMMAND+R | Reply to Message |
| COMMAND+[PLUS] | Increase text size while reading |
| COMMAND+[MINUS] | Decrease text size while reading |
| SpaceBar | Quick scroll message/goto next message |
| COMMAND+SHIFT+[UP] | Go to the top of the List (i.e. Messages) |
| COMMAND+SHIFT+[DOWN] | Go to the bottom of the List |
| COMMAND+1 | Go to Mail |
| COMMAND+2 | Go to Calendar |
| COMMAND+R | Go to Contacts |
