Michael Specht

Below is my list of Top 15 Outlook keyboard shortcut (for Windows), specifically in the interests of supporting GTD.  The list was inspired/based on TechRupublic’s recent post about keyboard shortcuts and David Allen’s eBook on Implementing GTD in Outlook. 

1. Alt-Tab – Switch between open applications, probably the most under used shortcut within Windows
2. <Ctrl+Shift> k – opens new task
3. <Ctrl+Shift> n – opens new note
4. <Ctrl+Shift> m – opens new email
5. <Ctrl+Shift> c – opens new contact
6. <Ctrl+Shift> a – opens new appointment
7. <Ctrl+Shift> e – creates a new email folder
8. <Ctrl+Shift> i – moves you to the email inbox
9. <Ctrl+Shift> b – opens your address book
10. <Alt> g – opens Category list dialog for a Task, Appointment or Contact, fantastic for GTD users
11. <Alt> s – saves a Task, Appointment, Contact, Note or email
12. <Alt> i – Find, if you don’t use a Desktop search tool
13. <Alt> y – all day event
14. <Alt> r – adds/removes reminder, useful when creating an all day event
15. <Alt> F1 – show or hide the Outlook Navigation bar

(Ok I know you usually do a top 10 but I needed 15 to fit everything in!)

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