Outlook · Open the Address Book
Compose
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+Shift+BMac
Not on this systemOpens the address book so you can pick recipients from it. The Mac app has no default key for that window; you go in through the recipient button instead.
- Group
- Compose
- Keys held
- 3
These combinations are the installed Outlook app; Outlook on the web keys differ, and its Settings even ask you to pick between the Outlook, Gmail and Yahoo layouts.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Open the Address Book in Outlook?
Opens the address book so you can pick recipients from it. The Mac app has no default key for that window; you go in through the recipient button instead. It is Ctrl+Shift+B on Windows and — on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Shift+B on Windows, — on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Compose in Outlook.