Outlook · Flag for follow up
Organize
Windows · Linux
InsertMac
Ctrl+1Raises a follow-up flag on the mail. On Windows it reaches only the message list, so pressing it with the cursor in the reading pane does nothing; on the Mac the flag keys set a due date instead — the first is today and the ones after it are the other dates.
- Group
- Organize
- Keys held
- 1
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 Flag for follow up in Outlook?
Raises a follow-up flag on the mail. On Windows it reaches only the message list, so pressing it with the cursor in the reading pane does nothing; on the Mac the flag keys set a due date instead — the first is today and the ones after it are the other dates. It is Insert on Windows and Ctrl+1 on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Insert on Windows, Ctrl+1 on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
1 pressed together. The combination sits under Organize in Outlook.