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Respond

Windows · Linux

Ctrl+F

Mac

Cmd+J

Passes the mail on to someone else. The installed Windows app spends on forwarding the combination that means Find almost everywhere else, while Outlook on the web forwards with Ctrl+Shift+F — which in the desktop app opens Advanced Find.

Group
Respond
Keys held
2

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 Forward in Outlook?

Passes the mail on to someone else. The installed Windows app spends on forwarding the combination that means Find almost everywhere else, while Outlook on the web forwards with Ctrl+Shift+F — which in the desktop app opens Advanced Find. It is Ctrl+F on Windows and Cmd+J on a Mac.

Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?

No — Ctrl+F on Windows, Cmd+J on a Mac.

Q. How many keys is that?

2 pressed together. The combination sits under Respond in Outlook.

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