Outlook · New calendar appointment

Create

Windows · Linux

Ctrl+Shift+A

Mac

Cmd+N

Opens a new appointment even while you are in Mail. Outlook for Mac has no appointment-only key, so you must move to Calendar first and then create the new item there.

Group: Create
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 New calendar appointment in Outlook?

Opens a new appointment even while you are in Mail. Outlook for Mac has no appointment-only key, so you must move to Calendar first and then create the new item there. It is Ctrl+Shift+A on Windows and Cmd+N on a Mac.

Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?

No — Ctrl+Shift+A on Windows, Cmd+N on a Mac.

Q. How many keys is that?

3 pressed together. The combination sits under Create in Outlook.

Shortcuts nearby

Switch to CalendarCtrl+2New item of the current typeCtrl+NNew taskCtrl+Shift+KNew mail messageCtrl+Shift+MSend the messageAlt+SSave the draftCtrl+SInsert a hyperlinkCtrl+KOpen the Address BookCtrl+Shift+B