Outlook · New mail message
Create
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+Shift+MMac
Cmd+NOpens a blank mail window whatever view you are in. Outlook on the web puts Ctrl+N or a bare N in this slot, so a hand trained on the installed app misses once on the web.
- 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 mail message in Outlook?
Opens a blank mail window whatever view you are in. Outlook on the web puts Ctrl+N or a bare N in this slot, so a hand trained on the installed app misses once on the web. It is Ctrl+Shift+M on Windows and Cmd+N on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+Shift+M on Windows, Cmd+N on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
3 pressed together. The combination sits under Create in Outlook.