Outlook · Reply
Respond
Windows · Linux
Ctrl+RMac
Cmd+RReplies to the sender alone. It also works on the mail highlighted in the list, so you can answer without opening it — but with the cursor inside the reading pane it is worth checking what the list still has selected.
- 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
QWhat is the shortcut for Reply in Outlook?
Replies to the sender alone. It also works on the mail highlighted in the list, so you can answer without opening it — but with the cursor inside the reading pane it is worth checking what the list still has selected. It is Ctrl+R on Windows and Cmd+R on a Mac.
QIs it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Ctrl+R on Windows, Cmd+R on a Mac.
QHow many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Respond in Outlook.