Outlook · Send the message
Compose
Windows · Linux
Alt+SMac
Cmd+EnterSends the message you are writing. On Windows Ctrl+Enter also sends, but it asks once whether you meant it — and that question can be switched off, after which mail leaves in silence.
- Group
- Compose
- 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 Send the message in Outlook?
Sends the message you are writing. On Windows Ctrl+Enter also sends, but it asks once whether you meant it — and that question can be switched off, after which mail leaves in silence. It is Alt+S on Windows and Cmd+Enter on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Alt+S on Windows, Cmd+Enter on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Compose in Outlook.