FAQ - Outlook Mail for Windows

Outlook Mail for Windows

Issue/Environment/User Group

A Student, Faculty, or Staff Member is unfamiliar with Outlook Mail Client for Windows, and would like to know more about best practices.

Cause

Has previously only used online mail clients such as Gmail or Yahoo Mail.

Resolution

Organize your Inbox:

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Flag messages to set a reminder:

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Train your Focused Inbox:

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Find & Perform actions with “Tell me what you want to do”:

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Attach a link to share a file:

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Create a Signature:

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Set an Out of Office notification:

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Keyboard Shortcuts – increase your efficiency with some keyboard shortcuts to

Go to Calendar

Ctrl + 2

Go to Mail

Ctrl + 1

Reply

Ctrl + R

Reply All

Ctrl + Shift + R

Flag for Follow-up

Ctrl + Shift + G

Insert a file

Alt + N    A,F

Search

Ctrl + E

Send/Receive

F9

For more Keyboard Shortcuts visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=864503

For additional information on Outlook Mail for Windows:

Outlook Training - https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=864509

Outlook Quick Start Guide - https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=864510

Differences between desktop, online, and mobile - https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=864504

Differences between Windows and Mac version of Outlook - https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=864506

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