The Outlook Today Window

 

Customize Outlook Today

The first time you launch Outlook, it opens in the Outlook Today window. You can return to Outlook Today at any time by clicking Mailbox (or Personal Folders) at the top of the All Mail Folders list in the Navigation pane at the left side of the screen.

• To customize Outlook Today and to see it each time you launch Outlook, click the Customize Outlook Today link to the right of today’s date. Here, you can:

  • Set Startup options

  • Choose E-mail Folders, Calendar days, and Tasks to display

  • Choose a Style

• When you are done customizing, click Save Changes or Cancel (if you don’t want to preserve changes) to return to the Outlook Today window.

 

Outlook Shortcut Keys

The following shortcut keys can make your Outlook use faster. The features mentioned below (contacts, tasks, etc.) are discussed later in this chart.

New mail message		Ctrl + Shift + M		New appointment		Ctrl + Shift + A
Reply		Ctrl + R		New contact		Ctrl + Shift + C
Reply ID all		Ctrl + Shift + R		New task		Ctrl + Shift + K
Forward		Ctrl + F		New journal entry		Ctrl + Shift + J
Delete message		Ctrl + D		New note		Ctrl + Shift + N
New email folder		Ctrl + Shift + E		Open address book		Ctrl + Shift + B
Undo		Ctrl + Z		Open Outlook Help		F1