"Amazing Outlook Shortcut Keys for Working with Contacts and Contact Card That You Can Forget Your Mouse!"

You can perform most operations with contacts easily using the Outlook shortcut keys instead of using the mouse.

To start working with shortcuts, select a contact and type the first few letters of the name to make Outlook select the entry. (If you have configured Outlook to display the last names first, type a few letters of the last name; else, type a few letters of the first name.)

Outlook Shortcut Keys for Working with Contacts

1.) Select the first contact in the list
[Home]

2.) Select the last contact in the list
[End]

3.) Select the previous card
[↑]

4.) Select the next card
[↓]

5.) Select the nearest card in the column to the left
[←]

6.) Select the nearest card in the column to the right
[→]

7.) Select or deselect the current card
[Ctrl]+[Spacebar]

8.) Extend the selection to the next card
[Shift]+[?], [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[↓]

9.) Extend the selection to the previous card
[Shift]+[?], [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[↑]

10.) Extend the selection to the last card on the last page
[Shift]+[PageDown]

11.) Extend the selection to the first card on the first page
[Shift]+[PageUp]

12.) Extend the selection to the first card in the list
[Shift]+[Home]

13.) Extend the selection to the last card in the list
[Shift]+[Home]

14.) Display the New Call dialog box
[Ctrl]+[Shift]+[D]

15.) Select the Find a Contact box
[F11]

Outlook Shortcut Keys for Navigating When a Contact Card Is Selected

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts when a contact card is selected.

16.) Move to the previous card
[Ctrl]+[↑]

17.) Move to the next card
[Ctrl]+[↓]

18.) Move to the first card in the list
[Ctrl]+[Home]

19.) Move to the last card in the list
[Ctrl]+[End]

20.) Move to the first card on the previous page
[Ctrl]+[PageUp]

21.) Move to the first card on the next page
[Ctrl]+[PageDown]

22.) Move to the nearest card in the next column to the left
[Ctrl]+[←]

23.) Move to the nearest card in the next column to the right
[Ctrl]+[→]

Outlook Shortcut Keys for Navigating When a Field on a Card Is Selected

When you've selected a field on a contact card, you can navigate by using the following keyboard shortcuts.

24.) Move to the next field in the active card
[Tab]

25.) Move to the previous field in the active card
[Shift]+[Tab]

26.) Move to the next field on the active card
[Enter]

27.) Switch the active field to Edit mode
[F2]

28.) Add a line to a multiline field
[Enter]

29.) Move to the beginning of the line
[Enter]

30.) Move to the end of the line
[End]

31.) Move to the previous line in a multiline field
[?]

32.) Move to the next line in a multiline field
[?]

33.) Move to the beginning of a multiline field
[PageUp]

34.) Move to the end of a multiline field
[PageDown]

Yes, there is total of 34 useful shortcuts that you can use when working on Outlook contacts and contact card. Please use it wisely and visit the following links to get more:

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