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Keyboard Shortcuts For Outlook Folders

Do you use Outlook 2002 or a newer version?

If so, do you find yourself frequently navigating through the folder list?

Or, maybe you spend a lot of time clicking on the Outlook Bar, jumping from place to place.

You may even know the basic shortcuts for jumping to the Inbox (Ctrl + Shift + I) and the Outbox (Ctrl + Shift + O).

What about the rest of the folders though?

If you'd like an all keyboard method of jumping from folder to folder, here's what you're looking for.

Begin by using Ctrl + Y.

This will open the Go to Folder window.

Once here, there's a few ways to navigate through the list.

The most obvious method would be the arrow keys. The up and down arrows will obviously control the direction, whereas the left and right arrows will collapse and expand folders (respectively) within folders.

Other options for navigation include the Home and End keys, which will quickly move you to the top or the bottom of the list.

A fast way to move directly to a specific folder is to hit the key for the first letter in the folder's name. (If you have more than one folder beginning with the same letter, repeatedly using the same key will cycle through them).

When you've highlighted what you need, hit the Enter key to both exit the window and to be returned to Outlook in the designated folder.

There you have it. Outlook folder navigation straight from the keyboard!

In out look express, make stationary with your picture on it.

In Outlook Express, go to Tools, Options and select the Compose tab. Then click the Create New button and a "New Stationery" wizard will pop up. Just hit Next and follow along with the wizard. When you're done, you'll have your very own picture stationery. You can do more than one picture if you so choose as well, which is cool, because then you'll have lots of options! When you're ready to send an e-mail using your new stationery, just use the little drop down arrow next to the Create Mail button and then choose Select Stationery. Then just find your picture in the list and click OK.

In Thunderbird, click the Write button to create a new e-mail message. Click your mouse in the body of the e-mail and then click Format, Page Colors and Background. Next, go to File and then select the image you want to use. Click Open and OK. You'll then be all set. You can do this for multiple pictures with Thunderbird as well.

And lastly, in MS Outlook, you first have to be sure that you're sending the e-mail in an HTML format. Then open a new e-mail message and click your mouse in the body of the e-mail. Then go to Format, Background, Fill Effects. Hit the Picture tab and then choose Select Picture. You can then search for the image you want to use and insert it in. Click OK when you're done.

Format Copy and Paste

Do you like the Format Painter in MS Word and MS PowerPoint?

Do you find it frustrating that when you forget to double click the button, it shuts off after just one paste?

Or, have you ever tried to interrupt the process of format painting by editing some text, only to find that the program has "forgotten" the formatting you intended to paint once you were back on track?

If any of this is bothersome for you, but you still like the idea of transferring just the formatting, I have an alternative to suggest.

Next time, instead of the Format Painter button, try Ctrl + Shift + C to copy the formatting.

Once the format is copied, use Ctrl + Shift + V on your highlighted text to complete the format paste.

The cool part is that you can go to multiple locations to paste and you can even do other tasks in between the pastes. And the program won't forget!