Keyboard Shortcut: Reply to Email

Possibly the most commonly used action in Outlook: replying to an email.

Tip: A helpful memory trick — R is for Reply.

When you hover your mouse over the Reply button, Outlook shows the keyboard shortcut (CTRL+R).

Keyboard shortcut to forward email

Instructions

  • Select the email message
  • Press CTRL+R
  • The email opens in reply mode
  • Type your response and send the email