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Hello everyone,
I am trying the new Outlook this week and noticed that the shortcut options CTRL + SHIFT + 1 to 4 are no longer available. The only options shown are from 5 to 9. This is not feasible for me since I use the ctrl + shift + 1 to 3 options to move emails using only one hand.
Does anyone know why Microsoft removed the other shortcut options or if this change is going to be permanent?
Thank you!
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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December 2024. I just tried out the new Outlook. There always seems to be a no go feature for me and this is one of them.
We may not be a large group, but those of us who use a lot of quickstep for categorizing email, this is a deal breaker.
There are several related complaints in the Feedback Hub, but here's one Microsoft has marked as "Open": CTRL+1-4 shortcuts · Community
I added three lines to AHK to re-map the shortcuts 1 -> 5, 2 -> 6, etc.
;;; Written by Zachary Hunt for basic system automation ;;;#Requires AutoHotkey v2
#SingleInstance; Outlook Quick Actions Remap
HotIfWinActive "ahk_class Outlook"
^+1::^+5
^+2::^+6
^+3::^+7
HotIfWinActive
This works, but as I already had things mapped from all keys 1-9, this just shifts the problem to insufficient hotkeys.... good workaround for those who only have a few hotkeys, though.
"Old Outlook" (i.e., Outlook Classic 365) no longer has the CTRL + (1-) 4 shortcut, either! It is incredibly annoying!