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Microsoft Outlook

Copy item

CtrlC

Windows Classic desktop Outlook for Windows

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In Microsoft Outlook, Ctrl + C will copy item. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: Classic desktop, selection

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts for Outlook

Documentation checked on 2026-09-11. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

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More Microsoft Outlook shortcuts

New task Ctrl + Shift + K
Check mail F9
Mail view Ctrl + 1
Calendar view Ctrl + 2
Close window Esc
Home ribbon Alt then H
Search items F3
New item N

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