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Microsoft Outlook

Cut text

CtrlX

Windows New desktop Outlook for Windows

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In Microsoft Outlook, Ctrl + X will cut text. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here.

Where it works: New desktop, text

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

Paste clipboard Ctrl + V
New item Ctrl + N
Send draft Ctrl + Enter
Calendar view Ctrl + 2
Bold Ctrl + B
Undo change Ctrl + Z
Copy item Ctrl + C
New task Ctrl + Shift + K

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