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AltQ

Windows Web app Outlook for Windows

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In Microsoft Outlook, Alt + Q will search. It is listed for Windows, and no Mac version is documented here. It works in the browser version.

Where it works: Web, Outlook keymap

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.

The same task in other apps

Open the base switcher Airtable Cmd + K
Open the search dialog DBeaver Ctrl + H
Open the quick switcher Discord Cmd + K
Search your notes Evernote Cmd + K
Put the cursor in the search box Google Calendar /
Search chats and spaces Google Chat /
Focus the search bar GitHub S
Put the cursor in the search bar GitLab S
Search your notes Google Keep /
Focus the mail search field Gmail /
Open the command bar Linear Cmd + K
Open the find channels dialog Mattermost Cmd + K

More Microsoft Outlook shortcuts

Compose email Cmd + N
Send draft Cmd + Return
Reply sender Cmd + R
Reply all Cmd + Shift + R
Forward message Cmd + J
Attach file Cmd + E
Mark read Cmd + T
Mark unread Cmd + Shift + T

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