Control-F in Microsoft Outlook
admin on May 28th 2008
In virtually every application I use, including Lotus Notes, Control-F brings up the Find dialogue. This seems to be the default behaviour for Windows applications. There is an exception though - Microsoft Outlook. In Outlook 2007, Control-F is the keyboard shortcut to forward a message. So, Microsoft has broken their own UI standard. Why? They didn’t need to, they already have a keyboard shortcut for forwarding - Alt-W.
Unfortunately, it appears that the User Interface Hall of Shame isn’t being maintained any more. Otherwise this would rate a mention.
It’s just not good enough!
Filed in Microsoft, Outlook | 2 responses so far
Ken Wallewein Jun 13th 2008 at 09:03 am 1
Just another example — Microsoft had abandoned common sense for management by committee.
“I have seen the truth, and it makes no sense”
/kenw
Fernando Oct 3rd 2008 at 04:30 am 2
I wonder how you cold not comment anything on Lotus Notes, and you find small glitches on Outlook !
The interface hall of shame has a session only for it.