Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find
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Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find
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Re: Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find
#2It's incredible how many interesting MS stories Raymond Chen has.
Re: Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find
#3It's interesting to see where that originated. I can only imagine how many office workers have run into it.
If you press it once then Outlook will forward, but if you press it again then Outlook will find text inside of the email you're forwarding.
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Re: Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find
#5This is almost as interesting as the behavior is frustrating.
Re: Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find
#6This feels like those jokes that end with:
> That man's name? Albert Einstein.
Re: Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find
#7Fun.
Re: Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find
#8Wasn't the conventional shortcut for app search back in the DOS days? So it makes sense in a backwards compatible way, while still being an annoying anachronism.
Re: Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find
#9It's incredible how many interesting MS stories Raymond Chen has.
I know, right? The Dutch version of Wikipedia says he's worked at Microsoft since 1992. You're bound to hear some interesting stories during that time.
(Somewhat surprisingly, the English version of Wikipedia does not have an article about him. Raymond Chen (Microsoft) redirects to an article about the now-defunct Microsoft Developer Network, which mentions him once, in passing.)
Re: Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find
#10By the way, Notepad also uses CTRL+T or F3 to search, so this "CTRL+F works everywhere" is a lie