Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find

Why does Outlook map Ctrl+F to Forward instead of Find(devblogs.microsoft.com)

30 points by morder 3 years ago | 11 comments

So now that this powerful user is gone and the software is still out of convention, we are stuck with an unfriendly behavior on an extremely popular software because of.... Inertia and this makes a cool story?

htk 3 years ago |

It's incredible how many interesting MS stories Raymond Chen has.

1f60c 3 years ago | |

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.)

darinpantley 3 years ago |

It'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.

verall 3 years ago |

This is almost as interesting as the behavior is frustrating.

_aavaa_ 3 years ago |

This feels like those jokes that end with:

> That man's name? Albert Einstein.

hnzix 3 years ago |

Wasn't <f3> 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.

zapzupnz 3 years ago |

Cool. Knowledge is power. Do something with that knowledge.

mdrzn 3 years ago |

By the way, Notepad also uses CTRL+T or F3 to search, so this "CTRL+F works everywhere" is a lie

aaaaaaaaata 3 years ago | |

Everywhere except Microsoft legacy software.

fomine3 3 years ago |

Fun.