Maximise minimized outlook from system tray

If outlook 2010 is minimized to system tray, is there any shortcut key for maximizing or switching to outlook from system tray. WIN XP

Antoops

Posted 2011-05-26T04:44:52.343

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Answers

As far as I could find in the Outlook help - no (I checked outlook-2007, but it is probably the same in that aspect).

If you bind a keyboard shortcut to launching outlook (i.e. to its shortcut) you can get almost the desired effect. Outlook will start, but identify that an instance is already running and will just restore it. It is slower than actually restoring outlook, but not that much.

RonK

Posted 2011-05-26T04:44:52.343

Reputation: 1 280

for me it is not working :( – Antoops – 2011-05-26T05:15:09.020

Try running outlook (start menu, quick launch etc.) without binding it first. See if that works. If not, it is very strange as it works for me. – RonK – 2011-05-26T05:30:09.887

First time it is working. Once it is minimized to system tray, the shortcut seems not working :( – Antoops – 2011-05-26T05:31:18.047

Seems like a keyboard bind does not work if the shortcut is in the Quick Launch area. However - if the shortcut is in the Start Menu - it works for me fine. I did the binding to Ctrl+Alt+1 – RonK – 2011-05-26T05:48:51.703

it worked for first time but not after that :( – Antoops – 2011-05-26T05:54:33.057

Very weird. Try using http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm to bind the hotkey - maybe this will help. B.T.W., Which Windows version are you using?

– RonK – 2011-05-26T06:03:14.910

I place the outlook as the top of the windows start menu. Then when I press the windows key, I will press E (which stands for e-mail client).

Nas

Posted 2011-05-26T04:44:52.343

Reputation: 11

Install AutoHotkey and edit it's script file, add this line for Alt+Ctrl+O to achieve your desired effect: ^!O::Run, "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\OUTLOOK.EXE" /recycle

BornToCode

Posted 2011-05-26T04:44:52.343

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