Use the mouse to move around

You can move around in Microsoft Outlook by using either your mouse or the Microsoft IntelliMouse or Microsoft IntelliMouse Trackball pointing devices, which give you more mouse features and which have a wheel/wheel button that you can rotate or hold down to make navigation easier. Some mouse functions work only in certain views in Outlook; other mouse functions work in all views.

Use the mouse to move around in day/week/month view

To	Do this
Open the appointment.	Double-click the appointment move handle.
Change an appointment start or end time.	Select the appointment, and then drag the top or bottom borders of the appointment (when viewing days).
Reschedule an appointment.	Click the left border of the appointment and drag (when viewing days).
Copy an appointment to another day at the same time.	Press CTRL and drag the appointment to Date Navigator.
Move an appointment to another day at the same time.	Drag the appointment to Date Navigator.
Create an event.	Double-click the top of a day.

Use the mouse to move around Date Navigator

Date Navigator is the small calendar next to the appointment area in Calendar. It provides a quick and easy way to change and view dates.

To	Do this
Move to a certain week.	Click to the left of the week, or click on the week number.
Move to the previous month.	Click the left arrow on Date Navigator.
Move to the next month.	Click the right arrow on Date Navigator.
Display the current month, choose from the past three months, or the next three months.	Click the month name or the year. Drag up or down to select another month.

Use the mouse to move around on a timeline

To scroll	Do this
Forward by the units of time visible on the time scale	Click the right scroll arrow on the horizontal scroll bar.
Back by the units of time visible on the time scale	Click the left scroll arrow on the horizontal scroll bar.
Forward in time by approximately one screen	Click to the right of the scroll box on the horizontal scroll bar.
Back in time by approximately one screen	Click to the left of the scroll box on the horizontal scroll bar.
Quickly to view items on a timeline	Drag the scroll box left or right on the horizontal scroll bar.
To any day on a timeline	Click the down arrow next to the month and year on the upper time scale, and then click the day you want in the small calendar.

Use the IntelliMouse pointing device

General use

To	Do this
Quickly pan horizontally or vertically.	Hold down the wheel button and move the mouse pointer left and right or up and down.
Scroll up or down three lines at a time.	Rotate the wheel forward or back.
Expand or collapse folders or items in a group.	Hold down SHIFT and rotate the wheel forward or back over the folder to display subfolders.
Switch between days, weeks, and months in Day/Week/Month view.	Hold down SHIFT and rotate the wheel forward or back.

In a table

To	Do this
Move up or down through a table three items at a time.	Rotate the wheel forward or back.
Quickly scroll up or down through the items.	Hold down the wheel button and move the mouse pointer up or down over the items.
Quickly scroll left or right through the fields in a table.	Hold down the wheel button and move the mouse pointer left or right over the fields. Note You must have automatic column sizing turned off.

In icon view

To	Do this
Scroll up or down through icons one screen at a time.	Rotate the wheel forward or back.
Scroll between large icons, small icons, and a list of icons.	Hold down SHIFT and rotate the wheel forward or back.

In a contact card

To	Do this
Scroll right or left one column of cards at a time.	Rotate the wheel forward or back.
Change the width and number of cards that appear.	Hold down SHIFT and rotate the wheel back to make cards larger and display fewer cards. Hold down SHIFT and rotate the wheel forward to make cards smaller and display more cards.

On a timeline

To	Do this
Scroll right or left one line at a time.	Rotate the wheel forward or back.
Change the amount of time that appears.	Hold down SHIFT and rotate the wheel forward to display less time or back to display more time.

In print preview

To	Do this
Move up or down through a page or view.	Rotate the wheel forward or back.
Quickly scroll up or down through the page or view.	Hold down the wheel button and move the mouse pointer up or down over the items.
Switch between actual size, one page, and multiple page view.	Hold down SHIFT and rotate the wheel forward or back to change the view.