Yeah, I wish that the delete key on the num pad worked while a message is opened, but it doesn't. I have to escape the message in Outlook first to use that keystroke. While I'm in the message, I have to hit Control D to delete it and then I am automatically moved to the next message which is immediately opened for me and ready to be read. If the delete key on the num pad worked in an open message, that would help a lot. But it's just not to be... not in Outlook Xp or 2003. Chris Feist - The one and only! -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of G.W. Cox Insert down arrow to read all. Delete key next to insert key to delete. Escape to drop the message. I rarely use the numpad except for like alt control 5 to read column and row headings for a figure in a table. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Feist" <ccfeist@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:50 AM Subject: Num pad alternatives Hi. I use the num pad quite frequently to read documents, E-mail, and the Internet. It is quite handy. However, often it can be cumbersome to jump back and forth from the num pad to the left, back to the rest of the keyboard. For example, in Outlook while in a message, I press Insert Num pad 2 to read all. Then I have to move my right hand all the way over so I can do a Control Comma or period to move on to the next message or Control D to delete the message. Back and forth, back and forth. It gets rather old as you can imagine. My question is are their keystrokes that I'm not aware of that I could use that are not on the num pad for these particular circumstances, such as a read all, for example? There are times it would be much simpler to keep my hands in the typing position. The less jumping around I do the better. Thanks. Chris Feist - The one and only! -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx