Stupid outlook trick

IT's a work hazard to have to use M$FT product. Here are some tips to try ease the pain.

You can disable CTRL-ENTER in Outlook by adding the two following registry keys:

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\DisabledShortcutKeysCheckBoxes
String Value: CtrlEnter
Value Data: 13,8

Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\DisabledShortcutKeysCheckBoxes
String Value: CtrlEnter
Value Data: 13,8

NOTE: I'm using Office 2003 = 11.0 (XP = 10.0, 2000 = 9.0)

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Start --> Run, type REGEDIT press OK
   
2. If you can locate the folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\
   Microsoft\Office\11.0\ skip directly to Step #7
   
   ELSE: We'll need to create the necessary Registy Keys
   
   Locate and click on the folder HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\
   Microsoft\
   
3. From the Edit pull-menu, select New, then Key
   
4. Type Office
   
5. Click on the new Office key folder you just created
   
6. From the Edit pull-menu, select New, then Key, type 11.0
   
   Note: Office 2003 = 11.0, XP = 10.0, 2000 = 9.0
   
   
7. Click on the new key 11.0 folder you just created
   
8. From the Edit pull-menu, select New, then Key
   
9. Type Outlook (the second time type Word)
   
10. Click on the new Outlook (or Word) key folder you just created
    
11. From the Edit pull-menu, select New, then Key
    
12. Type DisabledShortcutKeysCheckBoxes
    
13. Click on the new key DisabledShortcutKeysCheckBoxes folder you just created
    
14. From the Edit pull-menu, select New, then String Value
    
15. Type CtrlEnter
    
16. Double click on the CtrlEnter String Value and enter 13,8 in the Value Data field
    
17. Return to Step #7 substituting Outlook for Word
    
18. Close REGEDIT and restart Outlook for the changes to take effect