Policy
Change CTRL+ENTER shortcut behavior
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting controls whether CTRL+ENTER can be used as a shortcut to send an email message. You can change this behavior so that CTRL+ENTER does not send an email message. If you enable this policy setting, you may select one of these choices: - CTRL+Enter is not a shortcut for sending a message - CTRL+Enter is a shortcut for sending a message - CTRL+Enter displays a prompt If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can use CTRL+ENTER to send an e-mail message. By default, users are prompted the first time they use the shortcut to confirm sending the message.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | L_ChangectrlentershortcutbehaviorID ID L_ChangectrlentershortcutbehaviorID | enum | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\outlook\preferences Value name ctrlentersends Type REG_DWORD | Options: CTRL+Enter is not a shortcut for sending a message (0), CTRL+Enter is a shortcut for sending a message (1), CTRL+Enter displays a prompt (2) |