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Its easy to accidently send a message if you hit the wrong key combination. CTRL+ENTER and ALT+S will both send messages. The option to disable CTRL+ENTER is FILE, OPTIONS, MAIL, near the bottom of the dialog, in the Send Messages section. (In Outlook 2007, If you want to disable ALT+S, youll need to edit the registry. This prevents accidental sending of Meeting and Task Requests as Alt+S saves or sends, depending on the item type. With Alt+S disabled, you will need to click the Send bu*ton. If you want to use the shortcuts but have a habit of accidentally hitting the wrong keys and sending messages before you are finished pops up. When youre ready to send it, remove the characters and send. I prefer this method because it keeps me from accidentally sending using Alt+S and gives me a change to change my mind before I send it while leaving the option to use either Alt+S or Ctrl+Enter to send. Youll need to create the following registry keys. (If the Office key doesnt exist, youll need to create it and the subkeys.) Dont forget to restart Outlook for the changes to take effect. If you dont want to edit the registry, you can do*nload a ready-to-use registry file then double click to run it. Ok the security dialogs to What other keys can you disable? Quite a few actually, as long as you known the key code. Walter Embalsado has this to add to the tip: Another option is what I usually employ – either: Both are good methods and the first has saved me many a time. Note that it only works on new mail, unless you like deleting and replacing the addresses. The second requires spellcheck on send enabled, which is a good idea anyway, even if you use Word for spell check as you type, since using File, Send to in other applications doesnt use Word as the editor. It also spellchecks your subject field. Updated and re-published on October 15, 2018. Last reviewed on October 15, 2018. How to change your email pas*word and check POP and IMAP server settings in Outlook 2016.