Sheila said:
I am attempting to protect certain areas of my document but am having a hard
time.
Ctrl+F is defined for "Forward" (i.e., forward a received e-mail). You
can see this described in Outlook's own help (search on "shortcut key")
or by looking at the shortcut key for Forward under the Action menu.
If you looked under the Tools menu (or read Outlook's help), you would
see the shortcut key combo for Advanced Find is Ctrl+Shift+F.
If you read Outlook's help on shortcut keys, you'd see F3 or Ctrl+E pops
up a searchbar where you can enter your criteria.
If you read Outlook's help on shortcut keys, you'd see F4 is to search
within an item. You'll have to open that item in its own window so the
search is within that item.
The above is valid for Outlook 2002. Those shortcuts might still be
valid in later versions of Outlook. You did not identify WHICH version
of Outlook that you use.