What does typing "Control Z" do? Can it be bypassed?

[nairbrehsom]

When typing on a laptop in Microsoft Outlook, the cursor continually "jumps"
to the incorrect insertion point. Clicking "Undo Control Z" in the Edit
undoes this. Can this be bypassed?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Why are you posting about this in a Word newsgroup?

Ctrl+Z is Undo. It sounds like you're accidentally pressing Ctrl+Z.
Unfortunately, Outlook does not let you reassign keys. Word does, however.
If you're using Word as your email editor (version?), try tools -
customize - keyboard; find the EditUndo command, and remove the Ctrl+Z
assignment. I don't have a version of Office that lets you use Word as the
editor for Outlook, so I can't test to see if such reassignment is
recognized or retained when using Word in that way.

Alternatively... Ctrl+Y undoes a Ctrl+Z. That's certainly faster than going
through the Edit menu option.

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Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
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[Peter T. Daniels]

It sounds like you have the common problem of an over-sensitive
touchpad on your laptop. See if, somewhere in the hardware, you can
reduce its sensitivity, or disconnect it when a mouse is plugged in.
(Or be careful about brushing against it.)