Everyone, I found this in GWMicro's knowledge base. I found it to be annoying to have to turn off protected view whenever accessing an attachment in office. This will permanently disable protected view in outlook 2010 and 2013. It worked for me.
Permanently Disable Protected View It is possible to completely turn off Protected View, so that you do not need to turn it off on a per document basis. To permanently disable Protected View, perform the following steps: 1. Press Alt-F to open the File button 2. Press T to open Options 3. Down Arrow to Trust Center 4. Press Alt-T to activate the Trust Center Settings button 5. Down Arrow to Protected View 6. Tab to the Enable Protected View for files originating from the Internet check box 7. Press Space to uncheck the box 8. Tab to the Enable Protected View for files located in potentially unsafe locations check box 9. Press Space to uncheck the box 10. Tab to the Enable Protected View for Outlook attachments check box 11. Press Space to uncheck the box 12. Tab to the OK button 13. Press Enter and the Trust Center dialog will close 14. Tab to the OK button 15. Press Enter and the Word Options dialog will close Warm Regards.. Joe Lanier If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
