How are the short-cut keys assigned in the janusSEAL for Outlook Lite Classification Dialog?

Quick answer: automatically by janusSEAL for Outlook Lite.

Long answer: janusSEAL for Outlook Lite does so automatically because it uses the same configuration information used for Exchange 2007 message classifications. When configuring Exchange 2007 message classifications there is no setting for assigning short-cut keys for each message classification. janusSEAL for Outlook Lite that attempts to automatically and uniquely assign a short-cut key to each message classification.

Firstly, a character can become a short-cut key if it is:

1. unique in the dialog; and
2. alphabetic
   [a-z, A-Z]

janusSEAL for Outlook Lite iterates through each of the classifications and attempts to assign a short-cut key for each classifcation as follows. Once a short-cut key is assigned to a classification, or gives up looking for one, janusSEAL for Outlook Lite looks for a short-cut key for the next classifcation.

1. if message classification name is empty then no short-cut key is assigned;
2. if the first character of message classification name is valid, then assign it;
3. if the first character of next word in message classification name is valid, then assign it, otherwise try using the first character of each subsequent word;
4. if the second character of the first word is valid, then assign it, otherwise try using each subsequest character;
5. no valid character is available for this classification, so don't assign one.