diff --git a/.emacs.d/init.el b/.emacs.d/init.el
index d817fc8..630c485 100644
--- a/.emacs.d/init.el
+++ b/.emacs.d/init.el
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@
 (show-paren-mode 1)
 (tool-bar-mode -1)
 
+;;; enable disabled functions
+(put 'upcase-region 'disabled nil)
+(put 'downcase-region 'disabled nil)
+(put 'narrow-to-region 'disabled nil)
+
 ;;;; save backups and autosaves in tmp
 (setq backup-directory-alist `((".*" . ,temporary-file-directory))
       auto-save-file-name-transforms `((".*" ,temporary-file-directory t)))