So, I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a terribly good typist. This fact, however, does not stop me from hitting very many keys in a short span of time. Because of this, I use my Backspace key a lot to correct my million and one typos.
Jun 11, 2017 Please tell me how to disable the backspace-to-archive keybind in Outlook 2016. It is constantly causing me problems and unexpectedly making my mails vanish. It is a horrible keybind for me. Disabling backspace entirely in Outlook is not a good solution. It leaves me unable to use backsapce when typing emails. The problem of changing web pages while correcting typing using the backspace key can be fixed with about:config as shown in other items. But, is there a way to permanently disable the backspace key in navigation or do I have to go through this every time there is a Firefox update?
Now, when I’m working in a Word document, for instance, this is fine. But when I’m online filling out a form, sending a Tweet, or posting this blog, I have to be very careful about where my cursor is and that I’m deleting text, not something else.See, in your web browser, whether you’re using Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Microsoft’s new browser, Edge, that comes with Windows 10, the Backspace key is a shortcut. If you have viewed more than one webpage inside the same tab, and you want to return to the previous page, most of the time, people use the back arrow located at the top left. From L-R: Back arrow in Firefox, Chrome, and EdgeHowever, typing the Backspace key provides the same result, returning you to the previous page.
Now, loving my keyboard shortcuts the way I do, and with all the time I spend online, you would think I’d love this shortcut. Truth is I despise it. Because when I’m typing (poorly), if I’m not careful, I don’t delete my typos, I leave the page I’m typing on.In fact, I just did this last night. I was composing a terribly clever DM (Direct Message) on Twitter, and somehow I’d moved my cursor without realizing it, so when I hit backspace to fix a typo, I lost my clever message when I went back to the page I’d been on before Twitter. At this point, I may have lost my temper a tiny bit, and politely asked my husband if he knew how to disable this particular feature, because I knew that it could be done, but I could not remember how.
So he looked up how to disable the shortcut in Firefox while I looked up how to do the same in Chrome. (Sadly, there is no way to turn this off in Internet Explorer or Edge.)FirefoxFirst off, a warning if you’re going to attempt to do this in Firefox. You need to go into the configuration of the browser, so if you turn on, off, or change something here, it’s fairly dramatic, so you want to make certain that you know what you’re doing. That said, in this particular instance, it’s pretty easy to know what you’re doing.Open a new tab and in the address bar where you would usually enter a website url, type in about:config and hit Enter.You are now about to configure the browser in a very specific way. To turn off the Backspace key as a shortcut for the back arrow, type backspace in the search box at the top and then hit Enter.This should net only one result, so right click on the result. You should now have a menu. Left click on Modify.A box pops up allowing you to change the integer value.
To turn off backspace, change this from 0 to 2.The Value should now read 2, and the Status should have changed from default to user set.ChromeIf you’re using the Google Chrome browser, Backspace is disabled by adding a free extension. To do this, go up to the menu in the top right (three horizontal lines), move your mouse down to More tools, which opens another list, from which you will click on Extensions.At the bottom of the next page (depending on how many extensions you already have, you might need to scroll down a little), click on Get more extensions.In the search box at the top left, search for backspace and then type Enter.There are several extensions that will stop the backspace key from returning you to the previous page. (I use BackStop.) Simply click on ADD TO CHROME for the one you want. As soon as you close and reopen Chrome, the extension will be working.Shelia.
This site does not work unless you turn on JavaScript.Why have we waited until the fifteenth of these typing lessons to talk about the Backspace and Delete keys? Because once you're touch typing like a pro, you won't have to use them very often! What's more, it's better to focus on typing smoothly and steadily, rather than worrying about backspacing and deleting mistakes, when you're first learning how to type.In the typing tests you've done so far, you've probably already used the Delete and Backspace keys, and that's okay.
However, many online typing tests - and especially typing speed tests - will disable the Delete and Backspace keys so that you can't go back and fix errors. That's so the test will show a true count of your touch typing accuracy at the end. In general, you'll find that employment-based typing tests will be stricter about this, but that most free typing tests let you go back to correct any typos.
Remember, though, each time you go back to fix a mistake, you're slowing down your overall word per minute rate.Just in case you haven't located the Delete and Backspace keys already, here's where you can find them on most standard QWERTY computer keyboards:The Backspace key is usually to the right of the top row of number keys. Use your right-hand pinky finger to press this key.The Delete key is usually found at the very top right of the keyboard. You'll also use the pinky finger on your right hand for this key.Of course, when you're keyboarding online and writing e-mails, creating text documents, and communicating with people, you need to make sure that what you've typed is error-free before you print out a document or hit the Enter key to send a message. Even if you're able to type at 90wpm, use some of the time you saved typing to check your text carefully. Keep in mind that your computer won't catch all of the errors and typos, because sometimes a mistyped word is still a properly-spelled word, just not the one you meant! Any typing mistake means that you could be confusing the person on the other end of the communication, whether that's via an online e-mail or a printed document. For example, you don't want to send someone a message with directions to meet you for lunch, and tell them to 'go tough the crossing' instead of to'go through the crossing.'
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The best way to make sure you don't send out messages with errors is to keep up with regular typing practice. Now that you've learned all of the letters and numbers on the keyboard, and almost all of the symbols, go ahead and take a typing test to see where you score on speed and accuracy - but try to avoid the Backspace and Delete keys!10 Typing Games / Typewriting Games.