http://ask.metafilter.com/49988/Backspace-Malfunction/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Backspace Malfunction? Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:16:52 -0800 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:16:52 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/49988/Backspace-Malfunction I can't backspace in Microsoft office and I don't know why. <br /><br /> I have an IBM T43p laptop running Microsoft office 2003 (and thus, Microsoft word 2003). Recently the backspace button has decided to stop working solely within Word; I can backspace individual spaces, but if I highlight a section and press backspace to delete, it moves the cursor to the the beginning of the highlighted area and un-highlights the text without getting rid of it. I've checked as many functions as I can think of, but have found nothing. There are no other problems with the keyboard, and the problem only exists in Office (specifically Word).<br> Any ideas? post:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.49988 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:11:48 -0800 azriel2257 IBM T43p Backspace key http://ask.metafilter.com/49988/Backspace-Malfunction#758695 Delete your <a href="http://www.marshalladulteducation.org/techtips/techtip72.htm">Normal.dot</a> template and restart Word. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.49988-758695 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:16:52 -0800 Blazecock Pileon http://ask.metafilter.com/49988/Backspace-Malfunction#758716 Seen <a href="http://help.lockergnome.com/office/Delete-Backspace-features-disabled-Word-ftopict714682.html">this</a>?<br> <br> Found it with <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=word+backspace+delete">this</a>. comment:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.49988-758716 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:38:47 -0800 flabdablet