Posted by: Allan Lee Mesina on March 8, 2011
The Problem: Have you ever lost work in Internet Explorer when you pressed the Backspace key trying to delete a text that you typed but all of a sudden the page went back to the previous page? Imagine a student taking an exam in moodle or in blackboard typing a long essay and this happened. In IE, the backspace becomes a "Back Navigation" button when the cursor is not focused on the text field.
Unfortunately, there is no fix from Microsoft.
Work-around: The work-around is to use a third party program called AutoHotKey. It is a free software from http://www.autohotkey.com.
1. Download and install AutoHotkey.
2. Right-click an empty spot on your desktop or in a folder of your choice.
3. In the menu that appears, select New -> AutoHotkey Script.
4. Type a name for the file, ensuring that it ends in .ahk. For example: Test.ahk
5. Right-click the file and choose Edit Script.
6. On a new blank line, type the following:
BS::Send, {left}{del}
7. Save and close the file.
8. Double-click the file to launch it. A new icon appears in the taskbar notification area.
To learn more about AutoHotKey, visit http://www.autohotkey.com
