customising keyboard in word - the backspace function

[alisonpr]

hi,
i need some assitance working out how to allocate a key for backspace that i
can press with my left hand. i would ideally like to change the ` key (top
left corner of the keyboard) to serve as a second backspace key.

i've tried going into the customise part of word - but there doesn't seem to
be any command for backspace, so i can't allocate it.

i've also tried creating a macro that just does a backspace, but it won't
let me allocate a single key - it has to be a double-key stroke, i.e. ctrl+`

cheers

 

[Graham Mayor]

You can't do this through Word, but you can remap any (or all) of the
keyboard key settings through Windows. See
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...aa-780d-4253-9e0a-e17e51db2223&DisplayLang=en

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[alisonpr]

brilliant - thanks heaps!

although - my apologies, i'm not a complete technophobe, but i've downloaded
and installed this program, spent an hour reading through the help function
and attempting a variety of different procedures with it (inlcuding loading
my existing keyboard layout, and pressing the ` button a couple of times and
a few other more tricky things), and i still for the life of me can't figure
out how to turn my ` key into a backspace key.

sorry graham... any more tips?

 

[alisonpr]

....do i need the code point(s) for the backspace key?

like, the code for ` seems to be U+0060...

?

 

[Graham Mayor]

The code for the backspace key would be Hex 8 or U+0008 but unfortunately
while the tool marks the key as backspace, it doesn't actually work like a
backspace in the test area, so it appears that this tool may not suit your
needs.

You can remap the keys in the registry, though finding the key codes to
enter is a bit of a trial - though there is a reference out there.
http://www.usnetizen.com/fix_capslock.php, but I have not had time to wade
through it. In any case it has its own support so you could ask there.

In the meantime I found a link that uses this method to remap BS to CapsLock
which may work for you?
http://michaeljaylissner.com/blog/remap-caps-lock-as-backspace It includes a
registry patch that will do the job for you, and if you find the correct
code for the ` key you can substitute that in the registry patch and use
that key instead. This is however way off topic for this forum.

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