# No "Shortcut" Keys? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 13, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146 "2008-04-13T10:56:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146/1 "2008-04-13T10:56:44Z")
I noticed that Ctrl-X and such shortcuts won’t work when typing/editing a post for the SD. At least, from my PC. And, the “delete” key cannot be used instead of Backspace. Why is this? Is there some option I can set to recognize thes features? ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146/2 "2008-04-13T14:23:07Z")
[QUOTE=Jinx] I noticed that Ctrl-X and such shortcuts won’t work when typing/editing a post for the SD. At least, from my PC. And, the “delete” key cannot be used instead of Backspace. Why is this? Is there some option I can set to recognize thes features? [/QUOTE] They work for me in Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146/3 "2008-04-13T14:35:43Z")
Ditto for me in Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146/4 "2008-04-13T15:16:48Z")
Works perfectly fine for me in IE. All the normal shortcuts, all the insert/delete/home/etc. keys, everything. ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146/5 "2008-04-13T16:32:01Z")
[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq] Works perfectly fine for me in IE. All the normal shortcuts, all the insert/delete/home/etc. keys, everything. [/QUOTE] What (s)he said - IE version 7.0.5760 on Windows XP Grim ---
**Author:** ![SomeUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146/6 "2008-04-14T13:27:29Z")
[QUOTE=Jinx] I noticed that Ctrl-X and such shortcuts won’t work when typing/editing a post for the SD. At least, from my PC. And, the “delete” key cannot be used instead of Backspace. Why is this? Is there some option I can set to recognize thes features? [/QUOTE] I had the same thing happen to me for no apparent reason. The delete key did nothing and I could not control-v to paste. The next day it worked fine. ---
**Author:** ![Dyslexics\_Untie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@Dyslexics\_Untie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dyslexics_Untie)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146/7 "2008-04-14T14:57:56Z")
I have problems on about half of my posts where there is a letter missing or remaining that I’m sure I added or deleted. I think the editor for the enter window in IE is simply not that good (i.e., buggy) and gets mixed up when you do too much editing. So, what you see is not necessarily what you get posted. One trick I’ve found is that I have and add-on called ieSpell. If I use that just before I post then the entry goes in just as it appears. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-shortcut-keys/445146/8 "2008-04-14T18:36:24Z")
I would say that, in general: > [@](#): > > the \ in IE is simply not that good (i.e., buggy).