# Turning off keyboard shortcuts in IE

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-keyboard-shortcuts-in-ie/490079>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 19, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-keyboard-shortcuts-in-ie/490079 "2009-03-19T21:52:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-off-keyboard-shortcuts-in-ie/490079/1 "2009-03-19T21:52:31Z")

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Is there any known way to turn off certain keyboard shortcuts in IE? Specifically the backspace to navigate back in your browser? I ask because the only known time it ever activates is when I’m entering data into a webform and I absentmindedly backspace (to, you know, erase entered text) and it navigates away from the form, destroying everything I’ve entered, and I’m about ready to punch my computer in the nuts.