How can I fix this? This happened on my previous 2008 version and I have just opened 2001 for the first time and it happened again. If you hold down the delete key for a few seconds, it starts to delete whole words instead of one letter at a time, and then it automatically deletes whole words without you holding the button until you press another key. If you go back to pre computer times, the true backspace key on typewriters never erased anything. Please help me fix my back space key. On Windows, the BackSpace key deletes a letter, and on the Mac, the delete key does the same.. On Windows, Ctr + BS deletes a word instead, and on the Mac, Option + Delete does it. My backspace button on my acer laptop started typing a 5 instead of a backspace. The backspace key will only delete one letter and then stops.? I assume by "check" you mean "check on" rather than "enable," as these boxes must be unchecked for the Insert key to toggle between Insert and Overtype and for Insert to be the current setting.Note that, when "Use the INS key for paste" is not checked, then toggling the Insert key has the same effect as checking/clearing the "Overtype mode" box (which reflects the current state of the Insert key). I'm sorry for my mistakes in english, but I figured that, like that, there are hopefully more people reached by this, who can help me maybe. For example, if you want to purchase a new one keyboard for notebook HP G1 850, you will need to access the Amazon website and search for your keyboard. You can buy a keyboard on Amazon. Why doesn't it delete a word by default? backspace key only deletes one letter at a time. My delete and backspace button only works 1 ltr at a time. He selected something (who knows what) and now when he tries to backspace, it will only delete one letter and then it freezes. The keyboard you need is only compatible with your machine. Also, you can contact your local service shop and purchase a keyboard directly from them. Brightness settings only work when I change to setting to when I hold FN to use f1 f2. It should be noted that everything works fine when i type, delete, etc when I restart the computer and go For example, my delete key now only deletes from the left to right. I can't seem to delete all the data from my selected cells in one move. I get two letters when I press on a button to type: Laptop Tech Support: 1: Nov 25, 2018: D: backspace key only deletes one letter at a time: Laptop Tech Support: 1: May 15, 2018 Only by holding the backspace or by holding the right arrow to "go forward through the text". Somehow my grandfather (in his words) held down the alt button too long and a page came up. backspace key only deletes one letter at a time: My ASUS laptops spacebar, ` b, backspace, z, left ctrl, left shift and enter is not working properly. For some reason, delete on a Mac has always been "make the character behind my cursor go away", and forward delete removes the character ahead of the cursor. I've had my iPhone since February, and that's how it's always worked. To me, setting deleting a letter as the default behavior doesn't seem to be a good design. Strangely, if I backspace one letter by one, it's not slow. by | Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments | Feb 15, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments Computer won't type one specific letter: Laptop Tech Support: 7: Dec 3, 2018: J: Solved! I have selected multiple cells but when I press the delet button the data within the cells will only delet one at a time. My volume settings randomly switched me to dashboard and desktop 2. I am using lenovo g58o and my backspace is not working. The whole delete/backspace naming convention goes way back.