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Dec 30, 2008 - Have you ever been working on a Word document, placed the insertion point. When you insert new text, it overwrites existing text as you type.
Word for Office 365 Word 2019 Word 2016 Word 2013 Word 2010 The Insert key on your keyboard allows you to replace text as you type. To get the Insert key to work that way, you can set up the function in Word Options. Turn on Overtype mode When you edit text in Overtype mode, in a Word document, to the right of the insertion point you're typing over previously typed text. In Word, choose File Options.
In the Word Options dialog box, choose Advanced. Under Editing options, do one of the following:. To use Insert key to control Overtype mode, select the Use Insert key to control overtype check box. To keep Overtype mode enabled always, select the Use overtype mode check box.
The insert key among other keys The Insert key (often abbreviated Ins) is a key commonly found on. It is primarily used to switch between the two text-entering on a (PC) or:. overtype mode, in which the, when typing, overwrites any text that is present in the current location; and. insert mode, where the cursor inserts a at its current position, forcing all characters past it one position further. The insert/overtype mode toggling is not global for the computer or even for a single application but rather local to the text input window in which the Insert key was pressed. Overview On early computing environments and, when the cursor is in overtype mode, it was represented as a block that surrounded the entire letter to be overstruck; when in insert mode, the cursor consisted of the that is highly common among modern applications, or a blinking underline under the position where a new character would be inserted.
Overtype mode can also be referred to as over script mode, and is sometimes erroneously referred to as mode, which is a term. Notably, on some recent keyboards, the Insert key is completely absent (except on the numeric keypad), its space instead filled with a double-size. When using Octal code, set the desired key by sending e 161 to perform the 'insert' function. Application usage Modern applications operate in insert mode by default, but can still be switched to overtype mode by pressing the Insert key. Some applications indicate overtype mode with a letter-width cursor box, as opposed to the standard narrow cursor; however, others use the narrow cursor for both modes, and indicate overtype with an 'OVR' indicator in the status bar. The Insert key, when pressed along with or, can also be used to in. This behavior comes from the standard.
Use the insert key for hotkeys for reading text, speaking formatting information, or opening the screen reader's configuration menu or window. References.