It depends on what you're trying to do:

1. If you want to toggle between Insert and Overtype modes, press INS,
double-click OVR on the status bar, or change the setting on the Edit tab of
Tools | Options.

2. If you want to format text as Strikethrough, select this property in the
Format | Font dialog.

3. If you want to print one character over another, look in Word's Help for
information about the EQ field with \o (overstrike) switch.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
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"carmstrng" wrote in message
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how do I toggle an overstrike cursor