When I use my sister's Word 2000, sometimes I accidentally hit the INSERT
button and enter the notorious OVERTYPE MODE, often not even noticing
anything until I want to insert additional text which (you guessed it)
obliterates material I had wanted to keep. How do I tell the programme to
ignore the $^#%& INSERT button so I don't have to worry about losing anything
important (like what's left of my sanity;-)? Your prompt response via
» will be DEEPLY appreciated.

My first thought is that this is your sister's computer, not
yours, so you shouldn't make changes to keyboard key functions
without your sister's knowledge and consent.

To disable the Insert key from toggling Overtype mode in Word,
click on Tools | Customize | Keyboard | Categories: All Commands
| Commands: Overtype | Current keys: Insert | Remove. If you are
prompted to save Normal.dot when you exit Word, say yes. You can
still turn on overtype mode when needed by double-clicking on the
OVR indicator on the Status Bar at the bottom of your Word window.

wrote:

When I use my sister's Word 2000, sometimes I accidentally hit the INSERT
button and enter the notorious OVERTYPE MODE, often not even noticing
anything until I want to insert additional text which (you guessed it)
obliterates material I had wanted to keep. How do I tell the programme to
ignore the $^#%& INSERT button so I don't have to worry about losing anything
important (like what's left of my sanity;-)? Your prompt response via
» will be DEEPLY appreciated.

Maybe if he/she was to tell his sister before making any changes it might
help. That's akin to changing the radio station in someone else's car. Not
recommended.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
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My first thought is that this is your sister's computer, not yours, so you
shouldn't make changes to keyboard key functions without your sister's
knowledge and consent.

To disable the Insert key from toggling Overtype mode in Word, click on
Tools | Customize | Keyboard | Categories: All Commands | Commands:
Overtype | Current keys: Insert | Remove. If you are prompted to save
Normal.dot when you exit Word, say yes. You can still turn on overtype
mode when needed by double-clicking on the OVR indicator on the Status Bar
at the bottom of your Word window.

wrote:

When I use my sister's Word 2000, sometimes I accidentally hit the INSERT
button and enter the notorious OVERTYPE MODE, often not even noticing
anything until I want to insert additional text which (you guessed it)
obliterates material I had wanted to keep. How do I tell the programme
to ignore the $^#%& INSERT button so I don't have to worry about losing
anything important (like what's left of my sanity;-)? Your prompt
response via » will be DEEPLY appreciated.