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Default How do I disable the Insert Key / Overtype function in Word?

I tend to accidentally toggle Insert when reaching for the Home or Delete
keys. How can I *disable* the Insert/Overwrite feature in Word so that it
doesn't turn on OVR every time I hit the key?

Please do not suggest purchasing an Office keyboard--I must use what my
company provides. I really need a software fix to disable the key.
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cinaea
 
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Oh, score! I did some experimenting and just figured it out on my own! Try
this, you guys:

In WORD:

Tools -- Customize€¦ -- Options

Click Keyboard€¦

Under Categories, highlight "All Commands"

Under Commands, highlight €śOvertype€ť

Under Current keys, highlight €śInsert€ť

Click Remove


"cinaea" wrote:

I tend to accidentally toggle Insert when reaching for the Home or Delete
keys. How can I *disable* the Insert/Overwrite feature in Word so that it
doesn't turn on OVR every time I hit the key?

Please do not suggest purchasing an Office keyboard--I must use what my
company provides. I really need a software fix to disable the key.

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Klaus Linke
 
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"cinaea" wrote:
Oh, score! I did some experimenting and just figured it out on my own!
Try this, you guys:

In WORD:

Tools -- Customize. -- Options

Click Keyboard.

Under Categories, highlight "All Commands"

Under Commands, highlight "Overtype"

Under Current keys, highlight "Insert"

Click Remove



cinaea, you rock! Why didn't I ever think of that the last 10 years?

Gobsmacked,
Klaus


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G'day cinaea ,

Set

Tools Options Edit use the INS key for paste


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cinaea reckoned:

I tend to accidentally toggle Insert when reaching for the Home or Delete
keys. How can I *disable* the Insert/Overwrite feature in Word so that it
doesn't turn on OVR every time I hit the key?

Please do not suggest purchasing an Office keyboard--I must use what my
company provides. I really need a software fix to disable the key.


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