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Disable INSERT Key in Word XP
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Disable INSERT Key in Word XP
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Hi -- I keep hitting the INSERT key on my laptop. Rats! I need to disable it in Word XP so that I don't turn on the overtype mode. How can I go about that? *(((({ There are two ways with different effects. One is to go to Tools Options Edit and check the box for "Use the INS key for paste". After that, the Insert key will paste whatever is on the clipboard, if anything. Personally, I would find this just as annoying as accidentally turning on the overtype mode. The other way makes the Insert key have no function at all. Go to Tools Customize Keyboard. Make sure the "Save changes in" dropdown is set to Normal.dot. In the Categories list, click All Commands. In the Commands list, click Overtype. In the Current Keys box, select the word Insert, and click the Remove button, followed by the Close button. When you exit Word, be sure to save changes to Normal.dot. After all this, if you ever do want overtype mode for any reason, you can toggle it by double-clicking the letters OVR in the status bar. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. |
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