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Occasionsaly Word will take out my earlier writing when I go back.
Frequently, when writing in Word, when I go back to make a correction or
addition the process will enter what I write but it will take out - letter for letter - something that I have already typed in the text. It does this on it's own, without input from me, and I don't know how to stop it and I don't know how it got started. |
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Occasionsaly Word will take out my earlier writing when I go back.
Check to see if you have hit the "Insert" button on your keyboard, it
should be right above the "Delete" key. You will see "OVR" in black letters at the bottom left hand side of your Word Document, on the same line as: Page Sec 1/1 etc. To turn this off all you have to do is hit the "Insert" key again. The OVR will turn to light grey and Word should type normally. Hope this helps ~Amanda~ |
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Occasionsaly Word will take out my earlier writing when I go back.
You've accidentally gotten into Overtype mode, probably by pressing the
Insert key when you werre reaching for another key. When this happens, look at the bottom bar (the status bar). If the letters OVR are black instead of gray, you're in Overtype mode. Press the Insert key again to turn it off. (Double-clicking the letters in the status bar works, too.) If you rarely or never want to use Overtype mode, you can stop it from coming on.* Go to Tools Customize and click the Keyboard button. In the next dialog, click "All Commands" on the left and then click Overtype on the right. In the "Current keys" box, select the word Insert and then click the Remove button. OK both dialogs. After that, if you do want to use Overtype once in a while, double-click the OVR in the status bar, or go to Tools Options Edit and check the "Overtype mode" box. *There is an option in Tools Options Edit for "Use the INS key for paste". This would stop accidental Overtype mode, but it seems to me it would be just as much a pain if the contents of the clipboard randomly got pasted into the document. I don't advise it. -- 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. grady wrote: Frequently, when writing in Word, when I go back to make a correction or addition the process will enter what I write but it will take out - letter for letter - something that I have already typed in the text. It does this on it's own, without input from me, and I don't know how to stop it and I don't know how it got started. |
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