I accidently hit a button while typing. Now I overwrite exsisting text in my
document if i try to insert a word within a sentence. How do I turn off this
overwriting function. I am very frustrated...

Look down at the status bar and you'll see something that says OVR - you can
double click this to turn off the overtype function.

"cspring3" wrote:

I accidently hit a button while typing. Now I overwrite exsisting text in my
document if i try to insert a word within a sentence. How do I turn off this
overwriting function. I am very frustrated...

You probably used the 0 on the number pad. This also toggles the overtype on
and off when the num lock is off. Personally I always keep the Num Lock on so
the figures are always available and it prevents the overtype kicking in.
Hope this helps.
--
Rae Drysdale


"cspring3" wrote:

I accidently hit a button while typing. Now I overwrite exsisting text in my
document if i try to insert a word within a sentence. How do I turn off this
overwriting function. I am very frustrated...

Press the Insert key once.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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I accidently hit a button while typing. Now I overwrite exsisting text in
my
document if i try to insert a word within a sentence. How do I turn off
this
overwriting function. I am very frustrated...