[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Rosie from Sussex" wrote in
message ...
Thanks to you all for being so understanding - we all do it though !
(especially my husband!) We think because we understand what we are
saying,
everyone else will. (Don't beat yourself up Fred - if it hadnt been so
late
at night, I might have picked up on it quicker!)

Anyway, won't happen again - have written myself a 10 page instruction
manual on what to do next time ;-)

Rosie

"Idaho Word Man" wrote:

I still need to make sure I use words precisely all the time. Sometimes I
see
an "easy" question, like this one, and I dash off a hasty response
without
thinking about it carefully. I know the answer, and to me it's an "easy"
answer, so I assume that if I say what's in my head at the moment, the
original poster will be able to read my mind. I knew what I meant by
"Insert
button," but Rosie didn't know what I meant. She had to hunt to find it.
I
could have been (should have been) more helpful in my reply.

Penitent Fred

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Since I was replying to a part of the thread that didn't quote your
post, I
wasn't directly my comments to you (in fact, Rosie had also used the
word
"button" for "key").

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Idaho Word Man" wrote in
message
...
You'd think that after this many years I would have learned to use
words
more
precisely. Of course I should have said "key" instead of "button."
But
hey --
I knew what I meant. Isn't that enough?

I will write "I will use words more gooder" on the board 100 times as
my
penance.

Fred

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Obviously the important lesson here is the difference between "key"
(on
the
keyboard) and "button" (on a toolbar). Some people do use "button"
to
refer
to keyboard keys, but this is not correct and is just confusing.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Rosie from Sussex"
wrote in
message ...
Thanks Fred and Herb for your help.

The problem was really that I didnt know where the insert key was.
And when I went into Help there was nothing there that mentioned
the
insert
key!
However, late last night I found the Ins button on my keyboard (I
had
been
looking on the toolbar on screen) and problem now solved!

Thanks for your time and patience (My excuse is that I am old!!)

Rosie

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

You're in Overtype mode. This [usually] can be toggled on/off
using
the
Insert key.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Rosie from Sussex"
wrote
in
message
...
I am trying to correct some text I have typed. As I do so, the
following
letters are "eaten up" and disappear.
It is happening in every new document.
Can someone help please.