[BruceDLimber]

I can't seem to get new text to overlay existing text by toggling the Insert
key.

Where's the "Insert/Overlay" indicator? I don't see it.

Thanks! :-)

[Greg Maxey[_2_]]

Right click the status bar and check "Overtype"

BruceDLimber wrote:
I can't seem to get new text to overlay existing text by toggling the
Insert key.

Where's the "Insert/Overlay" indicator? I don't see it.

Thanks! :-)

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timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat." - TR

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As Greg says, you can add the Insert/Overtype toggle to the status bar.
Alternatively, if you want to restore the function of the Insert key on the
keyboard, you need to check the box for "Use the Insert key to control
overtype mode" in Office Button | Word Options | Advanced: Editing options.

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

"BruceDLimber" wrote in message
...
I can't seem to get new text to overlay existing text by toggling the
Insert
key.

Where's the "Insert/Overlay" indicator? I don't see it.

Thanks! :-)