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How do I prevent Word from deleting text as I make corrections?
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How do I prevent Word from deleting text as I make corrections?
Press the Insert key once.
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How do I prevent Word from deleting text as I make corrections?
On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:59:22 -0400, "Jay Freedman"
wrote: Press the Insert key once. ....and if that works, go to the Advanced options and uncheck the "Use the insert key to control overtype mode". Does anyone have this turned on intentionally? |
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How do I prevent Word from deleting text as I make corrections?
I do. I expect the Insert key to work this way, and although I do
accidentally toggle it from time to time when I'm shooting for Backspace or Delete, I wouldn't want not to have that functionality. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Sesquipedalian Sam" wrote in message ... On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:59:22 -0400, "Jay Freedman" wrote: Press the Insert key once. ...and if that works, go to the Advanced options and uncheck the "Use the insert key to control overtype mode". Does anyone have this turned on intentionally? |
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How do I prevent Word from deleting text as I make corrections
Just press the insert key
"Sesquipedalian Sam" wrote: On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:59:22 -0400, "Jay Freedman" wrote: Press the Insert key once. ....and if that works, go to the Advanced options and uncheck the "Use the insert key to control overtype mode". Does anyone have this turned on intentionally? |
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How do I prevent Word from deleting text as I make corrections
Is there an echo in here? :-)
-- 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. On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:23:01 -0700, lee wrote: Just press the insert key "Sesquipedalian Sam" wrote: On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 14:59:22 -0400, "Jay Freedman" wrote: Press the Insert key once. ....and if that works, go to the Advanced options and uncheck the "Use the insert key to control overtype mode". Does anyone have this turned on intentionally? |
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