I am about to go crazy I typed a five page paper and i went back to fix my
errors and make changes but when i try to insert a word it deletes the text
that follows itand is destroying all my work

On your keyboard, press the Insert key once to switch between
Overtype mode (what you are in now) and Insert mode.

stressed out wrote:
I am about to go crazy I typed a five page paper and i went back to fix my
errors and make changes but when i try to insert a word it deletes the text
that follows itand is destroying all my work

Unless you're using the version of Word that removed the Insert key's
assignment from the Overtype toggle. ;-) In which case... Stressed Out can
also toggle overtype by double-clicking the OVR on Word's status bar.

(If his/her Insert key doesn't work, she/he can put the Insert assignment
back using Tools - Customize - Keyboard; set Categories to All Commands; set
Commands to Overtype; click in the Press New Shortcut Key field; tap the
Insert key; then click Assign - Close - Close).

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"garfield-n-odie" wrote in message
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On your keyboard, press the Insert key once to switch between Overtype
mode (what you are in now) and Insert mode.

stressed out wrote:
I am about to go crazy I typed a five page paper and i went back to fix
my errors and make changes but when i try to insert a word it deletes the
text that follows itand is destroying all my work