Word deletes as it inserts

[ralgam]

All of a sudden when I am trying to insert some text in the middle of
a document, the text I am inserting is deleting what is already there.
Instead of inserting, it is over-writing. I must have hit a special
key to change this and not even been aware of it. On my old computer
I just had to hit the "insert" key and it was all fixed, but on my new
laptop, there is no "insert" key, so what do I do? Thanks!

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Double-click on the OVR in the status bar at the bottom. Otherwise, Tools >
Options > Edit and uncheck the "Overtype mode" option.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Click the OVR indicator on the status bar at the bottom of the Word screen.
Are you sure there is no INS key? I have never seen a keyboard without one.

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[Brod]

Forgive me for laughing ralgam but this can be very annoying to a newcomer.
I remember tearing my hair out at this. Next time it happens try pressing
the INSERT key. Using that key toggles you through the overwrite function.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You obviously didn't read ralgam's message; his problem is not in not
knowing the solution but in the deficiency of his laptop, which has no
Insert key.

 

[Brod]

Oops! My first error this century. Thanks Suzanne.