character to the right deleted with every character I try to insert

[blaggie]

word 2004 is deleting the character to the right with every character
I try to insert. I don't know what started this or how to stop it. Any
ideas?

 

[Michel Bintener]

You've accidentally enabled "Overtype" mode. To deactivate it, click on the
"OVR" button in the status bar at the very bottom of every Word document
window (there should be a green dot next to it to show that it is currently
active).

word 2004 is deleting the character to the right with every character
I try to insert. I don't know what started this or how to stop it. Any
ideas?

--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:Mac (Entourage & Word)

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[blaggie]

You've accidentally enabled "Overtype" mode. To deactivate it, click on the
"OVR" button in the status bar at the very bottom of every Word document
window (there should be a green dot next to it to show that it is currently
active).



--
Michel Bintener
Microsoft MVP
Office:Mac (Entourage & Word)

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Hooray! if only all problems were so easily solved. Thank you.

 

[Jeff Wiseman]

On 4/1/08 7:35 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed), "blaggie"



I'll second that, Janet!

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
============

And have you ever noticed how MANY times a problem that someone
was having in Word was solved by simply turning some obscure
function or feature OFF?

"Bend Word to your Will" has a great section on this but we
almost need a pamphlet that comes with every version of Word or
Office called something like "Everything a Newbie should disable
after installing Word"

The world would be a better place. It might even contribute to
world peace! (i.e., by reducing world agitation

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Jeff:

Well, you do an article about it and I will be delighted to put it up on the
website for you

I have been "meaning to" "get around to" "make this a priority" since ‹ oh ‹
about 1997

Cheers

And have you ever noticed how MANY times a problem that someone
was having in Word was solved by simply turning some obscure
function or feature OFF?

"Bend Word to your Will" has a great section on this but we
almost need a pamphlet that comes with every version of Word or
Office called something like "Everything a Newbie should disable
after installing Word"

The world would be a better place. It might even contribute to
world peace! (i.e., by reducing world agitation

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