deleting as I go

[sdhowland]

I am typing on Microsoft 2004 for Mac. Suddenly, when I am trying to
edit parts of my paper, whenever I type, the letters in front of my
cursor disappear (on a PC, this would happen if you hit the "insert"
key). Does anyone know how to turn off this function?

Thanks!

 

[MC]

I am typing on Microsoft 2004 for Mac. Suddenly, when I am trying to
edit parts of my paper, whenever I type, the letters in front of my
cursor disappear (on a PC, this would happen if you hit the "insert"
key). Does anyone know how to turn off this function?

Thanks!

I haven't tested this, but I'm pretty sure if you go into
Preferences>Edit and uncheck "Overtype" it will get rid of the problem.

 

[Michel Bintener]

I haven't tested this, but I'm pretty sure if you go into
Preferences>Edit and uncheck "Overtype" it will get rid of the problem.

Also, there's a small button labeled "OVR" which you can find in the status
bar at the very bottom of every Word document; my guess is that you
accidentally clicked on that one. If there's a green dot next to it, click
on it once again to de-activate this Overtype mode.

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

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