Unknown keyboard shortcut to <Insert>

[Mike Lyle]

I use XP Home and Word 2002.

I am a clumsy typist, and quite often I find that some unknown, but
presumably only lightly touched, key combination appears to toggle
<Insert> on. I'm definitely not touching the <Insert> key.

It toggles off again, of course, on pressing the <Insert> key; but I'd
love to know what the mystery combination is so I can try harder to
avoid it. Can anybody tell me, please?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Don't be so sure you're not hitting Insert. On most keyboards it's all too
easy to hit by mistake for Backspace or Delete, especially if you're a
clumsy typist. <g>

 

[Mike Lyle]

(Do we top-post round here?)

I assure you I'm not hitting <Insert>: that's why I need to ask. If
anything, it seems to happen somewhere more to the left-hand side of the
kb.

 

[Beth Melton]

If it only happens in Word then there could be another keyboard
shortcut assigned to Overtype. Go to Tools/Customize and click the
Keyboard command. In the Customize Keyboard dialog select "All
Commands" and in the list of Commands locate Overtype and see if a
shortcut other than Insert has been assigned.

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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[Mike Lyle]

Thanks, Beth. As I've had this system (Compaq) from new, I was pretty
sure no shortcut had been assigned; but I checked, and found indeed that
none had been. I think it's an "undocumented feature".