Re: How do I stop text from writing over other text in word?

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From: Jay Freedman (jay.freedman_at_verizon.net)
Date: 02/07/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:30:46 -0500

ngarvi01 wrote:
> I am typing my term paper. Everytime I go back to edit, or change a
> word, the new text I type writes over the old text I already had
> written. This is very bad, because I cannot change anything, without
> having to write the whol sentence, or paragraph, over. There must be
> a setting somewhere I can change. Can anyone help me? Thank you!
> Nicole

Do ONE of the following:
- Press the Insert key.
- Double-click the letters OVR on the status bar.
- In Tools > Options > Edit, uncheck "Overtype mode".

They are all equivalent. 

-- 
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP          FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

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