Word - When I Edit A Word, As I Type The Letter, It's Deleting The Next One

DTCwordfan | 15:34 Sun 08th Nov 2020 | Computers

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How do I stop this

Thanks in advance - I believe its an alt plus another button but which one? It's driving me mad!

Thanks....

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You pressed insert accidentally. Press it again to undo

Press 'Insert' to disable overwrite mode.

Are you in “overtype” as opposed to “insert” mode?
Your keyboard should have a key to toggle between them

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thanks bednobs...that simple! I will try immediately....

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and thanks to you both!

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Surprise, surprise, it worked! Thanks all.

It's sometimes hard to believe that personal computers have been around for 40 years.

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