#WORD FOR TYPING LETTERS UPDATE#

#WORD FOR TYPING LETTERS UPDATE#

For example, you could construct a crude table using spaces to perfectly line up the columns, and later you might use Overtype mode to 'type over' parts of that table to update it without inserting or shifting any text to the right. Overtyping (also known as overstrike or typeover) made sense decades ago when all text was monospaced, i.e., every character you typed had the same width. If you are experiencing this odd behavior in Microsoft Word, this means that you have accidentally switched from 'Insert mode' (the default) to 'Overtype mode.' Word's help system describes Overtype as a mode where you 'replace existing characters as you type.'

The 9-character word 'wonderful' has replaced the first 9 characters of 'interesting,' leaving you with 'wonderfulng' which is probably not what you wanted. However, in this crazy-making situation, you get this instead: You then place your text cursor (the vertical blinking line or 'insertion point') right before the word 'interesting' and type 'wonderful' Your intention is to insert this word.

Imagine your Word document contains the following sentence: Has this ever happened to you? You're editing a document in Microsoft Word, and all of a sudden, instead of inserting the new text you're typing, with every keystroke you're deleting and replacing your existing text! Here's how it might look: Microsoft Word: When I Type, It Replaces (and Forward-Deletes) My Existing Text!

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