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Inserting a letter without deleting the next one

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jee pee Posted messages 9435 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   -
Hello,
I can't insert a letter in Word without deleting the following letter

Configuration: Windows / Chrome 69.0.3497.81

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jee pee Posted messages 9435 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   9 971
 
Hello,

You must have activated overwrite mode instead of insert mode.

To switch modes, you usually just need to press the "Insert" key.

Sometimes you need to enable the option: file/Options/Advanced options check "Use the Insert key to control overtype mode."

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m@rina Posted messages 27398 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   11 561
 
Hello

For your information, the Overwrite mode no longer works with the Insert key in Word since version 2007. Explanations here:
https://faqword.com/index.php/word/environnement/729-depuis-la-v-2007-de-word-la-touche-inser-n-a-aucun-effet

m@rina

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jee pee Posted messages 9435 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   9 971
 
It is certainly a way of doing things, but through the advanced options, you can always enable Insert in Office 2013.
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m@rina Posted messages 27398 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   11 561
 
which would be a mistake... MS corrected this due to too many people accidentally pressing the Insert key...
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jee pee Posted messages 9435 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   9 971 > m@rina Posted messages 27398 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
 
It's the advanced option, for those who know what they're doing ;-)
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