Microsoft word typing problems!?

Question

I cannot figure out why whenever i try to correct a word that was previously typed, it begins to write over what i had perviously written. Instead of making room for the newly written word..it deletes the text next to it to make room, hence making me re-write the entire paragraph because of one mistake...is it a problem with auto formatting?

Answer 1

Your INSERT button (usually located in the key pad above the "Arrow" keypad) has been activated.

Just click it again.

Answer 2

You've accidentally put Word in Overtype mode. Pressing the Insert key is the usual way of getting into this -- and the easiest way of getting out again. If you have Word 2007, here's a way to turn off the darned Insert key forever: 1. Click the round Office button in the upper-left corner of the window. 2. Click the Word Options button. 3. Click the Advanced item on the left-hand pane. 4. Uncheck the Use Insert Key To Control Overtype Mode checkbox. 5. Click OK. Hope that helps.

Answer 3

Could be, or sometimes (if yer a klutz like I USUALLY am) you happened to get stuck in INSERT mode through a fat-finger act...just hit insert and see if it goes away? Or occasionally I have luck placing the cursor in the place where the correction is to be made and making darned sure I DOUBLE-CLICK before proceeding...ya have to play with it sometimes, but yep, this ain't no answer, give yer points to someone else...

Answer 4

In the settings you have selected overwrite instead of insert. It is a selection in the Tools/Options.

Answer 5

You are in over-type mode. Go to Tools and find the option to change it. Good luck.

Answer 6

See if your INS button is turned ON.