Turn on or off overtype mode

Applies To: Excel 2007 Word 2007 Outlook 2007 Access 2007 Project 2007 More...

When you are editing text in overtype mode, you are typing text over your previous text. In this mode, typing new characters replaces any existing characters to the right side of the insertion point.
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• Click the cell in which you want to overtype text, and then press INSERT or INS to turn on or off overtype mode.
  

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Double-click the cell in which you want to overtype text, and then press INSERT or INS to turn on or off the overtype mode.
Note: The Allow editing directly in cells check box must be selected (it