Insert characters in MS Word without deleting

[Dr.Gargoyle]

This is most likely stupid question, but I am getting crazy here...
I am working on a Word doc (created on a MS machine) and somehow I have managed to reset Word to delete characters as I insert new text in the document. It is highly annyoing. On windows machines you have a insert button to change this option below F13.
Can anyone help me set the preferences such that I am able to insert characters without deleting at the same time?

 

[kretzy]

So you're using Word for Mac correct?

If you are, in the status bar along the bottom of the document there is a button that says "OVR", click on it to turn overtype off (the gem next to it will no longer be green).

 

[Dr.Gargoyle]

So you're using Word for Mac correct?

If you are, in the status bar along the bottom of the document there is a button that says "OVR", click on it to turn overtype off (the gem next to it will no longer be green).

THANKS!!!!!!!!
You just saved me a couple of thousand hours of therapy.

 

[kretzy]

THANKS!!!!!!!!
You just saved me a couple of thousand hours of therapy.

No worries.

I know how you feel. That is easily one of the most annoying "features" of Word and I get annoyed when I accidentally turn it on.

 

[Dr.Gargoyle]

again thanks

No worries.

I know how you feel. That is easily one of the most annoying "features" of Word and I get annoyed when I accidentally turn it on.

You have no idea how much time you have saved me. I am writting a referee report to a scientific journal and I have promised the editor that my report would be done by Monday. Since I wasn't able to finish the report at work last week and I do my best to stay away from the department during weekends, I decided to finish it at home.
I struggled all Saturday trying to fix this annoying problem without any success. I was on there verge to cave in and go to work when I swallowed my pride and submitted my embarrasing problem here.

It is the same story every time I have to use any of MS insane apps. I just know I am in deep trouble when I have to regress back to the domain of MS. I just wish Apple could come up with a killer editor (preferably based on LaTex) so I finally could stay away from the domains of Gates and his hooligans.

 

[mac-convert]

Take a look at these two packages as a substitute.

The first, that I use, is Neo Office http://www.neooffice.org that runs native on the Intel Mac.

I had previously tried Open Office http://www.openoffice.org and it runs under X11. I found better performance under Neo Office.

And - you don't have to wait till next year - maybe - for an update!!!