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John Simply — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:09:19 -0000

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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Yaara — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:20:59 -0000

TERRIFIC!!!!! THANKS!!!!!!!

You must know I am from the older generation..... and since that OVR/Insert key kept driving me crazy on my new keyboard, I thought something was technically wrong with it and that I would have to buy a new one...... :( :)

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Anasemona — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:43:11 -0000

turn off please

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meri — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:07:48 -0000

HELP!
my laptop kyboaard is acting wierd.(i am tediously having to use an onscreen keyboard). it is typing numbers for certain keys eg.u=4 etc.
i have never seen this b4. The insert key light is on and when i press it wont turn off.
i think the engineer pressed a commbination of keys while he was testing it.
???????/

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Jeanmarie — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:35:16 -0000

This didn't work and when I tried to repeat the steps, the word insert no longer appeared under the current keys section, so there was nothing to select. Now I'm permanently stuck in the insert mode with my wireless keyboard.

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Vaclav — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:49:43 -0000

This is great, THANKS!

I wish I could completely remove the key from my laptop keyboard, without leaving a gaping hole...

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LDIEGO — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:42:18 -0000

VERY HELPFULLLL GUYYY

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Michael — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:42:48 -0000

OMG! no insert!!!
OMG OMG OMG!!! you saved my life!!!
TY so much!!!!

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Angela — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:12:05 -0000

I concur.
Thank you. My laptop keyboard doesn't have an insert key so I don't even know how it turned it on and sure as h*ll couldn't figure out how to turn it off.

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Andrea — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:43:43 -0000

OMG, you are my hero!!!! I hate that dumb key!

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EMAD — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:18:59 -0000

GREATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

OVERTYPE MODE SUCKS! I DONNO WHY THEY CREATED IT

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voxie — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:31:31 -0000

You are not alone! I also hate the overtype mode! What makes it even more frustrating is that if you go to Options (in Word) to turn it off, somehow later, it magically turns itself back on. Grr.

I am about to follow your steps to disable the bugger. Thanks :)

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Anonymous — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:18:27 -0000

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Just to say thanks, I went through the process of setting up an account on this site. That damn Insert key is right next to my Delete key on my laptop keyboard. I inadvertently click it all the time and wind up overtyping all the time. Thank you so much - even a geek like me didn't realize that word's keyboard was configurable like that. I wonder if my "Function" key associated with that key on my keyboard is dead too? Probably but that's okay, I never use the "Print Screen" functionality with this laptop anyway. Okay, thanks again, you're the best.

-brian