If you use a computer running Microsoft Windows for your business applications, chances are you are using a standard PC keyboard. This keyboard, whether made by Microsoft or another vendor, contains ...

Have you ever discovered that after opening Notepad, everything you type is overwriting the existing text instead of inserting new characters? This is the overtype mode, and it may happen accidentally ...

A computer has two different typing modes -- the insert mode and the overtype mode. The former is the default mode and works much as you'd expect, with what you type being inserted at the location of ...

Every keyboard has a key that many users consider pointless—the Insert (Ins) key. With over 100 keys on a typical keyboard, some go unused, leading to confusion about their actual function. Among ...

If you want to enable or disable Overtype Mode in Microsoft Word, this guide will be handy for you. It is possible to turn on or off overtype mode and allow the Insert key to activate the overtype ...

Vincent Danen tells you how you can work smarter in vim by adding and changing keybindings to more familiar commands. If I had to name one thing about vim that is the most irritating, it would be the ...

A data entry mode that writes over existing characters on screen when new characters are typed in. Contrast with insert mode. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...

Visual Studio Code 1.96, the latest version of Microsoft’s popular code editor, has arrived with an overtype mode and a “paste with imports” feature for JavaScript and TypeScript. Also known as the ...