How to Stop Text From Erasing When Typing

How to Stop Text From Erasing When Typing.

If your keyboard is erasing letters as you type, you have probably turned on overtype mode. When you type in this mode, you erase any existing letters to the right of the place where you are typing. This mode is useful if you are trying to type and delete old text simultaneously, but if you are not trying to accomplish this, you should turn off overtype mode.

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 the text cursor, displacing existing text. The latter replaces text instead of displacing it, effectively "typing over it" as the name implies. You can toggle between these two modes by pressing a key; if you don't think you'll ever use the overtype mode, you can also permanently switch it off in Microsoft Word.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).