=================== I've had a problem with word processing that has stumped me for years. Sometimes when I am editing/making corrections to something I've typed -- it can be in a Word document, in an internet dialog box, in something to be posted to a bulletin board, and most recently, in an Outlook97 Note -- the new text "eats" the existing text. I'll place my cursor where I want to make the corrections or additions, and as I type, the new letters erase and replace what was already typed. WHY??? How do I fix it? Is there some setting in Word that is causing this? Thanks, Ess =================== Yes. It is the "insert" setting. Tap the "insert" key (usually next to the "delete" key). Depending on the software, you may see it change an indicator on your page. The two possible modes are "insert" and "overstrike". James S. Huggins Winner of the September 2002 NovaSite! of the Month See http://www.netnacs.com/novasite/current.htm Winner of the October 2002 H. G. Ripe Award http://www.ka.net/pmcody/random.html And, don't forget to check out my ezine http://www.JamesSHuggins.com/snippets ... ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************