Microsoft KB Archive/141960

Mac Works: No Overtype Key Included in the Word Processor

PSS ID Number: Q141960 Article last modified on 10-22-1998

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MACINTOSH

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= SUMMARY =

Works for the Macintosh, unlike some word-processing programs, does not include an overtype feature. The program always inserts text and leaves any existing text untouched.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To remove or delete existing text, use one of the method below:

Method 1
Use the “delete” or “del” key to delete unwanted text.


 * Click your mouse after the letter or text you want to remove, and then press the “delete” key until the letters or characters disappear.
 * Click your mouse before the letter or text you want to delete, and then press “del” until the text is deleted.

Note: The “del” key is only available on extended keyboards.

Method 2

 * 1) Select to highlight the text you want to delete.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Clear.

Method 3

 * 1) Select to highlight the text you want to delete.
 * 2) Begin typing. The highlighted text is replaced by new text as you type.

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