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Overtype
 
A Word option that provides the ability to type
new text directly over old text. Turn overtype
on and off by pressing the Insert key. When
overtype is activated, the letters OT appear on
the status bar at the bottom of the screen.
(Note: If you turn off the Use INS For Overtype
Key option in the Utilities Customize dialog box,
Insert then inserts text from the scrap instead
of activating the overtype feature.)