Insert button on keyboard
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From: VanguardLH on 12 Apr 2010 15:43 Alain Dekker wrote: > Is there any way to stop this button from functioning? > > I'm sure there are many people who do need the ability to type over what has > been written (if that needs to be done, just select the text you want to go, > and press Delete). Its just a constant annoyance finding you've accidentally > hit the Insert key and then typed over a few characters, having to undo, > press Insert again, continue, etc. > > Thanks in advance, > Alain Hot-melt glue. Aim the glue gun under the keytop and leave a dab of hot-melt glue underneath to prevent the ability to push down the key. If you want to restore the key's function, pop off the key cap, snap off the hot-melt glue, and replace the key cap. You could just pop off the key cap and leave it that way. Your finger will feel the difference of the missing key cap when you have to push your finger further to touch the support stud. You could use software to turn the Insert key into a do-nothing key or have it perform some other function. Just Google to find articles or software for keyboard remap, like: http://www.google.com/search?q=%2Bkeyboard+%2Bremap One such hit was: http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/remap-keyboard.htm
From: ted on 12 Apr 2010 21:20 "Alain Dekker" <alain.dekker(a)NO.SPAM.loma.com> wrote in message news:uTdBd1i2KHA.1016(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Is there any way to stop this button from functioning? > > I'm sure there are many people who do need the ability to type over what > has been written (if that needs to be done, just select the text you want > to go, and press Delete). Its just a constant annoyance finding you've > accidentally hit the Insert key and then typed over a few characters, > having to undo, press Insert again, continue, etc. > > Thanks in advance, > Alain > Or, if you are using Word, just turn off Overtype "In Word, you can double-click OVR on the status bar to turn Overtype mode on or off. Or, on the Tools menu, click Options, click the Edit tab, and then select or clear the Overtype mode check box." Ted >
From: Alain Dekker on 13 Apr 2010 10:45
Thanks hadn't spotted that option in Word before! Unfortunately, I've just tried it and it doesn't work! When I press "Insert" and "OVR" is displayed, it types over the next character like usual not matter what I set this to. I'm using Word 97, so maybe its just a bug in Word 97. Thanks for that tip, though! "ted" <ted(a)nospam.net> wrote in message news:eaVqxdq2KHA.3928(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > > "Alain Dekker" <alain.dekker(a)NO.SPAM.loma.com> wrote in message > news:uTdBd1i2KHA.1016(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Is there any way to stop this button from functioning? >> >> I'm sure there are many people who do need the ability to type over what >> has been written (if that needs to be done, just select the text you want >> to go, and press Delete). Its just a constant annoyance finding you've >> accidentally hit the Insert key and then typed over a few characters, >> having to undo, press Insert again, continue, etc. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Alain >> > > Or, if you are using Word, just turn off Overtype > > "In Word, you can double-click OVR on the status bar to turn Overtype > mode > on or off. Or, on the Tools menu, click Options, click the Edit tab, and > then select or clear the Overtype mode check box." > Ted > >> |