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Switching Between Insert Mode and Overwrite Mode
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<h2 id="hd_id3149811" dir="auto">With the keyboard:</h2>
<p id="par_id3153031" class="paragraph" dir="auto">Press <span class="keycode">Insert</span> to toggle between overwrite mode and insert mode. The current mode is displayed on the Status Bar.
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<h2 id="hd_id3152349" dir="auto">With the mouse:</h2>
<p id="par_id3159157" class="paragraph" dir="auto">On the Status Bar, click on the area indicating the current mode in order to switch to the other mode:</p>
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<span hidden="true" id="defaulttextsharedguidetextmode_changexml_3">The area in the status bar is blank, when Insert mode is active.</span>
</span> The text cursor is a blinking vertical line. Click on the area to activate the overwrite mode.
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<p id="par_id3148491" class="listitem" dir="auto">The overwrite mode is active. The text cursor is a blinking block. Click on the area to activate insert mode.</p>
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