How do you get rid of the overstrike function?

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I'm typing a report and whenever I backspace it erases a letter and then
erases letters in the word so that you are always behind a letter.Help!

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Hit the Insert key one time.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

"Laurie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm typing a report and whenever I backspace it erases a letter and then
> erases letters in the word so that you are always behind a letter.Help!

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Backspacing is supposed to delete letters backward (Delete deletes forward).
If you want to move backward through the text, use the Left Arrow key. Even
disabling "Typing replaces selection" won't prevent Backspace from deleting
backward; it will only prevent Backspace from deleting selected text.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

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